Pokémon Friends Positive Reviews
To sum it all up: you probably don’t want to play thisThis is a very cute little puzzle game. You got my goat Sabeleye in there with his own minigame, you got a cute scorbunny minigame, a lot of fun stuff like that! After playing a batch of three mini games, you get some yarn, which you pop in a little machine to make cute plushies! On my first day, I got a scorbunny, charmander, psyduck, and a pikachu. But this game is what we in the biz call malnourished. You get one minigame A DAY. ONE. You can pay 10$ to get infinite minigames plays, which honestly doesn’t sound like that bad of a deal. You can even get more with little puzzle packs! But don’t expect a good free experience from this game. Only good if you aren’t paying if you’re a REALLY hardcore fan, and at that point, just drop the ten bucks. I give this game a “why was this announced at a Pokemon Presents”/6 out of 10..Time2trVersion: 1.0
Time Limit Feels ConstrainingHi! So I want to start this off by saying I love this game. The puzzles are unique and fun. The plushies are super adorable. The side missions are hilarious (still love the detective dude who wanted a Mimikyu plush so he could study what was underneath the disguise lol). But there’s one thing that’s been becoming more and more restrictive the longer I’ve been playing and it’s the 1 minute time limit you have to solve a group of puzzles.
I understand why the time limit is there. It increases the difficulty. However, as you get higher in the challenge levels for some of those puzzles (looking at you - Stamp Box & Squirtle Garden & Release the Pokemon from the Box), the time limit begins to feel unreasonable. It’s becoming increasingly frustrating that I will be able to successfully solve these puzzles at these higher difficulties but because it took me 20 seconds to find that solution I don’t have time for the other rounds. Especially for the ones that require you to solve 5-6 rounds.
Could we have an option in settings to disable this time limit? I think it’ll be conducive to promoting a longevity if players don’t feel like they’re being forced to choose between speed and actually learning how to solve the puzzle. I would prefer a “life” system where you can only make a certain amount of mistakes per puzzle before you fail and receive the same penalty that already exists for failing to complete in the time limit..OctoAriVersion: 1.0.3
Cute but kinda greedyIt’s a super cute game. The puzzles are cute and so are the plushies. I’m excited to see more design options for the room. On a minor note the only thing I would change is sometimes it feels a bit janky to place the plushies, especially since it’s in 3D and there’s actual dimension to the room. On a major issue is wow, the passes are a lot. I don’t mind that there’s limited puzzles, it makes it so you go a steady pace and don’t rush through the game immediately. But the adds are absurdly priced for what’s basically a puzzle minigame compilation. If you want the whole game it’s gone set you back at least $35 dollars and that’s with the bundle. Buying packs individually will set you back $40. While I can understand making something like lifting the limit cost money it’s upsetting to see that quite a few Pokemon and minigames are locked behind extra packs. I would understand the need for DLC maybe to make special variants of Pokemon plushies but immediately having pricey dlc locking 130 Pokemon and 40 puzzles is just kinda yucky. While I’m not sure how much yarn there is it seems you can only make 4 Pokemon with each. Which so far is pretty much just starters and popular Pokemon.
I understand wanting to make money even off a simple app but pricey DLC to unlock basic Pokemon and minigames is just ugh. I would be fine with it if it was used just for maybe special variants of plushies and cosmetic changes like special room decor, but it’s not and it feels like a really greedy thing to do on launch. Either don’t lock away basic content or make it cheaper. Most people like the app, it’s really cute and fun. It seems like such a shame that this app will probably disappear within a year like many others because of something like this..VeraccityVersion: 1.0
PuzzlemonI’m not the biggest fan of Pokemon but I do own Pokemon titles, And got this in the phone to see if I should download it for my wife on the switch, IDK how the free version works because let’s be honest it would be extremely limited, it’s meant to be purchased, But you do get a lot here with unlimited plays. I do wish there was more to do in the town but according to Pokemon direct they will be doing that with future updates and add a lot more, As long as they do that me and the wife will be happy. 12 levels of skill for each puzzle and playing it once doesn’t automatically mean next level you need it based on time as well and they get tricky! Well worth your time and money if you enjoy puzzle games! But add more content for the fans 🫡🌟.T0ucH30Version: 1.0
Good puzzles, clearly cashgrabbingThe puzzles are good, the fact I can only do three a day isn’t a major problem for me, but the quests have become a problem. I have one quest available to me, and have been locked behind one quest for weeks because the person is requesting two large plushes. The issue is that if you don’t buy the expansions, the ONLY large plush is Psyduck. In order to make specific plushes you need two of the yarn, and I have gotten a single water yarn in three weeks. I need four total in order to make it past this one and only quest I am allowed to do. There is no good reason that this oversight of only one large plush being in the free version has occurred, and has made progression impossible because of this hyper specific quest that recurs with each of the sizes..Autin_AbeVersion: 1.0.2
Fun But Very Little To DoWhen my bf told me about a pokemon puzzle game, I got excited. I really love pokemon ever since I started playing and streaming it. I really love this game, especially when you can decorate your home with plushies.
However, ever since I started playing “Pokemon Friends”, it has been underwhelming. There’s not a lot to do after finishing three puzzles. I do wish there’s an update to do either limited puzzles or at least 10 to 20 puzzles a day. And daily quest options too would be amazing as well.
Ngl, seeing the “Shop” option disappointed me as well. I love pokemon, but I’m not spending any money in a game, if it doesn’t have a lot of content happening and more activities to do other than 3 available puzzles..Red_jasiVersion: 1.0
Fun for any puzzle fanI started out with just playing for free for a few weeks, and I think that was the right way to go. The puzzles get harder as you go, and they end up quite challenging, even for an adult, by the highest level since the time limit is so strict!
