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Friend Areas are areas that can be reached by going left from your Team Base until you hit a pathway going left. When you reach that a list will appear with all of your recruited Pokémon listed. You can change the order they are listed in by hitting .

Friend areas can be achieved three different ways.

1. Buy them from Jigglypuff's store, located next to Felicity Bank in Pokémon Square.
2. Rescue a Pokémon offering a Friend Area as an award for completing the mission.
3. After you beat the game some Legendary Pokémon should be possible to recruit now. It is not possible to buy their Friend Areas, so they will give theirs to you once they join your rescue team.

Contents 1 Buyable friend areas 1.1 Available at the beginning 1.2 Unlocked as the game progresses 2 Gained through missions 3 Gained by requiting a specific Pokémon

[edit] Buyable friend areas

[edit] Available at the beginning

After saving Diglett at Mt. Steel friend areas will become available the next day. Wigglytuff will give you 2 friend areas for free: Wild Plains and Mist-Rise Forest. After getting them Magnemite shows up and is able to get Wigglytuff to also give you the Power Plant friend area so Magnemite can join the rescue team.

Name	Price	Pokémon recruits unlocked
Wild Plains	100	Rattata, Raticate, Ekans, Arbok, Farfetch'd, Drowzee, Hypno, Poochyena, Mightyena, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Zangoose, Seviper
Mist-Rise Forest	150	Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree, Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Ledyba, Ledian, Yanma, Wurmple, Silcoon, Beautifly, Cascoon, Dustox
Power Plant	600	Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Electrode, Electabuzz, Elekid

Here are the newly available friend areas you can now buy from Wigglytuff.

Name	Price	Pokémon recruits unlocked
Mt. Deepgreen	130	Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Cubone, Marowak, Gligar, Shuckle, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Spoink, Grumpig, Spinda
Safari	700	Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Doduo, Dodrio, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Kangaskhan, Tauros, Phanpy, Donphan, Miltank
Flyaway Forest	550	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Togepi, Togetic, Natu, Xatu, Murkrow, Swablu, Altaria
Overgrown Forest	600	Scyther, Pinsir, Sudowoodo, Scizor, Heracross, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile, Kecleon
Mushroom Forest	500	Paras, Parasect, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Shroomish, Breloom
Transform Forest	500	Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon
Rub-a-Dub River	500	Goldeen, Seaking, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Volbeat, Illumise
Tadpole Pond	500	Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Surskit, Masquerain
Peanut Swamp	2500	Wooper, Quagsire, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Barboach, Whiscash
Jungle	800	Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Tangela, Bellossom, Sunkern, Sunflora, Tropius
Decrepit Lab	1000	Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, Mr. Mime, Ditto, Porygon, Porygon2
Mt. Discipline	1200	Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Tyrogue, Hitmontop, Makuhita, Hariyama, Meditite, Medicham
Thunder Meadow	1000	Sentret, Furret, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Electrike, Plusle, Minun, Castform, Chimecho
Ravaged Field	1000	Spearow, Fearow, Skarmory, Houndour, Houndoom
Magnetic Quarry	1000	Beldum, Metang, Metagross

[edit] Unlocked as the game progresses

Name	Price	Pokémon recruits unlocked
Beau Plains	600	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Taillow, Swellow, Roselia
Bountiful Sea	5500	Tentacool, Tentacruel, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Shellder, Cloyster, Staryu, Starmie, Slowking
Treasure Sea	5500	Horsea, Seadra, Remoraid, Octillery, Kingdra, Carvanha, Sharpedo, Anorith, Armaldo, Luvdisc
Serene Sea	8000	Qwilfish, Mantine, Wailmer, Wailord
Deep-Sea Floor	5500	Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, Chinchou, Lanturn, Lileep, Cradily, Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss, Relicanth
Shallow Beach	5000	Krabby, Kingler, Corsola, Wingull, Pelipper
Mt. Cleft	5000	Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Rainbow Peak	6500	Ho-Oh
Scorched Plains	5000	Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken
Sacred Field	6500	Raikou, Entei, Suicune
Energetic Forest	5000	Pikachu, Raichu, Meowth, Persian, Mankey, Primeape, Snorlax, Pichu, Aipom, Stantler, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Skitty, Delcatty
Secretive Forest	6500	Venonat, Venomoth, Spinarak, Ariados, Pineco, Forretress, Nincada, Ninjask, Shedinja
Turtleshell Pond	5500	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Psyduck, Golduck, Marill, Azumarill, Azurill, Corphish, Crawdaunt
Mystic Lake	2500	Lapras, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite
Waterfall Lake	3500	Magikarp, Gyarados, Feebas, Milotic
Poison Swamp	8500	Grimer, Muk, Koffing, Weezing, Gulpin, Swalot
Echo Cave	7500	Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Wobbuffet, Dunsparce, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Nosepass, Mawile, Wynaut
Cryptic Cave	6500	Mewtwo
Crater	7500	Magmar, Slugma, Magcargo, Magby, Numel, Camerupt, Torkoal
Furnace Desert	8500	Sandshrew, Sandslash, Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon, Cacnea, Cacturne
Aged Chamber AN	5500	Unown (A-N)
Aged Chamber O?	5500	Unown (O-Z + ! + ?)
Ancient Relic	8000	Aerodactyl, Baltoy, Claydol, Regirock, Regice, Registeel
Frigid Cavern	9000	Jynx, Swinub, Piloswine, Delibird, Smoochum, Snorunt, Glalie
Ice Floe Beach	9500	Seel, Dewgong, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Southern Island	9500	Latias, Latios
Final Island	8500	Mew

[edit] Gained through missions

On rare occasions a mission on the bulletin board will appear that offers a friend area as an award. This is an example of why it is important to check the board every chance you get to check for new missions.

Name	Pokémon recruits unlocked
Boulder Cave	Diglett, Dugtrio, Onix, Steelix
Dragon Cave	Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence
Blue Sky Plains	Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Lickitung, Chansey, Igglybuff, Girafarig, Snubbull, Granbull, Smeargle, Blissey, Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
Blue Sky Meadow	Lucario
Mt.Moonview	Clefairy, Clefable, Cleffa, Lunatone, Solrock, Jirachi

[edit] Gained by requiting a specific Pokémon

These friend areas will be free but can only be gained once a specific Pokémon has joined your rescue team.

Name	How to achieve	Pokémon recruit unlocked
Stratos Lookout	Recruit Rayquaza	Rayquaza
Enclosed Island	Recruit Deoxys	Deoxys
Deep-Sea Current	Recruit Lugia	Lugia
Seafloor Cave	Recruit Kyogre	Kyogre
Darkness Ridge	Recruit Absol when you are a fugitive.	Absol, Vulpix, Ninetales, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Misdreavus, Sneasel, Sableye, Shuppet, Banette, Duskull, Dusclops
Volcanic Pit	Recruit Groudon	Groudon
Legendary Island	Recruit Zapdos, Articuno, or Moltres	Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres
Healing Forest	Recruit Celebi	Celebi