Useful Characters

Like with Pokémon's previous iterations, this game has various people dotted around the region who have the ability to aid you in various ways. While many features such as Name Rater and Move Reminder have all been remoevd to the Pokémon's Summary options, there are many characters around Paldea that can help you. This page is to detail those characters

IV Judge

Location: Pokémon Centers

Details:
The IV Judge, while not a person, is unlocked in this game after you have finished The Way Home. Go to a Pokémon Center and you will unlock the IV Judge. When in your boxes, press the + Button on your controller and you'll be able to check your Pokémon's IVs.

Specific IVs
IV Total	Statement
31	Best
30	Fantastic
26 to 29	Very Good
16 to 25	Pretty Good
1 to 15	Decent
0	No Good
IV Total
IV Total	Statement
151 to 186	Amazing stats!
121 to 150	Great stats
91 to 120	Good stats
0 to 90	OK stats

Friendship Checker

Location: Cascarrafa

In the center of the city by the fountain, you will find a woman and her Marill who will check your Pokémon's Friendship. This person will give you a phrase to denote your Pokémon's happiness. If your Pokémon is completely happy, you will be given the Best Friends Ribbon

Statement	Friendship Checker Description	Bonus
Oh my gosh! What happened between you two?! There's not even a smidge of friendship here!	0	None
Are you two just starting to get to know each other? I'm sensing some awkwardness here...	1-29	None
You two seem kinda neutral—like you don't mind each other. I hope you get closer!	30-79	None
You're starting to get friendly. I bet you'll get along better soon!	80-129	None
You're getting along well...but I'm sure you could get way friendlier!	130-179	None
You're good friends, all right! You definitely enjoy each other's company!	180-219	10% chance of preventing itself being prevented from being knocked out from a move
Wow, you're pretty great friends! You sure mean a lot to each other.	220-254	Text boxes indicate what it's doing in battle 15% chance of preventing itself being prevented from being knocked out from a move Increase of experience gained from battle of 20% 20% Chance of recovering from status conditions by itself
Whoa, you're the best friends ever! I can tell just being together gives you warm fuzzies!	255	Text boxes indicate what it's doing in battle 20% chance of preventing itself being prevented from being knocked out from a move Increase of experience gained from battle of 20% 20% Chance of recovering from status conditions by itself 10% Slim chance of avoiding opponents moves Critical Hit ratio increased by a factor of 2

Effort Ribbon

Location: Levincia

In the southern part of the city, you will see a woman and her Luxio who will check your Pokémon's Effort Values. Even though you can check the values yourself in the status screen by pressing the X button to see the graph, you can check with this character to see if you have maxed it. If you have, she will give you an Effort Ribbon.

Hyper Training

Location: Montenevera

By the Pokémon Center in Montenevera, you will find a man and his Abomasnow. He will offer you a chance to Hyper Train your Pokémon, bringing 1 or more of its IVs up to maximum in exchange for a Bottle Cap or Golden Bottle Cap.

In a change from prior games, this can now be done on Pokémon Level 50 and above

Changing Tera Types

Location: Medali

There is a way to change a Pokémon's Tera Type. After completing the Medali Gym, go to the restaurant in Medali where you can exchange 50 of one type of Tera Shard to get a meal that will change your Pokémon's Tera Type to that type. These items can be found randomly on the ground throughout Paldea or as Raid Rewards