Once theplayer has entered theHall of Fame, they are able to accessKiloude City and thus the Friend Safari. At the Friend Safari, the player is able to access Safaris for any Friends that are successfully registered in the3DS's friend list (regardless of whether or not that person has playedPokémon X and Y). Each Safari has designatedPokémon that can be encountered, all belonging to a designated type; these are determined by the Friend'sfriend code and will not change. As such, any players who successfully register a given friend code in their 3DS will all be able to access the exact same Friend Safari. There is no way for the player to access the Friend Safari for their own 3DS.
Friends who have been recognized in thePSS will usually be represented in the Friend Safari list by the avatar they were last seen with on the PSS, while Friends who have not been seen will be represented by a "?" icon. However, if the player has added more than 100 Friends (by deleting some at some point), the earliest-seen avatars may begin to be forgotten and revert to "?" icons until they are next seen on the PSS; this does not affect the rest of the Safari's status, however. Also, if a Friend is deleted from the 3DS's friend list and then readded later, their Safari may retain the status it had before it was deleted.
All Friend Safaris have three Pokémon that may be captured. Only Pokémon from the first two "slots" are available until the Friend to whom that Safari belongs enters theHall of Fame and subsequently appears online in the PSS at the same time as the player (thereby also allowing the PSS to recognize the Friend if it had not already). Once all three "slots" are unlocked the Pokémon encountered in that Friend's Safari will thereafter have a chance of having theirHidden Ability. Ever since the shutdown of Nintendo Network for 3DS on April 9, 2024, the PSS can no longer detect other online players, so while players can still be added to the Friend List via friend codes, their third Safari slot and hidden abilities can only be unlocked by meeting up locally and playing together at the same time in the same place.
All Pokémon encountered in the Friend Safari are guaranteed to have at least twoIVs of 31 (three IVs of 31 for Pokémon that are inNo Eggs Discovered, such asTogepi) and have a higher chance of beingShiny. When checking for Shininess, the game generates up to four extrapersonality values to attempt to find a Shiny value, resulting in a Shiny encounter rate of approximately1 - (4095/4096)^5, or roughly 5/4096; this effect can stack with theShiny Charm, which results in a rate of approximately1 - (4095/4096)^7, or roughly 7/4096.[1]
All Pokémon that appear in the Friend Safari arelevel 30 (causing some, such asMuk andDrapion, to beunderleveled). Pokémon can be found in the Friend Safari regardless of beingversion-exclusive Pokémon or otherwise unobtainable in either version. All Friend Safari-exclusive Pokémon can be normally caught in one or both ofOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Pokémon
In the tables below, note that "rate" does not refer toencounter rate but rather the likelihood for a Pokémon to have been selected for that "slot" of a Friend Safari. All Pokémon that can appear in a given Friend's Safari have the same encounter rate.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Bug-type Safari
If a Safari containsVivillon, the form that appears will be the one corresponding to the current player's own location data, which won't necessarily match the location of the friend that provided the Safari.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Initially,Vivillon's icon would not replace thePoké Ball icon after it was encountered. This was fixed in the version 1.3 patch.
Floette is the only Pokémon to have a greater than 50% chance of appearing in a Friend Safari.
Cascoon is the only Pokémon to be found in a Friend Safari who does not match the designated type, as it is a pureBug-type Pokémon found in aPoison-type Friend Safari. ItsEvolution,Dustox, however, is part Poison-type.