If that Pokemon doesn't like you, she'll give you a Frustration TM. If she sees that the first Pokemon in your party likes you, she'll give you a Return TM. When a Pokemon reaches this level of happiness, Return is the most effective, measuring up to a base power of 102 (to compare, Body Slam is only 85.)Įvery Sunday, the second happiness rater women will visit the 5th Floor of the Goldenrod PokeMart and give out TMs. I have to admit, this message does give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside. I congratulate you on your bonding skills with computer data. "It looks really happy! It must love you a lot." Return is quite effective now, and when the happiness quota is 220 or greater, the seven Pokemon that evolve through happiness will do so when you raise them to the next level. You've come a long way in becoming friends with your Pokemon. "I get the feeling that it really trusts you." You're getting there, and the appropriate Pokemon only have a little bit of happiness left to achieve before they can evolve.
Anyway, Return will be given to you if you have a Pokemon with happiness at least this high. This rating annoys me because most of my Pokemon end up somewhere in this range, meaning I still have a long way to go with the happiness gaining. Unfortunately, Pokemon that evolve through trading will lose their happiness toward you and end up with this Happiness quota when you trade them back. When you catch, hatch or recieve a new Pokemon through a trade, it starts out with this pretty neutral feeling toward you at a happiness value of merely 70. This is when Frustration works the best, especially because you can only get the TM when you have a Pokemon at this happiness quota. Obviously, if you're trying to raise happiness, you're either doing something very wrong, or you're making your Pokemon hate you on purpose (I recall a particular Jigglypuff I made hate me.). She'll give you a general idea of how happy you're Pokemon is, but she won't tell you your Pokemon's exact Happiness quota. The first lady can be found just north of the Bike Shop on the east side of town. In Goldenrod City, there are two women who will determine the happiness of your Pokemon. Pokemon that Evolve from Happiness Pokemon
For a select few Pokemon, evolution can be achieved when the happiness value is maxed out and the Pokemon gains a level after achieving max-out of happiness. For most Pokemon, this value merely determines the power of Frustration (your Pokemon has a low happiness value) and Return (high happiness). A hidden value from 0 to 255 called Happiness is given to all Pokemon in the game, determining how well you've tamed each of your Pokemon. In Pokemon Gold and Silver, a new type of evolution was introduced. POKEMON GOLD, SILVER AND CRYSTAL HAPPINESS GUIDE Introduction