I ended up buying the Basic Pack and am happy with the additional puzzles and plushies. With the Basic Pack, you can choose how much you want to play, either unlimited or set the number of plays per day. It set it to 3.
The minigames have a solid art style and offer a variety of brain teasers. Some of them are the exact types of puzzles seen in older main-series Pokemon games, such as the Pikachu game using the same rules/skills as Wallace’s/Juan’s gym puzzle in Hoenn.
The plush are cute and what I tried the game for, but I’d say it’s the weaker part of the game. It’s fun to see which plush you get, but the actual room customization is bare-bones and difficult to control. Some of the quests ask for very specific plush, too, and with how luck-based plush-making is, it’s difficult to fulfill their requests..Ladala99Version: 1.0.2
Differences between free and paidEdit: I have now purchased all versions and can provide more insight.
This mobile version of the game is basically a free trial—you can play once or twice a day, and kind of get a grip for how it feels, you can see if you like it or not.
The Basic Pass/Switch Edition is, well, a basic version of the game with way more plushes, unlimited plays, and different types of yarn to make new Pokemon plush friends with. It’s ten dollars which I think is very worth it for the base game.
Overall, I’d recommend this game—it’s very safe, comforting, and family friendly, and the puzzles go from easy to slightly more challenging the better you get—I believe there are 10 mini game ranks, each one harder than the last.
However if you were to purchase the Basic Pass or anything else, I’d recommend doing it on the switch personally.
Other DLC is a bit pricey to justify buying it and I wish there were more rooms for the price of it. However I’ve had fun with this and find it worth it which is just my 2 cents..EmissaryReviewsVersion: 1.0
Awesome gameI think this game is really fun! The puzzles are so relaxing(except when you have 10 or something seconds left), the plushies have wonderful textures and are so cute, and the fact that you can decorate your room. It’s incredible! What I don’t really like is h9w small the room is. I also wish that I could play puzzles from earlier than just the most recent 6. Other than those small things, this game is awesome. If possible, some new types of yarn with some new plushies would be cool too. And maybe, you should add the ability to trade plushies with other people nearby. Thank you so much for making this game!.DaButterScoutVersion: 1.1.5
Cute and Simple… wait, HOW MUCH for unlimited puzzles?!Full disclaimer: as of writing, it hasn’t even been out for a full day, so this may not reflect the product when this review is publicly visible.
This is a small puzzle minigame collection centered around becoming a plushie maker. First off, the use of the word “plush” to refer to “plushies” is irritating, but I can look past it, mostly.
It’s cute, the puzzles are kind of easy in my opinion but that’s not necessarily bad (and also this game is more meant for kids), runs well despite a concerningly low frame-rate during the save file setup stuff.
There’s just one big problem— the microtransactions.
The Pokemon Company has, frankly, gotten way too comfortable with its microtransaction pricing. Pokemon CafeRemix, another title, already suffers heavily from having passes and packs that cost nearly $20, on top of an $8 monthly pass. It’s irritating, but these are optional, and the extra passes don’t even need to be purchased if you participate enough in the events.
THIS GAME, however?! You are expected to pay AT LEAST $10 to play more than 6 puzzles per day. All of the extra content— plushies of popular pokemon, extra puzzles, and some other junk, costs you OVER $30. This stuff should be in the base game when you consider how simple the game is!!!
To be fair, this game is meant to be played daily, not continuously, so I suppose it’s not the end of the world. But this is not a game I can see the majority of players spending $30 on. THERE ARE FULL INDIE GAMES THAT COST LESS THAN THIS DLC.
I’ll continue playing for now, the game isn’t bad, but PLEASE add the pass content to the base game, or at least SIGNIFICANTLY drop the price. If Deltarune is less expensive than the DLC for your painfully simple mobile puzzle game, something has gone horribly wrong..RedYoshi1011Version: 1.0
Love puzzles, but many limitsI'm a huge pokemon fan who also loves puzzles!! i bought the basic pack and truly love the game, but as you get further along, the puzzles get trickier and i'm constantly running out of time to solve them. if more time could be added to more challenging puzzles OR allow us to gain time from completing a puzzle (because 10 seconds off from making an error is a LOT!!!) would be awesome. i also maxed out my friendship level, but completing the rest of the quests feels impossible with how random obtaining each yarn is. i'd love to be able to unwravel certain plushes i have to gain back the yarn bc i have soooo many extras that i have no use for !!.NO_NAME_HOPE27Version: 1.0.1
Fun but little to doI got the game for little puzzles and I haven’t been upset about it at all really, it’s a free game, but I checked to see all the plushies I could make and there like 14-15 different plushies in total. Which made me wonder why would anyone play this other than for the puzzles but to play the puzzles freely you have to pay $9.99 (and it gives new plushies) but I’m not spending $10 on a puzzle game that has really no content. I want to like it more but unless you drop your card digits the game is nothing but repetition that isn’t even interesting..SunflowerPen_Version: 1.0.2
Fun!!!I enjoyed everything about this game, from the puzzles to the plushies 🥰 I deducted one star though, because the puzzle limit can be too restricting without the Basic Pass, which I bought as soon as I downloaded it.
