The game features 20 different minigames which you and Pikachu playtogether. Some involve you catching water pokémon while another mightsend you search for ingredients for stew. When the minigame is overyou go back home and sleep - waking up the next day to play anothergame. As the game progresses more of the features and minigames areunlocked and Pikachu's friendship meter will grow. Pikachu willunderstand around 200 different words or simple phrases like comehere stop that and eat it. Voice communication is the primarymethod of interacting with the game though the analog stick is usedfor navigation.