Pokémon Refresh: Difference between revisions

'''Pokémon Refresh''' (Japanese: '''ポケリフレ''' ''Poké Refré'') is a feature in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]] that allows the {{player}} to care for their {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in various ways. It is similar in many ways to [[Pokémon-Amie]], allowing the player to feed their Pokémon and pet it using the touch screen, but Pokémon Refresh also introduces the option for the player to clean their Pokémon up after a battle.

 

It can be accessed from the [[menu]] as soon as the player chooses their [[first partner Pokémon]].

The eponymous feature of Pokémon Refresh is the option for the player to care for their Pokémon after battle. There are five different ways to care for Pokémon: using medicine, a comb, a brush, a towel, or a dryer. Caring for a Pokémon increases its affection.

The player may pet their Pokémon by using the touch screen to rub it. All Pokémon that can be petted have places where they especially like being petted and places where they dislike it. Petting a Pokémon increases its affection — shown by hearts that appear over its head — as well as its enjoyment, but if its enjoyment reaches its maximum, no affection will be gained. Petting a Pokémon in a spot it dislikes also will not increase affection. Initially, when a Pokémon has 0 affection, however, all pettable spots on its body are treated as neutral spots. Rapidly tapping the screen in succession may also hit the Pokémon, which causes an angry reaction but does not affect its stats.

The player can also use the touch screen to high five certain Pokémon. This is done by holding the stylus on a spot away from the Pokémon's body for approximately five seconds, as long as the Pokémon also has at least 5 points of affection.

[[Poké Bean]]s are a specialty in the [[Alola]] [[region]] that can be fed to {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} to increase their affection, as well as their fullness. There are three different types of Poké Beans: Plain Beans, Patterned Beans, and Rainbow Beans.

The player can also exchange Poké Beans with [[Mohn]]. He will give the player three Plain Beans for a Patterned Bean or seven Plain Beans for a Rainbow Bean. Additionally, on [[Poké Pelago]], the player can place some of the Poké Beans that have been collected into the Poké Bean crate on each island for various effects, such as attract [[wild Pokémon]] in {{DL|Poké Pelago|Isle Abeens}} or speed up [[Berry]] harvest on {{DL|Poké Pelago|Isle Aplenny}}.

{{p|Metapod}}, {{p|Kakuna}}, {{p|Pineco}}, {{p|Silcoon}}, {{p|Cascoon}}, {{p|Shedinja}}, {{p|Spewpa}}, and {{p|Cosmoem}} cannot be fed.

Pokémon Refresh uses the same three stats that Pokémon-Amie introduced: affection, fullness, and enjoyment. The latter two stats limit how much the player can do to increase the Pokémon's affection. High levels of affection can grant Pokémon special benefits in battle.

There are ways a couple of these stats' values can be inferred. At high fullness, a Pokémon will eat a Poké Bean more slowly than normal. At every new level of affection except for the first, and at the midpoint of level 4 (200 points), the Pokémon will also act out a special animation with many sparkles and hearts.

| If enjoyment is < 205

| If enjoyment is ≥ 205

| If enjoyment is < 220

| If enjoyment is ≥ 220

| If enjoyment is < 205

| If enjoyment is ≥ 205

| rowspan=3 | Feed Pokémon a flavored [[malasada]]

{{main|Affection#Affection benefits|Affection → Affection benefits}}

A Pokémon with high levels of affection will gain certain bonuses in battle and will interact with its Trainer in unique ways.

 

* At affection level 2 and higher, a Pokémon will gain 1.2 times the normal experience from battles.

 

* At affection level 3 and higher, a Pokémon may endure attacks that could otherwise make it [[Fainting|faint]] and survive with 1 HP (including {{status|confusion}} damage). This can activate multiple times per turn.

 

* At affection level 4 and higher, a Pokémon can sometimes:

** {{stat|evasion|Avoid attacks}}, even when they have 100% accuracy. This can activate multiple times per turn.

** Shake off [[status condition]]s at the end of the turn.

 

* At affection level 5, a Pokémon has a higher chance of [[critical hit]]s.

 

There are some cases where Pokémon do not get their affection bonuses, however. This includes if a Pokémon Mega Evolves, during link battles, and at the [[Battle Tree]].

A high affection also affects many of the standard battle dialogues.