I do hope they include new features in future updates, like online multiplayer where people can compete for the high score; another online function where people can check out other's rooms for inspiration; a whole rating and categorization system for puzzles like with Big Brain Academy; and finally, please include the Substitute doll!! Pokémon Friends holds a lot of potential!.Kid KecleonVersion: 1.0.1
Love It!Ngl, it’s an amazing game! It’s super easy to start off, so you can get a feel of it. Later on, it gets SO hard, I can’t hardly complete one! Tho it’s still an amazing game, I think it should add some updates, like more plushies, puzzles, and maybe some gamemodes! Such as endless, [you would stop whenever you fail a puzzle] race mode, [race against 1-7 other players to see who completes the puzzles first, in 3 rounds!] and battle mode! [going through many puzzles, getting points based on placement, against 1-7 other players!] anyways, really good game!.GamerDOG_245Version: 1.0.1
It’s fun, but a little pay to play.Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the game and the idea, do puzzles for plushies. Good idea. But you don’t really have much to do. All you do is do unscramble yarn, make pokemon, and give people plushes. But all of that is daily stuff, so I rarely use the game. And you implement it to be usable every second for people who pay. I understand a free to buy game needs some money, but don’t lock the amount of time you want to play behind a paywall. It makes the game less fun to me and others who don’t want to pay. I’d accept the other pay walls, just not the daily one..Jasonbubby07Version: 1.0
Decent, depends what your looking for.So- I love Pokemon. I have great memories with a lot of the games. I loved Pokemon quest, I liked Pokemon cafe, I really enjoy Pokemon TCG pocket, and Pokemon Go is pretty good. I also play the mainline games.
So of course I was excited when I heard about this on the Pokemon direct! I mean, come on! The concept is adorable! Making Pokemon plushies with string from puzzles? Heck yeah!
however, sadly you have to pay 10$ to get unlimited access to mini games. If not, you get about 3 (I think?) and the cooldown is 3 hours.
You have to pay 33$ for everything in the game. That’s outrageous.. over half the price of a mainline game, lol!
I think the 10$ is worth it (though I haven’t bought it yet, just got the game recently) if you enjoy these puzzles a lot. However for some people, they might just like a wordle scenario.
Depends. Cute game, but I need the prices to go lol
⭐️⭐️⭐️ stars.AdNicoDi/willbyers ☆Version: 1.0.1
Great gameI just started playing today and I can already tell that this game is amazing l mean there’s literally over 1,200 puzzles! This game is going to keep me busy for years seriously it limits you to only 6 puzzles a day but that doesn’t really matter because it’s so fun the puzzles are not to hard l love that you can make plush l would love it if they added online or even multiplayer but anyway the Pokémon company has really outdone themselves l hope you enjoy this game.Miles ByrneVersion: 1.0
I really love this game but one problemSo yesterday, my dad got me the basic pack so I can make and do puzzles whatever I want but one problem you see once you unlock the town person or whatever he calls you get a person who requests for like a certain plushy and I did them all and a one cannot pop up and I wait for a few days and still known pop up. Can you please fix this error?.Grace.T.DVersion: 1.0
Its free to play but thats the problem!First don’t worry about the easiness early on. The puzzles get more complicated as you level each one up. Also, if you buy the basic upgrade, you can solve unlimited puzzles in one day and buying more will give you more access to a variety of puzzles. Don’t limit your enjoyment because you are unsure of the quality, because they are worth it!.JMKanoshVersion: 1.0.2
Surprisingly fun gameDid I buy the full combo pass? Yes. I just thought it was cute and I’d rather get this than switch 2 lol. I do rly like the game but have a few requests/suggestions to the devs. Would it be possible to add more rare plushies and tiers of yarns? Shiny pokemon, different pose pokemon (sleeping collection for a limited amount of time?) etc. Also I’d say having more tiers to the yarns so that we can get yarns better than ‘pretty nice’ would be great as well..KjmilyaeVersion: 1.0
I bought Puzzle On! Pack oneYou ONLY get unlimited puzzles if you buy the basic pack for another $10. It seems like for $15, the Puzzle On! packs should also include the unlimited play. I’m confused why this costs so much when it doesn’t include such basic feature. I’m glad I get new plushies and puzzles, but for $15, I assumed the unlimited play would be included. Beware that it’s not, and you’ll have to spend another $10 for that feature..Ap256892Version: 1.0
I love this game but one thingLike it’s a really really good game but why can’t you just get more puzzles a day when you play it like why did you only add 3 puzzles a day and I got pikachu and scorbunny and quakly and a pyduck and then when I came back and I saw pyduck sleeping 💤 and I wanted to untangle more yarn but pyduck was sleeping and I got upset 😢 so please add an update to this game so it will have more than 3 puzzles so pyduck won’t be sleeping please do it.Roran89Version: 1.0.1
Needs moreThis is a great pokemon game and yes I do agree with no more daily only stuff but the creators need money, would you rather have a ad after every untangle or even every game! But that is only one thing we need to discuss,I wish we could have a in game currency what I think, you watch a ad to get 5 or 10 "energy" and each "energy" gives you one untangle yarn (with the games!)
Speaking of it the games get hard way to fast so I think the devs should tone it down
And I think there should add mini game where you decorate a room or a plush and do it agenst each other or a NPC and use energy to do it or get it as a reward or reward yarn.
That concluses my my suggestions please consider my words in to the development of your game.
A reviewer the second.A reviewer the secondVersion: 1.0
More timeI always get on here and I untangle like 2 strands of yarn and it says I can't untangle any more until like 13 hours later. And then I have to leave the game so if you could just give us a like limit of 6 hours of untangling time then I would play it more. But it's not like I don't like the game cause I do but I don't really have anything to do on it. So please give us more time to untangle the string.324 #&Version: 1.0.2
1,200 puzzles.. or not?They say there’s 1,200 puzzles.. in reality it is the same puzzles over and over but with an increase in challenge. There’s like maybe 10, EXCLUDING DLC. Honestly think this will be a game you pick up, play for a week and put back down..Redjasper!Version: 1.0
I really enjoy this.I struggle to understand all the hate this game is getting. I enjoy silly puzzle games to keep my toxic brain busy, and I enjoy things with a Pokémon twist. I decided to buy the basic paid version. Boy, am I glad I did. I now get to play an unlimited amount of games per day (plus a larger pool of games and plush), which also means their difficulties increase quicker; they’re starting to become a slight challenge. No, it’s not free to play, but it is free to try; and I do prefer a one-time buy than getting sucked into multiple micro transactions..MessaaaVersion: 1.0.1
Almost best game ever..1: please let us choose the games we have played.
