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Pokemon Happiness

Happiness (also called friendship) is a hidden bond value every Pokemon carries, from 0 to 255. Species like Golbat, Riolu, Eevee (into Espeon, Umbreon and Sylveon) and Chansey will only evolve once their happiness is high enough: the standard "high friendship" gate is 220, though a few species set their own threshold. You can check a Pokemon's happiness on its summary screen.

Happiness matters beyond evolution:

  • Return hits harder the happier the Pokemon is, and Frustration is the reverse.
  • On Skyblock, a ranch Pokemon's happiness scales its produce rate (from x0.9 at zero up to x1.1 at max).
  • A Poke Crystal carries happiness over untouched when its attributes are applied.

Raising happiness for your Pokemon

Action Happiness change
Level up +5 (below 100), +3 (100 to 199), +2 (200+)
Level up, caught in a Luxury Ball +1 on top of the level-up gain
Walking with it sent out beside you +2 every 40 seconds (+1 once it reaches 200)
Eating a curry +10 up to +75, by curry rating
EV-lowering berries (Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, Tamato) +10 (below 100), +5 (100 to 199), +2 (200+), see EV Juices
Vitamins (HP Up, Protein, Iron, Calcium, Zinc, Carbos) +5 (below 100), +3 (100 to 199), +2 (200+)
Feeding it a Berry Juice +4
Caught in a Friend Ball happiness set straight to 150

Two boosts to know about:

  • A held Soothe Bell multiplies every happiness gain by x1.5.
  • Catching in a Luxury Ball permanently adds the level-up bonus above.

And two ways to lose it: fainting in battle costs 1 happiness, and hitting your own sent-out Pokemon costs 20 (be kind out there).

The fastest practical route: catch in a Friend Ball or feed a strong curry to jump the early range, hand it a Soothe Bell, keep it sent out while you play, and level it. EV berries are a cheap top-up for the last stretch.

How trainers can obtain happiness

Happiness is not only for the Pokemon. Field-tested trainer methods on this server:

  • Watching your first shiny break out of the ball.
  • A quiet morning of fishing that ends with a jump-quality catch.
  • Pulling the exact plushie your collection was missing.
  • Opening a found chest in the wild and seeing a Master Ball inside.
  • Cooking your first Golden Pizza, then eating it anyway instead of selling it.
  • Your clan clearing a task with minutes to spare.
  • Ray Ray at 100% happiness, doing his little dance while everyone's odds go up.
  • Winning the lottery on the one ticket you almost did not buy.

Trainer happiness has no cap and no summary screen, but it stacks with everything above.

  • Pokemon Stats: IVs, EVs, natures, and the rest of the hidden numbers.
  • Curries: the biggest single happiness boosts you can cook.
  • EV Juices: what those happiness berries do to EVs.
  • Skyblock: the ranch, where happiness pays out in produce.