Recruitment

Recruitment is the process of convincing enemy Pokémon to join the player's team.

Mechanics

Unlike the original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, enemy Pokémon are not recruited by defeating them. Instead, you can recruit enemy Pokémon to join the team by throwing an Apricorn at them. This is similar to the use of Poké Balls in main series Pokémon games.

The formula for recruitment is as follows: $(b+a)*(m*2-h)/m$

Where:

• b = The target Pokémon's base recruit rate.
• a = The boost from the Apricorn used and the Recruit Boost status effect (see below).
• m = The target Pokémon's maximum HP.
• h = The target Pokémon's current HP.

In effect, this means that using better Apricorns and depleting the target Pokémon's HP will result in a better recruit chance. Unlike main series Pokémon, status conditions do not increase the recruit chance.

Recruited Pokémon do not give experience points.

Recruitment will automatically fail if the target is 5 or more levels higher than the Apricorn user.

Apricorns

Sprite	Apricorn	Recruit bonus
	Plain Apricorn	+0%
	Big Apricorn	+30%
	Black Apricorn	+35% if target is Ghost- or Dark-type -50% otherwise
	Blue Apricorn	+35% if target is Water- or Ice-type -50% otherwise
	Brown Apricorn	+35% if target is Rock-, Ground-, or Fighting-type -50% otherwise
	Green Apricorn	+35% if target is Grass- or Bug-type -50% otherwise
	Purple Apricorn	+35% if target is Poison- or Psychic-type -50% otherwise
	Red Apricorn	+35% if target is Fire- or Dragon-type -50% otherwise
	White Apricorn	+35% if target is Normal-, Flying-, or Fairy-type -50% otherwise
	Yellow Apricorn	+35% if target is Electric- or Steel-type -50% otherwise
	Glittery Apricorn	+35% if target is shiny -50% otherwise
	Perfect Apricorn	+1000%

Amber Tear

Amber Tear

Item ID	medicine_amber_tear
Edible	Yes
Stack Size	3
Value	750 Poké

The Amber Tear is an item that grants the Recruit Boost status effect when consumed, which increases recruitment chance by 50%.