Pokémon Friends

Friends redirects here. For the NPC friends of player characters, see Friend.

Not to be confused with Pokémon Frienda.

Pokémon Friends ポケモンフレンズ
Logo of Pokémon Friends
Basic info
Platform:	Nintendo Switch, iOS, iPadOS, Android
Category:	Puzzle
Players:	1
Connectivity:	N/A
Developer:	The Pokémon Company (Wonderfy, Inc., The Pokémon Works, h.a.n.d., Inc.)
Publisher:	Nintendo/The Pokémon Company
Part of:	Generation IX spin-off
Ratings
CERO:	A
ESRB:	E
ACB:	G
OFLC:	N/A
PEGI:	3
GRAC:	ALL
GSRR:	0+
Release dates
Japan:	July 22, 2025
North America:	July 22, 2025
Australia:	July 22, 2025
Europe:	July 22, 2025
South Korea:	July 22, 2025
Hong Kong:	July 22, 2025
Taiwan:	July 22, 2025
Websites
Japanese:	Official website
English:	Official website Pokémon.com
Japanese boxart Japanese logo of Pokémon Friends

Pokémon Friends (Japanese: ポケモンフレンズ Pokémon Friends) is a spin-off Pokémon game for the Nintendo Switch, iOS, iPadOS, and Android. It was released worldwide on July 22, 2025.

The game was announced worldwide on July 22, 2025, at 10 p.m. JST via Pokémon Presents.

Mobile versions of the game are free-to-start, but have a limit on the amount of puzzles that can be solved per day. The Nintendo Switch version is paid, but includes the "Basic Pack" DLC (which removes the daily limit) by default.

Blurb

■ Packed with Puzzles
Pokémon Friends has over 1,200 puzzles, ranging from quick brainteasers to genuine head-scratchers.

■ Knit New Friends
Solve puzzles to get yarn that you can use to make a plethora of plush Pokémon pals!

■ Trouble in Think Town
Think Town’s plush-loving populace needs your help! Can your savvy puzzle-solving skills weave wonder back into their lives?

■ Play Every Day
Stamp your calendar to commemorate the day’s puzzles, then hop into your catalog to admire your Pokémon friends!

■ Personalize Your Perfect Plush Room
Decorate your very own plush rooms with fun furniture, cute wallpaper, and plush galore! Mix and match delightful decorations to create the perfect vibe for your one-of-a-kind space.

■ Fun for the Whole Family
Up to five save files means everyone can have a turn!

Gameplay

In Pokémon Friends, the player assumes the role of an enterprising plush maker who just arrived in Think Town, a place known for its production of Pokémon plush. In order to make Pokémon plush, they must untangle their yarn by solving various puzzles. One ball of yarn is earned after solving a series of three puzzles, and it can then be put into the Plush-O-Matic to make plush.

In the mobile version, yarn can only be untangled once per day, though the player is allowed to untangle yarn twice on their first day. In the Nintendo Switch version—or in the mobile version after purchasing the Basic Pack DLC—the limit on the number of times yarn can be untangled per day is customizable. It can be limited to anywhere from 1 to 10 times per day, or the limit can be removed entirely. The first time yarn is untangled each day, the player can place a stamp on their calendar to indicate that they solved puzzles that day.

Plush rooms are unlocked after the player makes their first plush. Plush and furniture can be placed in plush rooms for display. In the mobile version, only one plush room is available by default. In the Nintendo Switch version, three plush rooms are available by default. Additional rooms can be made available in both versions by purchasing DLC.

Friend quests are unlocked after the player completes each of the first 10 puzzles once (in the mobile version, this takes two days). These quests are offered by residents of Think Town who are looking for plush. If the player can give the resident a plush that meets their requirements, the resident will reward the player with a piece of furniture. This also increases the player's friendship level with the people of Think Town, which rewards the player with new stamps to use on their calendar.

DLC

Additional puzzles and features are available to purchase, divided into packs.^[1]

Purchasing any DLC pack will include the following:

• 6 additional types of yarn can be obtained when solving puzzles: Frosty Yarn, Hardy Yarn, Creepy Yarn, Fantasy Yarn, Toothy Yarn, and Feathery Yarn.
• The ability to change the wallpaper in the plush room is unlocked.

Basic Pack

This pack is included by default in the paid Nintendo Switch version of the game. Mobile versions can purchase it separately.

• The daily puzzle limit is removed.
• The calendar feature allows for viewing past records up to 10 years back. Puzzles from the current month and two previous months can also be revisited and replayed.
• 20 additional puzzles: Pansage and Pals Café, Makuhita's Mighty Moves, Find the Froakie!, Last Balloon Left, Lotad's Ferry Service, Pumpkaboo's Shadow Show, Flight Paths, Medal Match, Secret Stone, Klefki's Keys, Shine on Cherrim, Take It for a Spin!, Dig, Drilbur, Dig!, Tidy Toxel's Toys, Count on Gimmighoul, Perfect Fit, Squirtle the Gardener, Wooloo's Way Home, Pattern Path, and Tandemaus Teamwork.
• 50 additional plush can be crafted: Pidgey, Raichu, Growlithe, Hisuian Growlithe, Arcanine, Hisuian Arcanine, Slowpoke, Gengar, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Snorlax, Larvitar, Poochyena, Gardevoir, Skitty, Swablu, Spheal, Metagross, Rayquaza, Starly, Buneary, Lopunny, Garchomp, Lucario, Leafeon, Petilil, Zorua, Hisuian Zorua, Vanillite, Goodra, Rowlet, Decidueye, Litten, Popplio, Pyukumuku, Mimikyu, Zeraora, Rookidee, Yamper, Toxel, Alcremie, Snom, Pawmot, Fidough, Cetoddle, Curly Form Tatsugiri, Droopy Form Tatsugiri, Stretchy Form Tatsugiri, and Clodsire.
• 2 additional setups can be saved for the plush room.
• 3 new wallpapers for the plush room: Pika Playroom, Meadow Room, and Cozy Cabin Room.
• 6 new furniture items available by completing friend quests: A Piplup chair, an Alolan Vulpix sofa, a Magikarp trampoline, a Goodra slide, a Poliwag shelf, and a Plusle and Minun shelf.

