Pokémon Pokopia: How To Raise Comfort Levels
Comfort Levels are a way of telling how comfortable a Pokémon is in their home — it's basically a happiness meter. Ask Pokémon directly for hints, give them food they like, and move them to habitats matching their preferences for humidity, brightness, and water proximity. Higher comfort raises each biome's Environment Level and strengthens your relationships — happy Pokémon even give you random gifts.
by Alana Hagues
What Are Comfort Levels?
Comfort Levels are exactly what they sound like — they're a way of telling how comfortable a Pokémon is in their home. It's basically a happiness meter: is Squirtle happy with his little patch of grass by the pond? How does Volbeat feel about the flowers? Do they need something to sit on, something to eat? These all affect how comfortable a Pokémon is.
How Do You Monitor a Pokémon's Comfort Level?
If you ask a Pokémon directly, they'll say how they're feeling — usually indicated by the text highlighted in orange. But you can also check the PC outside of a Pokémon Center in any given biome to check the comfort levels of every single critter you've got living there.
Comfort levels are ranked from highest to lowest: Awesome (the highest — one happy Pokémon), Great (very happy but could use a little extra), Nice (one or two conveniences ticked off), Average (usually where Pokémon start — they've just moved in), and No Home (they need a home first!). You'll also know your friend is satisfied if they start referring to you by your character's name and not just Ditto.
How to Raise a Pokémon's Comfort Level
Ask a Pokémon directly — whenever you ask 'How's your comfort level?', they'll not only tell you how they're feeling, but they'll also give you a little hint as to what they're missing. This could be a type of furniture (Decoration, Toys, Relaxation) or a type of food and flavouring. All the info corresponds with their Pokédex entries.
Give them food they like — food makes everyone happy, and the same logic applies to Pocket Monsters. You'll often find that Pokémon who are just Average are mainly hungry. You can either put food on a dish in their habitat or give it to them directly.
Move them — sometimes the easiest solution is to move a Pokémon to a new habitat. When you're initially building habitats, you're probably not thinking about humidity, brightness, or how much water is nearby, but all of these things factor into happiness. Obviously a Zubat doesn't want to live out in the open, so try and make it a home in a cave.
How to Find Out What a Pokémon Likes
Once you've befriended a Pokémon, you basically know everything there is to know about them — just check your Pokédex! Pull out your little device, select the Pokémon you want to check up on, then head over to the far-right tab for a list of the Pocket Monster's likes and the type of environment they like.
This includes things like the flavour of food they prefer, the types of games and toys they enjoy, and the weather they like the best.
What Does Raising Comfort Levels Do?
The main thing is that it'll help raise each biome's Environment Level. This is something you have to do if you want to roll credits on the main game.
It also means you build better relationships with the Pokémon in each biome, so much so that they might give you random gifts. These are usually just materials, but hey, we'll take it!