How does friendship work in Legends: Z-A?

Question

I was able to evolve my eevee into umbreon but it had me wondering how exactly friendship works in this game

Comments

I know you can spam cafes to boost your friendship (it usually takes about 4-5 to reach happiness evolution). Ik this isn't an answer, but I just wanted it on here for anyone else with this q until it's answered

Answer 1

The amount of friendship gained or lost depends on the action taken and the amount of friendship that the Pokemon already has.

As a result, it is more readable to just show this table:

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Notable actions that do not affect friendship:

• Steps
• Gaining EXP (set to always add a value of 0)
• Breaking obstacles, such as Mega Crystals
• Winning battles, including Z-A Royale battles and Rogue Mega Evolution battles

Visiting cafes is the most efficient method for quickly raising the friendship of a single Pokemon, but repeatedly choosing the "Hang out with your Pokémon" option at benches is also a good option if you want to raise friendship with your whole team or don't want to spend money.

Credit to @Sibuna_Switch on Twitter for this chart