The only way to check a Pokémon’s Friendship is by consulting a Friendship Rater NPC. There are two Friendship Raters in the game – both are located somewhere in Goldenrod City, but one of them will only show up on Sundays.
- Friendship Checker #1 (Available 24/7): Inside a small house in the eastern part of Goldenrod City.
- Friendship Checker #2 (Available Sundays): Behind the counter in the Goldenrod Dept. Store, 5F.
Friendship Raters will never give you a specific numeric value for your Pokémon’s happiness. Instead, they’ll make a qualitative comment such as “It looks happy.” Further in this guide we’ll provide a table to translate their comments into numeric friendship values.
Tip: For more information on Friendship check out our full guide to the Happiness mechanic in Pokémon Crystal.
Goldenrod Friendship Rater (Always Available)
The main Friendship Rater can be found in a small house on the eastern side of the main road in Goldenrod City.
Here’s how to get there:
From the Pokémon Center, get on the main road and go north. Then turn right before reaching the railroad tracks.
Follow this road as it turns south, and you’ll see the Friendship Rater’s house right away.
Go inside and talk to the girl in the blue dress to check your Pokémon’s bond with you.
Make sure the Pokémon you want to check is at the top of your party.
She won’t give you numbers, but we know what each of her comments means since they each correlate with a range of Friendship values:
| Goldenrod Friendship Checker Comments | |
|---|---|
| Comment | Approx. Friendship |
| It looks really happy! It must love you a lot. | 250-255 (max.) |
| I get the feeling that it really trusts you. | 200-249 |
| It’s friendly toward you. It looks sort of happy. | 150-199 |
| It’s quite cute. | 100-149 |
| You should treat it better. It’s not used to you. | 50-99 |
| It doesn’t seem to like you at all, it looks mean. | 0-49 |
Dept. Store Friendship Rater (Sundays Only)
The other Friendship Rater is available at the Goldenrod Dept. Store (5F) on Sundays.
Tip: You can check the day of the week by going into the START menu and checking your PokéGear.
Go to the Dept. Store (across the street from the Pokémon Center) on a Sunday.
Enter the elevator.
Then choose the fifth floor (5F) on the panel in the top right.
There should be a woman in a red dress standing behind the counter, next to the usual clerk.
Talk to her, and she’ll tell you one of three things about the first Pokémon in your party:
| Dept. Store Friendship Checker Comments | |
|---|---|
| Comment | Approx. Friendship |
| It’s very attached to you. This move should be perfect for a pair like you. | 150-255 (max.) |
| It’s adorable! You should teach it good TM moves. | 50-149 |
| It looks evil. How about this TM for it? | 0-49 |
The fun part about this Friendship Checker is that she’ll give you a Technical Machine depending on your results:
- Pokémon in the 150-255 range get TM27 Return.
- Pokémon in the 0-49 range get TM21 Frustration.
These moves deal damage depending on your Pokémon’s Friendship level.
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