Editing Friendship

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[[File:PB Friendship Level.png|thumb|right|150px|The hearts that display a Pikmin's friendship level.]]
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'''Friendship''' is a game mechanic in {{pb}}, where every [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] has its own friendship level. Friendship is shown in the form of hearts. The lowest possible friendship is 0 filled hearts, and the maximum is 4 filled hearts. Getting a Pikmin to maximum friendship is a way to get [[Decor Pikmin]].

==Raising friendship==
[[File:PB Friendship Nectar Tutorial.png|thumb|right|200px|A Pikmin gaining some friendship by drinking a ball of nectar.]]
A Pikmin's friendship level can be increased by feeding it [[nectar]] in the [[Pikmin Bloom interface#Garden|garden screen]], sending it on an [[expedition]], or sending it on a [[challenge]].

Each heart of friendship requires 53 points of friendship to fill, so reaching 4 hearts requires a total of 212 friendship points. (To note is that the first, second, and last points of friendship gain within one heart do not visibly change its appearance, while the rest do.) The friendship points gained from various actions are as follows:
*Feeding [[nectar]] to a Pikmin gives 1 friendship point.
**When a Pikmin has had 4 [[petal]]s plucked from it, feeding it nectar will give a bonus 10 friendship points on top of the 1 it would usually get.
**Feeding special nectar to a Pikmin gives 53 friendship points, or one full heart.
*Sending a Pikmin on an [[expedition]] gives 1 friendship point.
*Sending a Pikmin on a [[challenge]] gives 6 friendship points.

===Strategy===
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The most efficient way to raise a Pikmin's friendship is to feed it 5 nectar in a row (making sure the first is not white nectar if the Pikmin starts with a leaf). This is because the fifth feeding gives a major boost to friendship, enough to fill a fifth of a heart. A Pikmin will visibly hesitate before taking the nectar on the fifth feeding, which is how you can tell you're up to it. This strategy uses a lot of nectar for a large squad, so it can only be done occasionally; it is recommended to do it when nectar numbers are higher and petal numbers are lower, and to save fruit expeditions until after doing it.

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==Effects of friendship==
When a Pikmin that didn't come from a [[huge seedling]] reaches the maximum friendship level of 4 hearts, a new [[expedition]] for a gift box will appear. The Pikmin that reached 4 hearts can be sent on this expedition, and upon getting back to the player, will turn into a [[Decor Pikmin]].

Pikmin with a higher friendship level are stronger in [[challenge]]s. The number of completed hearts a Pikmin has is used in the formula to calculate its attack power.

==History==
The following changes have been made to friendship over time:
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!Changes
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|{{date|10|December|2021}}
|*Adjusted the friendship system: number of points per heart increased from 50 to 53 (and points for special nectar adjusted accordingly), points provided by [[expedition]]s reduced from 10 to 1
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|{{date|24|February|2022}}
|*Temporarily increased points provided by [[challenge]]s from 3 to 6
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==See also==
*[[Maturity]]
*[[Heart]]

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