Picnic

Picnics (Japanese: ピクニック Picnic) are a feature in that allow the to care for their in various ways. It is similar to Pokémon-Amie, Pokémon Refresh, and Pokémon Camp, but picnics also introduce the option for players to make sandwiches, visit other player's picnics via the Union Circle, and Pokémon to produce s. 
Picnics can be accessed from the menu except for when the player is on water or a steep slope, riding a Pokémon, in a city, town, or Area Zero, too close to a non-player character, or if there is not enough room. 
==Features==
===Playing===
During picnics, the player can speak to their Pokémon and use toys to play with them. Specifically, the player can throw a ball, which their Pokémon may chase and kick around. The player can choose a different ball to play with by interacting with the picnic table. The player can also whistle to call their Pokémon back to them, and can recall and bring out / from their Poké Ball.
===Pokémon Wash===
Over time, Pokémon can get dirty from or from harsh weather. They can get covered in mud from the road, snow from snowstorms, and sand from sandstorms. The 's / can also become dirty while riding them. A player can wash their Pokémon by approaching them during a picnic. Through Pokémon Wash—coined by Saguaro—the can scrub their Pokémon with a soapy sponge and then rinse them off. This can restore the Pokémon's HP, cure status conditions, and raise the Pokémon's friendship and experience. Some Pokémon have certain parts of their bodies that they do not like getting scrubbed or rinsed, while some Pokémon do not like being cleaned at all.
===Pokémon breeding===
Picnics are used for breeding in , replacing the Pokémon Day Cares and Pokémon Nurseries from previous games. When the has two Pokémon in the party that can breed, an will occasionally appear in the picnic basket found at one end of the picnic table. Eating a sandwich that grants Egg Power will increase the likelihood of finding Eggs in the picnic basket. Unwanted Eggs can be donated to the academy instead of being added to the player's party or sent to a .
Through the Union Circle, players can visit each other's picnics and receive each other's Eggs.
===Making sandwiches===
Sandwiches can be prepared at a player's picnic by interacting with the table and selecting to make a sandwich. Sandwiches can be cooked by up to four players in a mini-game, similarly to Pokéblocks, Poffins, and curry in previous games. After the host of a picnic chooses to make sandwiches, any other members of the Union Circle can opt to join in by interacting with the table before the host starts the session.
===Customization===
Picnics can be customized with various tablecloths, water bottles, and cups purchasable from Picnic-Knacks. Sandwiches can be adorned with a variety of picks, which come in a range of colors and shapes.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In , the picnic concept was used well before its introduction in the games in Generation IX. Multiple times, and would have a picnic during their journey through a region, often acting as the starting point of the plot of episodes.
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
In An Unexpected Picnic!, a picnic with the concepts presented in is introduced. The Rising Volt Tacklers had a picnic outside Levincia while waiting for the Brave Olivine's systems to reboot.
===Pokémon: Paldean Winds===
In Breathe Together, a picnic was seen being held by a family during the Naranja Academy presentation video.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Pokémon-Amie
* Pokémon Refresh
* Pokémon Camp
* Pokémon Day Care
* Pokémon Nursery
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