Best Way To Increase Friendship In Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Friendship is an important part of the Pokemon series. Since the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl games, players can increase their friendship stat with their Pokemon. This has tons of advantages and it is a fun mechanic added to the game. That is why this guide will take a look at the best way to increase friendship in Pokemon Legends Arceus.

Increasing your friendship will certain Pokemon is a must as they will only evolve if you have a high enough stat with them. With that said, let’s dive right in and take a look at how to increase friendship quickly in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Moreover, you can also read up our guide on how to grow crops in the game.

Pokemon Legends Arceus: How to Increase Friendship

Increasing friendship with your Pokemon allows them to dodge frequently and have a higher chance of survivability. Plus, they will land more critical hits as well. Apart from the gameplay changes, it is nice knowing that your Pokemon consider you as their friend.

Win Battles

Pokemon Legends Arceus Battles

This is probably the easiest and most efficient method to increase the friendship stat. Pokemon love going into battles. Whether that is against wild Pokemon or against other trainers. Another effective way is to use various items while your Pokemon is in a battle. Your strongest Pokemon will naturally have high friendship stats since you will send them in battle a lot.

Use Your Pokemon To Gather Resources

Use Your Pokemon To Gather Resources

Pokemon Legends Arecues allows the player to send out their Pokemon to collect various resources. The Pokemon you send out will travel the region of Hisui and gather resources for you to craft items from. Doing so not only grants extra EXP to the Pokemon, but it also increases your friendship level.

Feed Them EXP Candy

Pokemon Sword and Shield introduced the EXP Candy. Using it will increase the total experience points of your Pokemon. Keep in mind that this is different from the Rare Candy. The latter will increase the level of your Pokemon despite how much experience is needed. One of the easiest ways to increase friendship with a certain Pokemon is to feed them tons of EXP Candies. They are easy to collect and you can have an abundance of them.


These are the best ways to increase friendship with your Pokemon in Legends Arceus. We would love to know if you are enjoying Pokemon Legends Arceus and what your friendship level is with your team. Let us know in the comments below!

Umer Cheema
Umer Cheema

By day, Umer loves writing about games and talking about them; by night, he is an avid gamer that loves playing League of Legends and RTS games. Being a massive fan of Metal Gear Solid, you'll find Umer always praising the legendary Hideo Kojima.

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