Puzzle On! Pack #1

• 10 additional puzzles: Tinkatuff Tunneling, Morpeko Medals, How Many More?, Smeargle's Picky Palette, Square Solver, Operation: Bath Time, Yamper the Champ, Magnezone March, Cyndaquil's Light Show, and Hole-y Moly!
• 40 additional plush can be crafted: Alolan Raichu, Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew, Jigglypuff, Lapras, Dragonite, Mew, Furret, Natu, Espeon, Umbreon, Tyranitar, Torchic, Flygon, Altaria, Jirachi, Turtwig, Piplup, Bidoof, Gible, Riolu, Froslass, Shaymin (Land Forme), Munna, Venipede, Scolipede, Whimsicott, Minccino, Joltik, Litwick, Cubchoo, Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Greninja, Fletchling, Espurr, Slurpuff, Applin, and Pincurchin.
• 1 additional setup can be saved for the plush room.
• 4 new wallpapers for the plush room: Bright Beach Room, Seaside Sunset Room, Fantasy Forest Room, and Sunlit Forest Room.
• 15 new furniture items available by completing friend quests: A starry wading pool, a seashell floatie, a dotted boat, a sweet seat, a cloud shelf, a bubble shelf, a mushroom stool, a stump seat, a leaf bed, an acorn seat, a nest shelf, a mushroom shelf, a rainbow sofa, a Poké Ball pond, and a fountain seat.

Puzzle On! Pack #2

• 10 additional puzzles: Who Goes Where?, Don't Wake Gengar!, Blocked Boxes, Topsy-Turvy Espeon, Stamp-n-Roll, Bricks and Ladders, Porygon's Lab, Tricky Triangle, Pairing Up Pokémon, and Bye-Bye, Balloons.
• 40 additional plush can be crafted: Clefairy, Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix, Farfetch'd, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Mareep, Quagsire, Delibird, Treecko, Mudkip, Bagon, Salamence, Chimchar, Pachirisu, Croagunk, Glaceon, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Archen, Larvesta, Sylveon, Dedenne, Goomy, Pumpkaboo, Gourgeist, Rockruff, Stufful, Skwovet, Corviknight, Eldegoss, Tinkaton, Slither Wing, Frigibax, Gholdengo, Koraidon, Maushold (Family of Four), and Miraidon.
• 1 additional setup can be saved for the plush room.
• 4 new wallpapers for the plush room: Planet Playroom, Cute Constellation Room, Sunny Garden Party Room, and Starry Garden Party Room.
• 15 new furniture items available by completing friend quests: A moon seat, a planet seat, a cosmic bed, a UFO seat, a shooting-star shelf, a rocket shelf, a tart plush bed, a fancy platter, a macaron seat, a cookie sofa, a rose shelf, a ribbon shelf, a height chart, a jewelry-box seat, and gift-box seats.

Staff

Main article: Staff of Pokémon Friends

Version history

Compatibility

Pokémon Friends can be played on the following systems and mobile devices.^[2]

Nintendo Switch

Available both on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
Nintendo Switch – OLED Model and Nintendo Switch Lite are also supported.

Mobile devices

iOS and iPadOS devices running iOS 16/iPadOS 16 or newer.
Android devices running Android Pie (9.0) or newer.
Memory: at least 3GB of RAM is recommended.

Release

Pokémon Friends was released in all countries with access to the App Store or Google Play Store except Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, mainland China, Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Eritrea, Georgia, Gibraltar, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Libya, the Maldives, Mali, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nauru, Russia, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tonga, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Vietnam, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

Although the trailer on the official Dutch YouTube channel claims that it was released on the Nintendo eShop, App Store, and Google Play Store,^[3] only the Nintendo Switch version was released on the Nintendo eShop in Belgium and the Netherlands.^[4][5] No reference to the game was made in the Dutch or Belgian press releases.^[6][7]

Gallery

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  Icon on Nintendo Switch
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  Icon on mobile devices

Trivia

• There are a few things on the home screen that can be interacted with besides the buttons; in the Nintendo Switch version, these can only be activated when the system is in handheld mode.
  • Tapping the Baltoy toy will cause it to briefly rock from side to side.
  • Tapping the plant pot housing a Pokémon toy will cause various actions to occur depending on the season:
    • In summer, the Sunflora toy will also rock from side to side.
    • In fall, the Sudowoodo toy will shift its arms.
  • Tapping the Wingull toy, which is unlocked after reaching friendship level 2, will cause it to swing around.
  • Tapping the Dodrio toy, which is unlocked after reaching friendship level 3, will cause it to act like a drinking bird.
  • Tapping the window three times will cause it to open and a Cottonee (for summer) or Hoppip (for fall) will float in and land on the windowsill for a moment; the window closes after the Pokémon leaves.
  • Occasionally, a Spinarak will appear when the screen is first loaded, hanging from the ceiling by a thread. Tapping Spinarak will cause its thread to break, and it scuttles towards the camera and disappears.

In other languages

References

External links

• Pokémon Friends on the App Store
• Pokémon Friends on the Play Store

Related articles

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