:2 please let us collect the yarn we want.
Extra note: i am a pikachu fan and my real house is fill of pikachu things and i love how u made this game! I would rate this 5 star if u added these things. But aside from that BEST GAME EVER!!.FyvsjsvjsbVersion: 1.0.4
I wishI wish you could do more levels a day ☹️ but it’s so so soooooo cute, you should try it! Also I get why you don’t let people do more levels you don’t want people to be down on there phones and crash in to people🤣😂 and I respect that! Thank you Nintendo I really love this game :3.Sylveon :3 is the bestVersion: 1.0
Fun daily gameI really enjoy it. I think it was worth paying for but it’s easy to download and play the 3 games daily for awhile to determine if it’s something you want to do more of..KrisBaldwinVersion: 1.1.5
Good daily puzzlerVery good daily puzzler. Never gets super challenging but a fun little morning wake up routine. DLC packs are there to buy if you want more of it but as a quick little morning thing it’s great.ThedranVersion: 1.1.0
It’s OKI don’t mind a game where you play a few puzzles a day. A little more variety and the ability to look at the previous month for a personal flex would be nice. I like to look and see that I’ve played every day. I shouldn’t have to pay for that….Ericacritt90Version: 1.0.2
PleaseThe game is enjoyable but it is the same mini-games everyday and it gets repetitive but the main issue I have with this game is the lack of plushes as the goal is to get lots of them but their is only 5 types available for free and each only have like 4 options the only way to currently get more types of plushes and games is by buying the dlc. This game would be higher if there was just more plushies (please add more yarns and just plush options in general it would push me to play the game more often if I could try and get my favourite Pokemon).DefinitelynamedsteveVersion: 1.0
Cute gameI love these types of mobile puzzle games that have been out forever.
At first I was disappointed that I could only play 3 per day which I think upsets most folks, but I like coming back every day to do my puzzles and collect my plush.
Being able to only play a few puzzles per day keeps me from spending way more time grabbing my phone to play.
My biggest gripe so far is that you can’t look back at the previous month to see your progress and stamps unless you have premium. Even if you premium you can only look at the previous 2 months when you should be able to view all your stamps..GenshroomVersion: 1.0
Well done with expensive purchasesOnly played the first couple of puzzles before being locked out for the day unless I buy the basic pack. The game itself is well done. The puzzles are fairly easy for an adult to start. Curious if they get more difficult later. I just think the packs to unlock more content and unlimited plays are a bit expensive for what they are..Hybrid461Version: 1.0
Game is very fun and satisfying, butYes, this game is very fun and satisfying but if you want to play it more than three times a day then you need to pay $13 to get in infinite games. But at least it’s not something like gems..N1234tVersion: 1.0
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Pokémon Friends Negative Reviews
What is the point of having a timer??It’s one thing to have a timer section, but the whole game hinges on a timer system per puzzle, and to what end? so you can fail a convoluted part, especially in later puxzles where your character moves just as slow but has to make like fifty extra moves and then rather than getting to rack your brain for a solution so you can actually develop a new neuron or a future strategy it generates a different puzzle so you can just pass it to move on, and i’m not gonna go back into the calendar to solve it there for zero reward/point, the point system has no clear pattern so the scores you get might as well be random, the yarn is given out borderline arbitrarily and shafts you if you fail to do the puzzle in time, even by a seconds margin. I’ve never loathed a system more than this game’s, guessing on some puzzles is free, others it’s a penalty, some puzzles aren’t even puzzles, just click bits until everything finally lines up. the fact that it has a $30 dlc option is just the final kick in the teeth — heaven forbid pokemon makes something that doesn’t scalp your wallet. Get rid of the bloody timer, it’s a puzzle not a bomb..-imherecauseyousucked-Version: 1.1.3
Great but…I genuinely have fun playing this every morning and love watching my plushie collection grow! However… The minigames are becoming monotonous because I rarely see some while only ever seemingly getting the others. The yarn you get from your daily games is also confusing? Because I could have 3 separate days with all different minigames but I’ll still get something like sparky yarn.
I have only ever gotten 1 normal yarn and 3 or so grassy yarn. For context: I have been playing since release. Plus there’s a quest that asks for 2 medium sized plushies which is alright, I’m okay with taking time to collect and get to that point! The only problem is… the only medium plushies I have available in base game are in the normal yarn category which, as stated above, I have only recieved 1 of.
I hope to see more minigames, plushies, and yarn types added soon because with the way it is now… the challenge isn’t fun. It’s monotonous and frustrating. The difficulty of the minigames themself is already especially as I am an adult… but with getting the same yarn and the same plushies over and over….DragonlloverVersion: 1.0.2
A predatory game that’s not worth itI don’t have a problem with games that limit how many puzzles you can play per day, but when those puzzles are insultingly simple, it feels condescending. It’s as if the game assumes every player has the attention span and critical thinking of a toddler. The puzzles are so watered down that you can breeze through all six in under a minute without using your brain at all. And the moment you're done, the game hits you with a ten dollar DLC prompt just to experience what should have been part of the base game.
Yes, it’s clearly designed for kids—which isn’t the issue. The real problem is the predatory monetization. The game hides any meaningful content behind a paywall after dangling shallow, two-second puzzles in front of you. It’s manipulative by design, especially toward younger players who are more likely to spend ten, thirty-four, or even more dollars just to feel like they’re actually playing something. This isn’t about delivering a rewarding experience. It’s about exploiting boredom and impatience to squeeze money out of the player.
