Friend-Making Battle

Friend-Making Battle (Japanese: ともだち作り対決！？ Friend-Making Battle!?) was a story event in . It was focused on the sync pairs , , and .
The "Raihan Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Raihan (New Year's 2025) & Sandaconda for the duration of the event, and the "Poppy Seasonal Scout" gave players an increased chance of recruiting Poppy (New Year's 2025) & Steelix starting on January 5, 2025 and lasting until the end of the event.
Players could team up with Blossom (Furisode Girl) & Kirlia by completing the final story area of the event, Breadth and Depth of Friendships.
This event featured event points, a currency that players could earn by completing battles. Players received rewards based on the number of points accumulated, including 5★ Scout Tickets, a Sprint Move Candy Coin, a 5★ Power-Up, and s. All battles could be challenged an unlimited number of times except Daily Extreme Battle 1, which could only be challenged once per day.
The player could battle using Raihan (New Year's 2025) & Sandaconda or Poppy (New Year's 2025) & Steelix to obtain +0.6× bonus points; , , , , , , , , or to obtain +0.4× bonus points; and any unlisted sync pairs with the Galar or Paldea theme skills to obtain +0.2× bonus points.
This event featured the Battle Challenge, where players were challenged to defeat a team of strong opponents. Players could complete event missions by clearing these areas with one or fewer sync pairs fainting and sync pairs with specific theme skills on the team.
==Plot==
==Area info==
Area name 	Unlock condition 	Completion rewards
A New Challenge! 	Available from start 	Gems ×50Challenge Adaman: Part 1
Just Like a Bunch of Dolls! 	Complete Challenge Adaman: Part 1	Gems ×50Challenge Adaman: Part 2
Snap the Moment! 	Complete Challenge Adaman: Part 2	Gems ×50Challenge Adaman: Part 3
Breadth and Depth of Friendships	Complete Challenge Adaman: Part 3	Gems ×50Challenge Adaman: Part 4Daily Extreme Battle 1Battle Challenge! Round 1
==Battles==
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Pokémon 	Stamina	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Name 	Difficulty	Trainer	Left 	Middle 	Right 	Stamina	First-Time Rewards 	Completion Rewards 	Battle Rewards
Challenge Adaman: Part 1 	Normal 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	10 	Gems ×100Just Like a Bunch of Dolls! 	200 coinsEvent Point ×10 	Event Point ×1-2
Challenge Adaman: Part 2 	Hard 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	15 	Gems ×100Snap the Moment! 	600 coinsEvent Point ×18 	Event Point ×1-3
Challenge Adaman: Part 3 	Very Hard 	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	15 	Gems ×100Breadth and Depth of Friendships 	600 coinsEvent Point ×22 	Event Point ×1-3
Challenge Adaman: Part 4 	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	20 	Gems ×100 	1,500 coinsEvent Point ×32 	Event Point ×1-4
Daily Extreme Battle 1 	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	30 	Gems ×100 	2,000 coinsEvent Point ×200	None
Battle Challenge! Round 1	Super Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	Gems ×100Battle Challenge! Round 23★ Tech Move Candy	None 	None
Battle Challenge! Round 2	Ultra Hard	 	Weakness:	Weakness:	Weakness:	— 	Gems ×1004★ Support Move Candy 	None 	None
==Event missions==
==Event rewards==
Total points	Item received
100 	Gym Leader Notes ×20
200 	Battle Points ×50
300 	Elite Four Notes ×15
400 	5-Pack Drink + Set ×200
500 	
600 	3★ Level-Up Manual ×20
700 	Skip Ticket ×50
800 	Battle Points ×100
900 	Ground Tome, Vol. 1 ×400
1,000 	
1,100 	Steel Tome, Vol. 1 ×400
1,200 	3★ Level-Up Manual ×30
1,300 	5-Pack Great Drink + Set ×250
1,400 	3★ Level-Up Manual ×30
1,500 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×20Blossom (Furisode Girl) & Kirlia
1,600 	Battle Points ×100
1,700 	4★ Level-Up Manual ×10
1,800 	Skill Sphere ×100
1,900 	5★ Scout Ticket ×8
2,000 	
2,100 	5-Pack Ultra Drink + Set ×250
2,200 	Skip Ticket ×50
2,300 	Ground Codex, Vol. 1 ×400
2,400 	4★ Level-Up Manual ×20
2,500 	1★ Friend-Making Battle
2,600 	5-Pack Drink ++ Set ×250
2,700 	Custom ★ Power-Up ×20Blossom (Furisode Girl) & Kirlia
2,800 	Sync Orb ×100Raihan (New Year's 2025) & Sandaconda
2,900 	5-Pack Great Drink ++ Set ×100
3,000 	
3,200 	Steel Codex, Vol. 1 ×400
3,400 	Sync Orb ×100Poppy (New Year's 2025) & Steelix
3,600 	Sync Orb ×750Blossom (Furisode Girl) & Kirlia
3,800 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000
4,000 	Skill Bracelet ×1
4,200 	Special Skill Feather 67 ×1Unlocks 70 HP, 60 Attack, 20 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 20 Sp. Def, and 20 Speed for the corresponding skill gear. Activated for Ground, Galar, and Gym Leader sync pairs. Additional effects are Opp Paralyzed: Moves ↑ 4%, Ground S-Moves ↑ 2%, and Physical S-Move DR 3%.
4,400 	Skill Bandanna ×1
4,600 	Special Skill Feather 68 ×1Unlocks 70 HP, 60 Attack, 20 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 20 Sp. Def, and 20 Speed for the corresponding skill gear. Activated for Steel, Paldea, and Elite Four sync pairs. Additional effects are Physical Moves ↑ 2%, Steel Zone: S-Moves ↑ 3%, and Healthy Benefits 4%.
4,800 	3★ Power-Up ×1
5,000 	2★ Friend-Making Battle
5,200 	Skill Pin ×1
5,400 	4★ Level-Up Manual ×20
5,600 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000
5,800 	Yellow Skill Feather ×20
6,000 	Sprint Move Candy Coin ×1
6,250 	Raihan (New Year's 2025) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
6,500 	White Skill Feather ×5
6,750 	Poppy (New Year's 2025) Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
7,000 	4★ Power-Up ×1
7,250 	Adaman Lucky Cookie 1 ×1
7,500 	3★ Friend-Making Battle
7,750 	Green Skill Feather ×5
8,000 	5★ Power-Up ×1
8,500 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000
9,000 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000
9,500 	Co-op Sync Orb ×1,000
10,000 	Growing Circle of Friends
For every 1,000 points earned past 10,000 points (11,000 points, 12,000 points, etc.), the player earned ten 4★ Level-Up Manuals.
==Gallery==
 	 	 	 	
Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	Event banner 	
 	 	 	 	
Medal1★ Friend-Making Battle	Medal2★ Friend-Making Battle	Medal3★ Friend-Making Battle	MedalGrowing Circle of Friends	Artwork by Tika MatsunoPost about the Friend-Making Battle art
==Music==
Situation 	Song key 	Song name 	Arrangement
In menu 	No. 00004 	Adventure Awaits! 	Unknown
During battle(Challenge Adaman, Daily Extreme Battle 1) 	No. 04021 	Battle! (Hisui Warden)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Unknown
During battle(Battle Challenge) 	No. 06005 	Battle! (Kalos Trainer)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
A New Challenge!From startJust Like a Bunch of Dolls!From start 	No. 00008 	Out for a Stroll 	Unknown
Just Like a Bunch of Dolls!While Rika and Poppy explore the citySnap the Moment!From startBreadth and Depth of FriendshipsWhen Poppy shows off her outfit from Blossom	No. 00007 	Fun with Friends 	Unknown
Breadth and Depth of FriendshipsFrom start 	No. 08005 	Battle! (Galar Gym Leader)(Pokémon Masters EX Version) 	Haruki Yamada (ATTIC INC.)
Breadth and Depth of FriendshipsAfter Raihan and Adaman's battle 	No. 00003 	Taking It Easy 	Unknown
Breadth and Depth of FriendshipsWhen Raihan and Poppy reunite 	No. 00012 	Let Your Spirit Soar! 	Unknown
Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox. 	Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.	Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.	Song names without a song key listed are unofficial, as they have not been added to the Jukebox.
==Script==
* Pokémon Center (event conversation)
Name 	Text
 	Time for a super serious battle!
Poppy 	Do you have a lot of online friends?
Raihan	You mean my social media followers?They're not exactly my friends—more like my fans! But they sure know how to keep things exciting.
Poppy 	When I grow up, I want a ton of followers, too!
==Trivia==
* This is the only New Year's seasonal event to not debut on January 1.
* Raihan getting "revenge from some time ago" on Poppy is a reference to Strong AND Amazing, when Poppy defeated Raihan before he knew she was a member of the Paldea Elite Four.
* hearing about from is a reference to Good Ol' Rika Here, when Rika and Whitney competed to see whose Pokémon would be the mascot of Pasio's new local specialty.
* The Pokémon used by the opponents in the Battle Challenges are all Pokémon used by Trainers at the Laverre Gym: herself uses and , while uses .
==In other languages==
==Notes==
==References==
==See also==
Category:Story events
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