Friendship is Legendary/Trivia

## Behind the Scenes and Cut Contents

* Diamant was supposed to be a playable magical filly from the start.
* Characters were supposed to have "Inverses," but it was quickly scrapped due to unexplained reasons.

## Gameplay

* It was confirmed that the Chosen Ones can be unlocked as playable characters after they are saved in their respective chapter. However, Mikos are unplayable when it comes to fighting Team Storm or any magic-using bad guys.
	+ All the powerful Chosen Ones are also unlocked very late, even Melody and Gemma despite them not being as powerful as they were in the original timeline. Katrina's family is the last to be unlocked, and Katrina herself is the *very* last to be unlocked, despite them also not being as powerful as they were in the original timeline.
	+ *All* of the members of the four Divine Families are also unlocked late regardless of their power level.
	+ Despite being a human and not being absurdly powerful like she was before Melody made her wish, Nova is still unlocked late. All the Chosen Ones who can use the Light of Hope are also unlocked fairly late despite this power not being usable in the game for obvious reasons, regardless of how strong their actual combat power is.
* The player can only use the Multiverse Embassy to freely visit other worlds after the game has been completed. Before the game is completed, it is guarded by an NPC. This is to avoid defeating the purpose of starting in one world.
* Magical warriors have HP and faint, and aren't invulnerable to damage, to make the game and battles able to happen, as otherwise battles would be pointless.
* Sugar, Pudding, Carrot Cake, and Watermelon are unplayable due to the fact they are not owned by anybody.
* Because of certain in-story/in-battle actions, some chapters render select characters unplayable:
	+ Main Story:
		- Ena is not playable in Chapter 5 due to having to recover in the Pokémon Center.
		- Fire-type Warriors not not playable in Chapter 25 due to water being fire's major weakness, meaning that if the player is a Fire Elemental, they cannot take part in the battles.
		- Eileen is not playable in Chapter 29 due to a mental breakdown.
	+ Sekai Heroes Mode:
		- Aria is not playable in Chapter 6 of Team Night's route due to having a heat stroke.
	+ In the Last Story, this is taken to an extreme - the player can only choose which of these teams they can choose to battle with (although this applies only to the fight against Great Pandora):
		- Team Leo (no cutscenes during battle)
		- Team Clover
		- Team Streets
		- Team Showtime
		- Team Night
		- Player, Ena, Cindy and Elisa (no Support Helper)
* Messiahs can only be sent into battle at certain points in the story. If the player attempts to send one into battle despite this, they will get a message saying "This Messiah is not needed to fight! Please try again later!" In the post-game, however, it is unknown what conditions are required to make them usable.
* If a member of a duo faints, the player is forced to withdraw their partner from the battle - for example, if Yvonne faints, the player is sent to the switch screen to swap Marie with another magical warrior.
* Like in *Pokémon Legends: Arceus*, the game has Tasks.

## Characteristics

It is shown that the following playable characters (and allies) have certain characteristics:

* Loves to eat: Kyoko Sakura, Katrina Moonshade
* Takes plenty of siestas: Marie Fragrans, Mallow Floris
* Nods off a lot: (TBA)
* Scatters things often: (TBA)
* Likes to relax: Michelle Brooks, Stargazer
* Proud of [its] power: Brandon Starruby, Rainbow Dash, Mami Tomoe
* Likes to thrash about: (TBA)
* A little quick tempered: Bryce Forrest, Elizabeth Storybook
* Likes to fight: Elisa Celjska, Gina Silverstein, Karen Miyoshi
* Quick tempered: Mackenzie Bugshine, Yvonne Burns, Christine Starruby
* Sturdy body: Mikey Evoli
* Capable of taking hits: (TBA)
* Highly persistent: Homura Akemi
* Good endurance: Ena Bubbleheart, Sayaka Miki
* Good perseverance: Applejack
* Highly curious: Radiant Daybreak, Julia Dreamwalker, Sunny Starscout, Amber Witchhazel
* Mischievous: Rosa Mari
* Thoroughly cunning: Phoebe Stickysnow
* Often lost in thought: Syren Flutterbrook
* Very finicky: Marina Daisy, Angela Moonshade
* Strong willed: Melody Harmadale, Madoka Kaname, Megan Williams, Cherry Miles
* Somewhat vain: Rarity, Ryutsuki Crystaller, Chiffon Parfumier
* Strongly defiant: Melissa Bikker, Cheren Harkabune
* Hates to lose: Nanette Daisy, Jim Porter
* Somewhat stubborn: (TBA)
* Likes to run: Nova Starscope, Sunflower Smile
* Alert to sounds: Nicole Messerli, Anabelle Moonpath
* Impetuous and silly: Avigail Both, Izzy Moonbow, Lily Cheesecake
* Somewhat of a clown: Nagisa Momoe, Joy Cherrysnow, Pinkie Pie
* Quick to flee: Kylie Witchhazel-Stonebeach