And for what? A bare-bones, soulless experience that offers zero challenge and isn’t remotely worth the price. There are countless puzzle games out there that are more thoughtful, engaging, and affordable. This game’s entire model is lazy, greedy, and built around deception.
In short, this game is garbage. Go buy Bloons Tower Defense or literally anything else if you want a puzzle experience that’s fun and genuinely challenging for all ages without hiding behind being a free experience..Ht5bgnn(Version: 1.0
Frustratingly terribleThis game was too easy at the beginning, and not every puzzle is fun, but mostly its harmless.
midpoint in the difficulty is fun, theres enough time for you to experiment and complete puzzles and still level them up.
Endgame is outright horrible. If you dont complete a puzzle in a certain amount of time, it levels down, and you have to wait for it to cycle back again to level it up to where you were at. Even when you max out a puzzle it can still level down if you are struggling too much. To get to level 9, a lot of the puzzles do not give you enough time to try and solve the puzzle in order to proceed, you are instead forced to memorize each individual version of the puzzle in order to do it fast enough, and then there are some that even when you do memorize it, its still impossible to reach the time goal to level up (froakie count)
You cant free play the puzzles, you have to play 3 randomly selected puzzles at a time, so its an agonizing grind trying to get the puzzles you need to level up, and painfully annoying when it keeps cycling the puzzles you've already maxed out.
The yarn plushies are cute and decorating is fun, but for $33, I think I'd rather have someone cut my finger off..Shadowman134798359Version: 1.1.5
Not worth anyone’s time.This is not a very good game. Playing the free version (as I don’t want to give this money) feels so unrewarding, especially since there’s next to nothing to unlock. You’ll go weeks without making even the slightest bit of progress.
The reason I think it deserves two stars is because the art is really cute and there’s a lot of love put into some of the little details. I don’t think anyone would’ve batted an eye if you could buy it for 3 dollars but corporate greed wins out in the end, I suppose.
Just don’t play this game. You can get a Professor Layton game or two for what it would cost to buy this, so if you’re really hankering for a puzzle game experience, just play that. It’s far more rewarding and interesting than this will ever be..FiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaVersion: 1.0.2
Punishes you for doing wellThe game is cute and I enjoy doing the little puzzles, enough so I got the $10 pack. A price way too high for what’s here though.
You play 3 minigames/puzzles to get 1 yarn. If you complete all 3 within the time limit you get a “pretty nice yarn” that has a chance of making 2 plushies instead of one.
The big problem I have is that as you do well in the games they get harder, and they honestly get pretty hard to complete within the time limit. Making it way harder to get the “pretty nice” yarn. So I’m getting less plushies from the harder puzzles. I was expecting that the harder they got the more yarn I would get for each set I do, especially with how random the yarn is.
It’s really discouraging to keep playing the same puzzles for the same (or even less since it’s harder to get the pretty nice yarn) reward I’d get for playing them at easy levels.
Aside from that I wish the rooms were full rooms and not just one wall for you to decorate.
Overall there’s just not a lot here and it only gets worse as you progress. Definitely not worth $10 let alone the $33 they want for the combo pack.36Red_Wolf63Version: 1.0.2
Insufficient Rooms and/or Room SizeThere is not enough display area in the rooms to place one of every plush by a long shot, especially if you're organizing by type or natural habitat. The only reward for progress is expanding your plushie collection, so this is a huge problem. There's a catalog, but that's not the same thing as a display area. Honestly, there should be one room for every type at least, and you should not have arbitrary constraints on plush placement, let me fill the rooms from floor to ceiling. Cull some polygons or stop the live physics simulation, whatever is required to let me actually collect the only rewards...
Additionally, the controls on some puzzles (particularly quagsire/slowpoke) are so egregiously poor that you'll waste half your time going back and correcting mistakes the program makes....TakenlessNickNameVersion: 1.0
Just absolutely horrible. Pay to even PLAY.I NEVER leave reviews, but I was super excited for this game! It was a cute puzzle game and room decorator which is exactly up my alley…. However oh my god this is the most restrictive “free” game I’ve ever played. I put free in quotes because it’s basically not. You can play 1 set of puzzles a day out of a small pool of puzzles, for an equally small pool of plushies. Unless you want to spend insane amounts of money to unlock what literally should have been free. The cheapest price to unlock everything (like 30 more puzzles and over a hundred plushies PLUS unlimited plays) is 35 USD. Yep. Thirty. Five. Pokemon Company continues to remind they’re one of the greediest companies out there. So incredibly disappointing. Just make the game cost money at that point. Don’t say it’s free. It’s a scam..TricklinggVersion: 1.0
Free… but not reallyA little Pokémon puzzle game where you get only a set amount of puzzles that you can do in a day. You are rewarded with yarn which you can put into a machine to create a (random) plushie based off which yarn you use. You can then place the plushie in a room, decorate the room (no idea how to get furniture).
If this was entirely free, it would be cute. But no.. they want to charge you $10 just to be able to play infinite puzzles in a day. Then there’s another … over $20 of DLC that has more plushies and furniture right behind it.
At that point, why are you even releasing this game as free? The main point of the game is locked behind paywalls.
The puzzles are extremely easy, and I mean so easy that a kid shouldn’t have much if any trouble. Kind of a pathetic game honestly, I love plushies and collect them IRL so I thought this would be worth downloading. Seeing as they want me to spend approximately $36 for some DLC that shouldn’t even be DLC, yeah, not worth it.
