Pokémon Camp

Pokémon Camp is the spiritual successor to Pokémon Refresh and Pokémon Amie. You can make camp anywhere in the game and play with your Pokémon. Unlike the previous games, you can have all six Pokémon out at once.

When they're out, they will interact with you and each other. You can play with them using various bouncy balls and Poké Toys, and you can cook curry together.

In Pokémon Camp, you can talk to your Pokémon to see how they are doing and check their friendship with you.

You can play with your Pokémon using the Poké Toy and a variety of toy balls. Playing with and talking with your Pokémon in camp will not only improve their friendship with you, but will also increase their experience based on how much you played with them.

Additional balls are unlocked as you improve your Curry Dex. Each ball has a different appearance and bounces a little differently.

Each Pokémon has a sociability stat which increases when it interacts with other Pokémon in Camp or when you make curry with it. The higher their sociability, the more likely you attract wild Pokémon when making curry. A Pokémon can only become more sociable if there are at least 2 Pokémon on the team. You can call over multiple Pokémon at once and talk to them to assess their sociability.

In Galar, you'll be able to collect a myriad of different ingredients. These can be used in the creation of curry, a dish well loved in Galar. By using the ingredients, you can make a curry, fan the flames, and then taste it. Based on the ingredients you use, your Pokémon will get various boosts. These include:

• Friendship Increase
• Healing
• Boosting experience
• Sociability Increase

When cooking curry in camp on the routes in Galar, you can attract wild Pokémon from the area if your party Pokémon are feeling sociable. These Pokémon will join your team if you have a Poké Ball, Great Ball, or Ultra Ball in your bag. This mechanic does not occur in any of the towns or Wild Areas.

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Your party Pokémon can rarely bring you items they have found in camp. This is triggered by playing with you or cooking curry together. After 5 minutes of idle time, a Pokémon may run up to you with an item. The chance of finding an item is based on Friendship for your own Pokémon and Sociability for outsider Pokémon.

The items available are different for each area, but generally consist of ingredients, Poké Balls, valuable items, berries, and cooking ingredients.

When in the Wild Area, you'll often find other players' Pokémon Camps. These will appear when you've connected to other players online or locally. The routes around Galar often have NPC camps that you can join. You can join either type of camp with one of your Pokémon. You can play with the Pokémon there or cook curry together.

You can play with up to four different players either locally or online. The more players helping cook curry, the higher the quality.