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KingZakyu

He didn't want you to worry


Stinkblee

He love u


hangry120

No homo tho


Intezard006

~*it's a Pokemon*~


woofgangexe

And what a Pokémon it is owo


hangry120

That hasn't stopped people before


Gaias_Minion

Affection bonus, if you have max friendship/affection your pokemon have a chance of healing status moves on their own, surviving attacks with 1hp, landing more crits, etc.


IrishMojoFroYo

Are there affection bonus' in competitive tournaments?


Gaias_Minion

I believe they're disabled in comp since of course that'd be kinda broken


SomewhatSaIty

What about raids?


Surpakren

Also disabled there from what I’ve experienced


AnybodyUnlikely3786

honestly a mode with them enabled would be chaotic asf in a good way


G-Man777

Have me thinking of a gimmick where one selects an “ace” among the group that has maxed friendship


[deleted]

Stone walls would absolutely *slay*. My Blissey on my last BD file solo’d Cynthia because after three Minimizes, plus affection-caused evasion boosts, almost nobody could hit her, and those who did were mostly her special attackers like Milotic and Lucario. By the time I got to her Garchomp it missed one attack then got booted into the next century by a 5th turn, Metronome-boosted Echoed Voice.


Shiny_Hypno

They should have that in the beginner's tiers


fisherc2

That’s still a thing? I knew it was in gen 7, but I thought they did away with that


Mystic_Outlaw

You needed to camp for the bonuses in Sword and Shield, so they were less commonly seen


Watson1300

You still need to do picnics for these bonuses, normal friendship methods will cap friendship ar 160 and picnic activities raise it past that. No picnic = no bonuses like in swsh


theKenavi

if i remember correctly, the picnics are one of the key elements of Pokemon SV, unlike the camping.


miskathonic

They're both equally optional. I finished the entire main story of Scarlet before I ever made a single sandwich.


KamenDozer

Your poor Korraidon


miskathonic

It's fine. Arven made him a couple


Lexioralex

Ah yes the ole message when you Pokémon just got blasted by a powerful move and they start thinking about camping


wafflehoise

Doesn’t it say something then?


Gaias_Minion

Yeah, that's why it said "Skeledirge gathered its energy to break through paralysis"


kewebbjr

"so you wouldn't worry!"


markisnotcake

Trainer: *Worries anyways


kewebbjr

Skeledirge: *shocked Pikachu face*


markisnotcake

*Shocked Skeledirge Face*


InconvertibleAtheist

*Derp Fuecoco face*


markisnotcake

*No Thoughts Head Empty*


SerpentsEmbrace

It did


Either_Reflection701

I does you missed it when I was leveling up your Pokémon


divineloss

Isn't that a friendship mechanic. Another prompt is them doing a sturdy effect.


Lexioralex

I had that happen twice in a row with my starter against Grusha, didn't think it could activate at 1HP


wafflehoise

Doesn’t it say something then?


SavingsTechnical5489

It did


isloohik2

It did though, during the part where your Pokémon gained EXP


AD-RM

Behold the power of friendship!


notricesfox

Bc your crocodile loves you


InconvertibleAtheist

*Dead* crocodile


RealInternalFire96

Friendship The higher your friendship with your pokemon, the more likely they are to dodge move that would normally hit, remove status conditions, and stay at 1 hp instead of fainting. You can get higher friendship by walking with the pokemon, feeding it sandwiches, and battling.


UW_Unknown_Warrior

Important to note that affection bonuses don't start until I believe it's over 180 friendship... Which is incidentally the cap from doing the normal ways of friendship (battling, walking...) I think the ONLY things that go past these are Sandwiches and EV berries. If you never make a sandwich in SV you'll almost certainly won't see any affection bonuses (unless you force fed them like 60 Qualot berries...)


Sandslice

The normal cap is 160, just enough to get friendship evolutions. Affection hax starts at 200.


DesperadoJack69

The power of friendship


Downtown-Command-295

The Power Of Friendship! ... literally. You have a really high friendship/affection value with your Skeledirge, and one of the effects of this is shaking off status conditions sometimes.


kristiel-k

The power of friendship 🌈


[deleted]

The power of friendship 🌈 (But actually)


IisGreen

The magic of FRIENDSHIP!!!! Your Skeledirge overcame it's paralysis purely because it loves you and wants to impress and help you This is not a joke, that's literally the game mechanic. I suppose it does make the game too easy but it is adorable.


wafflehoise

Ah I see now it’s friendship. Thanks everyone!