You’ll just sit there staring at the bundles wondering why the game feels so empty, and it’s because they did that on purpose. I miss when Pokémon tried..KitsunayyVersion: 1.0
Disappointing Beginner ExperienceUnfortunately when you download this game you can really only play for about 1-3 minutes per day. I don’t feel like I’ve actually played it as I have to turn it off almost immediately. Incredibly pay to play, which is disappointing when I’m already regularly paying The Pokémon Company for Home, Go, Pocket, TCG, Switch releases as well as NSO and other Nintendo-related services. I wouldn’t recommend downloading this game in its current state.
The worst part is that some of the puzzles seem really interesting, you just don’t really get to play very many. I feel bad for the designers and developers who came up with the puzzles but didn’t have anything to do with how the game is monetized..MddatruckaVersion: 1.0
This game makes me irrationally mad.After about a week of this quick-hit daily game, you realize how barebones it is. You do three puzzles out of a library that won’t last long unless you shell out a minimum of $10. Then you get to make a single plush (the designs are cute, at least) out of a shockingly small sample of Pokemon. Then you give those to random townspeople who pass off your work as their own generosity, getting next to nothing in return. And then you repeat.
All the while, it’s a game with “Friends” in the name with zero friend functionality.
Would be embarrassing if I didn’t already know they were raking in money from it..MaybeNotPaytonVersion: 1.0.3
Even Paying Doesn’t Make it FunI love the concept of this game, but the fact you need to pay to play more than 3 puzzles, which are extremely limited in variety, every single day is more than enough to keep players away. Additionally, I did end up paying and I still don’t think it’s that fun. You can’t choose the type of yarn you’re aiming for the plush you need for a quest or even just a shot at a random type. Being able to do that or pick the puzzles you’re playing would change the game immensely. Instead, you pay $35 to sit and play for hours just to get every yarn you DON’T need and have no control over it..KitkatbopVersion: 1.0.4
Nothing to doI’m a big fan of puzzle games, but playing the free version of this of this very boring. There is only about 3-5 minutes of play you can do per day, you can’t repeat puzzles more than once, and the progression is painfully slow. I’ve never seen a more blatant punishment for not buying the “DLC”.
Also, the name of this game is baffling. No way to connect with other people (actual friends) and show or trade plushies, and the NPC’s ask for more plushies than you can create in one day. You end up having none of your own to decorate with because you’re trying to somehow progress. Very disappointing and not worth a download..KellztheraptorVersion: 1.0.1
Cute but…I never write reviews, but I definitely have a bit to say about this game. First off it’s super cute I love the concept of it, the only thing that made me delete it was the fact that if you want the full experience, you have to pay $9 (up to $30 if you want the DLC). For a game that has VERY simple puzzles, the price seems to be a little too high. I can get the puzzle game A Little to the Left (and DLCs) and pay much less than that and comes with a ton of puzzles! I really wanted to enjoy this game but the pricey is something I can’t get behind. If it becomes cheaper then I’ll definitely play..MisMidnightVersion: 1.0
Good at first but actively punished later for progressingThe games are super fun but as you keep doing them, they get harder and harder. You do not get better rewards for attempting the difficult puzzles and have no option to do lower difficulty ones once the puzzles have leveled up. A newcomer doing puzzles for the first time and clearing all of them gets a better reward than someone attempting the more difficult ones and narrowly failing only one. The game now feels frustrating to play. There should either be more time given as the games get harder or better rewards..MegsCVersion: 1.0.2
Very good game play destroyed by cash GrabThe main point of the game is cute, easy puzzles that even young kids can solve, slowing getting more difficult over time, but not only is practically everything locked behind a pay wall, there is only about 2-5 min of gameplay a day before you’re blocked by another paywall to play more times. It’s even worse than Pokemon go at least that game can be enjoyed without paying.
I have to say the thought process of the actual game play is well done, but the obvious cash grab behind successes of other TCGpocket is just too much..Izach12Version: 1.0
Barebones “free-to-start” experienceIt advertises 1200 puzzles which is a bit misleading. There are only 50 unique ones which are more accurately called games.
The free version of Pokémon Friends is also incredibly barebones. Out of those 50 games, you only get access to like… 8 of them? And there are quests after the first day which let you submit plushies to get room decorations in return. What I absolutely hate is that I’ve been at it for 25 DAYS and I haven’t been able to get a SINGLE medium sized plush to complete the one quest I’m stuck on, so there’s literally nothing else for me to do in the game besides the same 8 puzzles every week.Shima_RinVersion: 1.0.2
Fun 3 minutes of gameplay per day...Gives you 3 fun puzzle games per day. Once you complete them, there is nothing else to the game. Collecting very limited amount of dolls and the tasks is the same. You either collect dolls and hold them or give them away in the tasks, not really both. Played this for a month and was not very pleased with this. There is about 5/6 different puzzles that do get challenging the more you play. There is a pay to play aspect but just playing the free version feels like I'm not getting my money's worth. Ended up deleting this..Zach703935Version: 1.0.2
Too ExpensiveThe game seems pretty fun at first, but then they keep the ability to do more than one set of puzzles a day behind a pay wall of $10. If that wasn’t bad enough, they have 2 day one DLC’s that seal more puzzles and plushes behind individual $15 pay walls. It feels like they purposely took what was meant to be the full game and cut it up so they could charge you more for it. Sure you can buy everything for about $34, but that is way too expensive for a mobile simple puzzle game. Not to mention what future dlc will cost. It’s just too expensive for what it is. Not worth it. Do better Nintendo..Redtornado32Version: 1.0
This Game Was Released in 2025These kind of puzzles were free flash games in the early 2000s to 2010s. These kind of puzzles were free and more complex when released as side games in things like Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, etc. If you did want to spend, you could get better puzzle games like Baba is You for $5. HOW ARE WE RELEASING FLASH GAME PUZZLES WITH POKEMON SLAPPED ONTO IT FOR $35!? How are you, Pokemon Company, charging a $10 entry fee with two additional DLCs at launch? Clearly someone’s marketing team hasn’t even glanced at the current marketplace. You can keep your “premium product” until you realize fans are tired of the mediocrity your brand has become synonymous with..Harrison LongmoreVersion: 1.0
Game is cute and all but…Why do you have to purchase real money to play more!? That’s ridiculous! I would love to explore all the mini games but WHY do you need to purchase them?! Everything should be free! Not paid for! I wish this game was free to play and not having to pay money to play this! Developers! Please Put this game on Apple Arcade! It would definitely let people play it whenever they want and about the plushies cute and all but I’m a collector not a giver sooo get rid of the give feature and replace it with something else! Other than that, not good..Pawsome spongebob 10Version: 1.0.1
BlandThis game has some of the most boring and menial mini games I have ever seen. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company really
Phoned it in for this one. This app is only a lite version which allows 3 mini games a day and can be completed in about 5 minutes. Otherwise, you have to buy an upgrade. The base version is $9.99 and only barely gives you more to do. Then you can buy expansions after that for more puzzles and more plushies, which are added to a pool of possible winnings. If you want the whole thing at a slightly discounted rate you can get the bundle for just north of $30 USD. This is a shameless, phoned-in, mediocre cash grab..Real FostleyVersion: 1.0
Fine but could be betterIt’s a free game. I wasn’t expecting much. I really enjoy the puzzle but you only get 3 puzzles a day, which only takes a minute to complete. You can fix this only if you spend a minimum of $10 to unlock the “DCL” package. Which gives you unlimited puzzle’s and new pokemon you can create.
