{"id":1453,"date":"2025-07-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philfiddyment.com\/?p=1453"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:04:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:04:51","slug":"review-%ef%bb%bfpokemon-friends-switch-pretty-plushies-puzzling-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/philfiddyment.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/review-%ef%bb%bfpokemon-friends-switch-pretty-plushies-puzzling-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: \ufeffPok\u00e9mon Friends (Switch) \u2013 Pretty Plushies, Puzzling Pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Pok\u00e9Puzzle a day keeps the Nurse Joy away.<\/strong><\/p>\n It seems like every Pok\u00e9mon Direct<\/a> spends more than half its runtime detailing updates for or announcing casual Pok\u00e9mon spin-offs<\/a>. From Pok\u00e9mon Caf\u00e9 ReMix<\/a> to Pok\u00e9mon Sleep<\/a>, we\u2019ve gotten so many Pok\u00e9mon-themed experiences that any new announcements outside of the Generation X games feel as tired as a Snorlax after a large meal. This gives the most recent release \u2014 Pok\u00e9mon Friends<\/a> \u2014 an uphill battle to gain the attention of an increasingly broad Pok\u00e9mon audience.<\/p>\n Pok\u00e9mon Friends features a collection of simple puzzle-style minigames that reward you with different types of yarn that you can then throw into a Plush-O-Matic to pop out a collectible Pok\u00e9mon Plush. From Sparky Yarn to Creepy Yarn, each corresponds with Pok\u00e9mon types. For example, you\u2019ll get Ghost and Poison-type Pok\u00e9mon from Creepy Yarn like Gengar and Croagunk, while Sparky Yarn yields only electric critters like Pikachu and Pachirisu.<\/p>\n