Friendship is Legendary

The icon for the game

## System requirements

Basic reading ability
Internet connection (Online purposes)

**Friendship is Legendary** (Japanese: **友達は伝説です** *Friends are Legends*) is an open-world video game that was released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. It uses the RPG/fighting-style concept.

## Game Introduction

*Explore the Multiverse as a new Chosen One, and help save the Multiverse from evil!*

*Friendship is Legendary is a multiplayer online role-playing game made for the Nintendo Switch, where you can create your own Chosen One and go on magical adventures. Design your own character, and watch them grow alongside a vibrant cast of friends; take on quests, learn new skills, collect Miracle Pieces, explore interesting worlds, battle fearsome enemies, and make sure to make lots of new friends along the way!*

## Summary

Taking place in a slightly-alternative timeline, the story begins in one of the many universes *(Players have a choice of starting in the Pokéverse\*, the Ponyverse\*, the Magical Dimension, or the Quanticverse)* as the Protagonist, created by the player. If the Protagonist is from the Pokéverse, he/she sets off for his/her Pokémon journey, planning to face many Trainers and collect Gym Badges\* as any other Trainer would do.

Soon, however, the player meets Megan Williams and Radiant Daybreak, two girls who had begun their own journey two years ago. Despite some brief confusion, the two of them arrive to tell the Protagonist that a new evil has risen and, seeking vengeance on the magical warriors and wanting its own magic back, has kidnapped them all during its ambition to take over the Multiverse. It's up to the Protagonist, Megan, Radiant, and a new group of Heroes to stop this evil and save the Law of Cycles.

## Gameplay

The game has three modes of gameplay: Story Mode, Freeplay Mode, and Training Mode. How the second mode plays out is currently unknown.

In Story Mode, the player is able to freely roam around the Multiverse. If playing as a Trainer, a notable feature first seen in *Pokémon Yellow* is the ability of a Pokémon to follow the player outside of battles. As the player walks around, they are able to challenge other Trainers\*, enter buildings, ride bicycles or motorcycles\*, and explore the Multiverse.

### Battles

Battles take place in all modes sans Freeplay, and they work similar to how battles in both *Pokémon Legends: Arceus* and *Pokémon Scarlet and Violet* play out. Players can experience all battle types and in Training mode, are able to choose between Single Battle, Double Battle, Triple Battle, and Rotation Battle.

### Gifts

The player can get gifts from in-game, serial codes, or by Mystery Gift.

See here and here for the Event Pokémon that Trainers can get. See here for obtainable in-game gifts that Trainers can also get. See here for other distributions.

## Characters

See here for the full list, and see here for the bosses.

## Features and Changes

### Changes from *Pokémon*

* The player is clearly not visiting ONLY the Pokémon world.
* The level cap has been raised to 200. However, only canon Pokémon that are level 100 or under can be transferred to or from Pokémon HOME, meaning that once they reach level 101, they can no longer be transferred.

### Other changes

* Most of the Sekai Heroes' summaries were inspired by *Sonic Heroes*. However, the teams instead have four members and one extra partner.
* It is confirmed that the game takes place in a variant of the rewritten timeline - one where Irida is the only deceased magical girl.
* When bred, Ninja Dragonets produce eggs in the game instead of giving live birth like in the anime series. This was done to make it more convenient and consistent with other Pokémon.
* Magical warriors are not invulnerable to damage, as otherwise battles in the game would be impossible. Thus, like Pokémon, they have an HP meter and can faint.
* For the first time, music from other games is reused/remastered for the game. However, there is one notable exception, which plays in the menu screen.

### New features

* Players can actually see and hear Pokémon talking. However, this doesn't apply when facing wild Pokémon of any sort... which has caused a few problems for some fans.
* Due to the emphasis on The Power of Friendship, each additional Warrior present on the battlefield boosts all of the participating Warriors' (that are on the battlefield) Attack, Special Attack, Defense, and Special Defense by 5 percent.
* If players choose to play with a "chibi feel," then for the first time, characters will have mugshots when they are speaking their lines.\*
* If playing as a Trainer, the Pokémon that the player starts with can have a custom Poké Ball, which can be colored in any way the player likes it. When breeding, however, it serves as a normal Poké Ball, much like the Master and Cherish Balls.