If I could get 10 free puzzles a day, I would be extremely happy as each puzzles takes less than a minute to do. And would actually think to buy the DCL, but at this point, I don’t see myself spending money..JupanumaVersion: 1.0
Should’ve charged the $10 up front like the console version.Either charge the $10 from the jump or let us challenge 3 sets of puzzles a day instead of 1. Even a stamina system where each puzzle set costs stamina to challenge. There are many mobile games out there that do this so much better. I wanted to download this game as a time sink when I’m out of the house, have spare time AND it doesn’t require an Internet connection just to play. Guess I’m still stuck with Solitaire..Mmagee1093Version: 1.0
Cute… but that’s about it.It’s definitely a cute puzzle game. But the puzzles are super simple. So it’d be a fine puzzle game for kids… if it weren’t for the fact that you have to pay to get even the basic experience.
You basically get to play about three puzzles a day unless your willing to pay for the basic package. Then there’s paid DLC on top of that.
A kid’s puzzle game that pretends to be free-to-play but has paid mechanics to actually play for more than a few minutes. I’d avoid this..Phoenixneo1630Version: 1.0
Not worth your timeAt first glance, it seems like a fairly simple game. Play some simple mini games, unravel yarn, and make cute plushies!
But once you actually start playing, you can only do one set of mini games per day. Which stretches it out so far. Im one who likes to play a game for a while every couple days. This game forces you to play once a day, for minimal prizes (the plushies).
If you did want to play more than once a day, you have to pay $30+ dollars, which is crazy expensive for such a simple game.
Save your money and your time, just dont download it..Spirit Animal: foxVersion: 1.0
Another pay to playThe games are fun but you can only play 3 sets of mini games per day unless you want to pay for the stupid pass..cadie..Version: 1.0
Recommended Age: 0-3Extremely Easy Puzzles
I have the free version and completing the three daily puzzles takes me approximately 30 seconds or less.
It has cute graphics but is so mind-numbingly simple and boring that I am not going to buy the $50 full game.
Also, plush are paywalled. This means that you have to buy all packs to get access to all plush..Dragon of Air and FireVersion: 1.0
Barely any variety in free version + Gacha makes for unplayable mess.The only group that would get a “eureka!” moment out of this mess are toddlers who have just figured out how to dump cereal on the floor. There are only around 10 different puzzles in the free version. Once you beat them they apparently get “harder”, but it’s an upgrade from “toddler in a diaper” to “potty trained 1st grader” in difficulty. Some minigame controls also feel terrible with gyro controls and awkward movement. The gacha mechanic of making plushies is incredibly frustrating especially since you need to give people plushies to get new furniture. Funnily enough, I’ve also gotten the same quests at least 3 or 4 times since starting. Currently, I am stuck on the quest that requires me to give someone 2 plushies of a specific Pokémon which just happens to be one I never get yarn for..HelpImAt1PercentVersion: 1.0
Only 1 plush per day?I got the game so excitedly thinking a could put like 30 plushes in a room at once, WRONG, you get 1 plush per day and possibly a bonus which i have no gotten yet, the game sucks, wouldn’t recommend.BradyBro814Version: 1.0
Money hungryI just want to play a silly puzzle game..MuckyDuckyVersion: 1.0
Pokémon Company is high on crackThe prices in the game shop are obscene. Anyone who approved these for a children’s puzzle game should be ashamed..Mikeyman013Version: 1.0
Passable at best and greedy at worstThe game is 10$ on switch which was the first red flag. Then I played the mini games and saw the gatcha aspect of the game and that was red flag #2. Then I realized you can only play 3 mini games a day and have to pay 10$ for the “premium version” which just makes it so that you can actually play the game. If you really want to pay $10 for a worse version of warioware then you do you. But it is absolutely ridiculous to be expected to pay money for a game like this I’ll even take ads or something if it means I don’t have to spend a single dime of my own money on this and I can’t play the game at an okay pace!.MysteryFoxEVersion: 1.0
EASY & Money BracketPlay a few extremely EASY levels (few seconds each to pass) than u have to PAY for DLC. Big Scam Game. Dont get this for your kids. Gamefreak & Nintendo got so greedy and money hungry its Sad..SuperAmyRoseVersion: 1.0
Way too hard and very discouragingSo the only way to actually enjoy the game is to pay for the $50 bundle to endlessly play and get like 20 more puzzles. The problem is that most of the puzzles get impossibly hard at level 7 and above. Add a 60 second timer to solve 3-5 puzzles and it becomes too hard and stressful to do. I appreciate a challenging game, but not one that is incredibly punishing and almost impossible to do. Not friendly for kids or adults..CodytheWayVersion: 1.0.5
I think think I’ll passDisappointed with the overall shallowness of the whole game.