## Story

* This is the first game to introduce anime-styled cutscenes that revolve around major points in the story, similar to *Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story; Magia Record* - which is where this game's battle elements come from.
	+ The models used for the cutscenes, despite the game being for the Nintendo Switch, were done by Live2D.
* The Crystal Pony race is the only species to have a pre-story chapter.
* When first starting the game, players have a choice of playing as one of the following species:
	+ Human, in which they can start in the Pokéverse Kanto, Jotho, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, Alola, Galar or Orre, the Winxverse, or the Quanticverse starting location depending on language selected at the language selection screen.
	+ Earth Pony, in which they can start in Ponyville, Maretime Bay, or the Crystal Empire.
	+ Pegasus, in which they can start in Cloudpolis, Zephyr Heights, or the Crystal Empire.
	+ Unicorn, in which they can start in Canterlot, Briddlewood, or the Crystal Empire.
	+ Yak, in which they start in Yakyakistan.
	+ Griffon, in which they start in Griffonstone.
	+ Dragon, in which they start in the Dragon Lands.
	+ Hippogriff, in which they start in Mount Aries.
	+ Changeling, in which they start in the Changeling Kingdom.
* Although the Protagonist can start his/her journey in any of the many universes, it is revealed that their original home was actually in a world where, for example, Pokémon don't exist. This confirms that they came from the real-world.
* Megan and Radiant get temporary magical girl/filly forms despite still not being Chosen Ones. In-universe, this is due to their strong desire to help their friends and fight alongside them instead of sitting out, which also makes them partial Expies of Angel Wing from the *Shining Bonds* franchise.

## References to other media

* Like in PMD Rescue Team...
	+ The player has a "spiritual guardian" that watches over them. While it is usually Irida in this case, a player choosing to be a Trainer can also pick between her and Arceus, the latter referencing *Pokémon Legends: Arceus*.
		- Even if the player (as a Trainer) chose Arceus to be their guardian, Irida is eventually revived in a similar fashion to the PSMD post-game ending.
	+ At the end of the Last Story, the player leaves in a similar fashion. They come back in the epilogue (much like Irida), luckily.
* Collaboration events are clear Shout-Outs to the media that is crossing over.
* Activating Elemaximum and using it in battle is slightly different from the anime the power it appears in, being similar to activating both a Doppel in *Magia Record* and a Sync Move in *Pokémon Masters EX*. Once the attack given by the power is used, the Warrior will immediately revert to their normal magical outfit.
* Like in PMD, the player's words are usually in brackets (unless they are given answer choices). However, there are times when they talk like all other characters, but they do not have a voice actor when it comes to speaking lines as a whole.

## Other

* The player can choose up to four Elemental types of whatever combination they desire. However, a made-up hack that had to be patched allowed them to pick up to *10*. As of ver 1.2.4, it has since been fixed and the hack was removed.
* It was confirmed that Hisui Mode does not take place in the Friendshipverse, explaining why notable Magis (sans Irida) are absent. However, Nina Starscout *does* replace Rei/Akari as a member of the Survey Corps.
* The player does not, as compared to all caught Pokémon and the playable characters, have a known nature and characteristic.
	+ Unlike all other playable Magis, the player also doesn't have an introduction video and a transformation sequence.
* Kuro's story is very similar to Nova's backstory - both of them were originally the disguised form of the dark/light side of someone who left their body after their host was kidnapped, and returned to their hosts after their host is freed, only for another character to step in and wish for them to be separated from their true forms so they can be human and remain with their friends.
* While Trainers who chose Arceus to be their guardian at the beginning of the game always have a golden magic aura, players who do not choose Arceus as their guardian will be able to change the color of their magic aura when making their character.
* The player's Harmony or Cutie Mark/symbol on their Power Necklace is created via a drawing minigame where the player is presented with a canvas with various paint tools (complete with a gradient color picker and ones such as fill, outline, and with numerous brush effects such as airbrush, blur, and sparkle brush), and they can then draw the symbol. The drawing they save will become their symbol. However, magical warrior clothing and other attributes are still chosen from a preselected list for obvious reasons.
* There is a time limit for battles and Warrior recovery. While it was confirmed that it really does make a challenge for some fans, there is no Challenge Mode for the game, as otherwise "things would only go downhill for [them]."
* Players cannot start out as Alicorns in order to avoid cheating of using magic *and* flight at the same time from the start.
* Despite the fact that the player is a Chosen One (or the "Chosen of the One" as many NPCs - not counting allies - call them), there is an option to hear the actual cries of Pokémon. This may have been added for fans who don't like Pokémon actually talking.
* Out-of-universe, Karyll Aguilar, Roll and Proto Man all appear to have "mechanical power" as a characteristic. However, it is confirmed that it's actually describing their powers.
* As of version 2.0.0, official Pokémon are able to be transferred to and back from Pokémon HOME. Fakemon cannot be moved due to clear reasons.
* TMs, HMs, and TRs no longer exist due to currently unknown (production-wise) reasons.
* For the first time, Pokémon are able to use all the moves that they can learn in the first 8 generations of the *Pokémon* franchise - something that was originally impossible to do.