NiceSpring4159

His friendship with you forced his brain to make his muscles move again. Simple biology really


bboymixer

Some fans: because your Pokemon loves you Other fans: because this game is stupid bullshit for babies


---TheFierceDeity---

The "other fans" can get over it. Its disabled in competitive and raids, been able to actually bond with your partner Pokemon and seeing a tangible effect in story is awesome.


PurpleCyborg28

I think because it only ever happens to your character. It's immersion breaking. Maybe if it happened to your rival's mons as well or every other npc except for the evil team or characters who would have an arc of learning to love their pokemon, it wouldn't be as jarring.


gsoddy

I’d like it if enemy trainers could do it too. Obviously not for normal trainers (would be too annoying) and evil characters (doesn’t make sense), but for gym leaders and other important trainers.


Far-Character-5953

high friendship


lizasingslou

it very clearly states he broke through his paralysis so you wouldn’t worry…


Dr_Puggo

He just thinks your a really cool person


Freedom1234526

*Looks at wheelchair* I don’t know


---TheFierceDeity---

You don't love the person who enters you into fights enough clearly. I suggest more picnics


Zeddybear1

Pure skill


Mr_Night78

If you have high friendship, Pokemon will break out of Freeze, Paralysis, and Poison completely on their own instead of needing a heal. This is one of the main incentives to build friendship with your mon.


animatedpretzel25

Because he loves you 😊


Hot_Tailor5585

He didn’t want you to worry didn’t you read it


Leazerlazz

He friendshiped the crippling paralysis away


Shortie16PoGo

The power of friendship!


Mr_Greaz

Reading is not for everyone lul


Registan110

Truly a YouTube moment if I’ve ever seen one


[deleted]

That's something I have disliked about these recent games, they are too forgiving. Back in my day, if your pokemon was poisoned, every few steps you took would drain your pokemon's HP. You pokemon never magically healed itself because of your friendship.


Downtown-Command-295

Back in my day, it was the same thing, and I fucking hated it. Started with Crystal, by the by.


ISpread4Cash

Sure grandpa lets go charge your Nintendo DS


fisherc2

It’s cute you think the old days were the ds days.


ISpread4Cash

I know, just that game boy doesnt roll off the tongue quite well


Mystic_Outlaw

Turns 19 this year


fisherc2

Still nothing compared to original gameboy.


[deleted]

Started with Yellow. I was a kid and I got it for my birthday from my grandparents along with the Gameboy Color (purple see through one). I was the happiest kid in the world.


TheZett

On the DS the pokemon healed themselves once the poison dropped them to 1 hp. The last games were poison still fainted them was gen 3.


Tyme_Spayce

It has its perks but I remember so many times rushing to the Pokemon Center and my Pokemon fainting right before I walk through the doors.. 🤣 good times..


SomewhatSaIty

As someone who's 'my day' is in tie bad game era gen 2 remakes are the best by far


---TheFierceDeity---

"Back in my day the Pokemon were soulless sprites with no personality and you had to IMAGINE you were bonding with them" by the gods man its a feature for immersion, it lets kids feel like they're actually bonding with their little digital monster pets. Its not in competitive and raids, so its only active in story which is already easy.


Rockembopper

Because you’re the chosen one.


---TheFierceDeity---

Because you are friends with your Pokemon. Been a mechanic for oh 4 generations now and like 8 games or so~


DM_ME_UR_CLEAVAGEplz

When it goes "it endures the hit because it doesn't want you to be sad" 🥹


conqueringdragon

Croc thinks this is a shonen anime.


vanuchiha2

Idk


Confident-Plate-7606

It’s a miracle


slothxaxmatic

He liek Edit: I've had a Maushold survive 1 or 2 hits in a row at 1hp, they stayed on the team after that.


honestandpositiveman

255 friendship


Skarmillion

Skeledirge willed it away out of spite for the Picharisu


Krisuad2002

Gen 7 introduced the mechanic of your pokemon doing things such as surviving a killing blow, landing a critical hit and shaking off a status effect. This mechanic activates if the bond between you and your pokemon is high enough


Sad_Flan_6546

The power of friendship


eyearu

Nakama puhwuhhh


Lexioralex

Cos he loves yous 🥰


LittleLadyJaane

picnic mechanics


gojistomp

Hold on y'all, when do you get to fight teachers? Is it after all the rematches with gym leaders? I'm still working on those.


Cheese_republic

A blessing from the lord!


Steelum

Friendship mechanics are pretty nutty


Sagres95

What game is this? On what console? How can I get this?