### Returning features

* For the first time since Generation V of the *Pokémon* franchise, players can choose to change the settings in the option menu before starting a new game.
* Voice-acting is actually added to the game, much like in *Pokémon Masters EX*. However, players can choose not to hear those voices in the options menu.
	+ Like in *Pokémon Origins*, Red actually speaks. This was also done to make him similar to his *Project Harmony* counterparts.
* As a Trainer, the Let's Go feature from *Scarlet and Violet* returns, except that the player can instead walk with as many of their Pokémon in their party (up to 6) as they want, not just the lead Pokémon. This does, however, look ridiculous in areas such as water routes, which is why they will go into their Poké Balls if possible (except for Water-type Pokémon and any Pokémon that can fly).
* The Daycare service returns, except that is it more similar to Picnics, the latter and Nurseries which are replaced with it.
	+ The player can also pet, feed, wash and play with the mascots - as well as the Mini-Selves and, if a Crystal Pony, the Dragon that they hatched - in the Daycare like Pokémon, but unlike Pokémon, cannot heal their status conditions with it.

## Transcript

* Story Mode
* Sekai Heroes Mode
* Last Story
* Post-Game
* Events

## Connectivity

The game supports online connectivity with other players, but prior to ver 1.0.2, this was not the case. (More TBA)

## Reception

The game has received overwhelmingly positive reception, but many fans were annoyed that the main story has more than 20 chapters. (More TBA)

## Updates

* Version 1.0.0 - Initial release. (March 25, 2023)
* Version 1.0.1 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (April 3, 2023)
* Version 1.0.2 - Events are now live! (April 10, 2023)
* Version 1.0.3 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (April 22, 2023)
* Version 1.0.4 - You can now switch between Normal Overworld and Chibi Overworld! (May 1, 2023)
* Version 1.1.0 - Sekai Heroes update! (June 5, 2023)
* Version 1.1.1 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (June 15, 2023)
* Version 1.1.2 - Fixed a bug where Dream Pixies could not be used in battle. (June 23, 2023)
* Version 1.1.3 - Fixed some glitches that would crash the game. (July 1, 2023)
* Version 1.1.4 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (July 5, 2023)
* Version 1.2.0 - Last Story Mode update! (July 25, 2023)
* Version 1.2.1 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (August 2, 2023)
* Version 1.2.2 - Fixed a bug where Pokémon could not use their moves. (August 10, 2023)
* Version 1.2.3 - Fixed some glitches that would crash the game. (August 17, 2023)
* Version 1.2.4 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (August 25, 2023)
* Version 2.0.0 - Daybreak update! (September 14, 2023)
* Version 2.0.1 - Fixed some issues for a better gaming experience. (September 22, 2023)
* Version 2.0.2 - Fixed some bugs that would crash the game. (October 2, 2023)

## Errors

*For the glitches, see here.*
* Avvy says she can speak with a Wailord accent, while it should be Dolores who says that. The developers most likely got them mixed up since the characters they're based on have their personalities switched. This was fixed in the first patch of the game (ver 1.0.1).
* Female Humans who changed their surnames upon marrying have their old surnames used in the game. This was fixed in ver 1.0.3.
* The immature Chosen Ones who went through Character Development and matured are sometimes accidentally shown with their pre-Character Development personalities.
* In one of the 3D cutscenes (which was since fixed), Megan...
	+ Is missing her glasses
	+ Has her hair rendered incorrectly
* A few Messiahs have been hacked via cheat codes to freely able to use in battles whenever the player desires. This was subsequently patched.
* In the epilogue of the Last Story, Irida (in her Federal clothing) is missing her Harmony Mark and Power Necklace. It also appears that the game is using her *Pokémon Legends: Arceus* model prior to her change of clothing. This error is not seen when the game is played with a "chibi-feel."