Yet another live service game with no end in sight, no compelling premise, and honestly even a bit of a bad execution.AGameDevPerspectiveVersion: 1.0.4
The game mechanics are offThe timer is not accurate. It’s too quick. Some of the puzzles don’t actually have answers..@kevjoVersion: 1.0.4
Decent idea with annoying flawsI don’t mind the concept of a puzzle game I play once per day, but there are a few things I’m finding very frustrating. First is that I think there should be a pause button that actually pauses the timer. There have been a few times that I’ve been in the middle of a puzzle and had to put it down for a minute to deal with something immediately, but then when I came back I was completely out of time. That was very frustrating and ruined my score for that day. Another frustrating feature is with some of the requests. I currently have one request in game for three plushies, but the only one that appears as in option is Charizard. This kid wants 3 Charizard plushies, you need two yarns to guarantee a specific plush, and I haven’t gotten any fire yarn in over a month now. I understand that it’s random and that I have bad luck, but the fact that I haven’t been able to level up and unlock more requests because of this luck is a little irritating. Both of these issues have really reduced my enjoyment of this game and I might honestly delete altogether..Anonymous puzzle enjoyerVersion: 1.0.3
What are we doingThe gameplay gets really dull fast. Not much variety in game selection after the 3rd day .Same puzzles everyday and they start to become a chore and tedious rather than a fun relaxing game. You have to pay for an expansion for more puzzles. Also only 3 puzzles for one day? I had high hopes for this for some reason ,I just wanted a fun silly puzzle game.DjejsnsncnssVersion: 1.0.2
Has potentialYou can only play once a day for free. The room for displaying plushies is too small. The mini games are quite cute and so are the plushies, the game has room for a LOT of improvement and has potential..Steph9371Version: 1.0.1
Gatekeep on top of terrible game designsSome games are not even suited for your 3 one-try games per day design. And what even is this giving out dolls end game design? Terrible game and operation designs. Ngl, whoever pay for these mini games made with Flash deserves to be scammed..Mr.MaouVersion: 1.0.1
StupidNot only do you only get three games per day but they’re stupid short thanks to their time limits while playing them so you can’t even take your time and enjoy them. The prices for the upgrades are also stupid expensive for a dumb puzzle game. Honestly would not recommend for people who want to chill with Pokémon playing puzzles.Ender_glaceVersion: 1.0.1
1 activity, then wait 24 hours… or payWaste of time. Dead-end virtual hoarding.OrioleGOVersion: 1.0
Cute but limitedPrices for expanded content are ridiculous prices especially for an app where the gameplay isnt that unique. There’s better puzzle games and better Pokémon games already.LllllgdjlVersion: 1.0
Like Big Brain Academy with less variationI enjoyed it for the first few days but then it became extremely repetitive with little variation or ability to mix in easier levels. Once you progress to a certain puzzle difficulty, you are locked into that difficulty moving forward. This makes it very challenging to have good runs. Also, the balance of some puzzles is way off. I also notice it’s quite difficult to collect specific types of yarn, which makes missions extremely hard. They should add yarn selection/conversion to the game, so you don’t have to do 10+ runs to get a single piece of the one yarn you need. Maybe they could add puzzles into grouped themes that would make that easier.
The cost to fun ratio is not great, and I strongly recommend against buying either of the ~$20 CAD packs as they offer very little to the game. The standard pack makes the game playable for a few hours of fun, if it is worth it to you. I’d just grab big brain academy if you have a switch..Wet Ramen MDVersion: 1.0
This game is a cash grabFirst off all i got eyestrain from just looking at it, so good thing the devs thought about it and only allow you to play 3 wario ware level micro games that ends in a minute. And the types of games are very small only 10? Isn’t pokemon like one of the highest grossing medias they can afford to put more then 10 games in my cash grab.Worse then day one s/vVersion: 1.0
Money grabI’m not supporting this behaviour, the cost of all the DLC’s is crazy for a kids game. I would pass on this cause it’s not free!!.Danny3755Version: 1.0
It’s a scamYou get a simple puzzle, you get a plushie, and then you get to pay.Robert F.W.Version: 1.0
Shameless cashgrabThe whole point of Pokémon is to collect them ALL. why are you locking content behind a paywall?.Much reviews wowVersion: 1.0
Prices are too high!Gameplays seems like it’ll provide some nice relaxing daily puzzles for some cute rewards. However, to unlock unlimited puzzles or other additional content you need to spend $10-$50! Which is absolutely ridiculous and predatory towards younger audiences. If you’re gonna spend that much money on a pokemon game, just buy a real one..Iron GriffinVersion: 1.0
ChopCashgrab flop.YorkshinVersion: 1.0
Paywall comme d’habEncore une belle blague de game freak, on a le droit à trois démêlages par jour et après ça, soit on attend 24h soit on achète un pack à 13,99$ pour continuer à jouer.
Le tout basé sur un gâcha a pourcentage, c’est littéralement un machine à thune. Le modèle économique est agressif malgré que ce soit destiné à visiblement un publique mineur (puzzle d’enfant)
Je doute pas de la rentabilité de l’appli mais ce prix pour un jeu de mémoire hyper facile sans les systèmes de base de mémoire c’est fou.DragliftsVersion: 1.0
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