Things You'll Need
Instructions
Purchase a Friend Area from Wigglytuff. In your headquarters, you can speak to Wigglytuff and unlock Friend Areas in exchange for money. Each Friend Area corresponds to a specific area on the map. Once purchased, Pokemon you encounter in the area will be able to join your party if the other recruitment requirements are met.
Find the wild Pokemon you wish to recruit. The Pokemon must be standing adjacent to your leader for recruitment to be possible.
Fight and defeat the wild Pokemon, with your leader dealing the final blow. If your leader does not finish off the wild Pokemon, it will not join your team.
Whether the wild Pokemon will join your group is randomized, and affected by recruitment bonuses. If you are lucky, the wild Pokemon will ask to join your team. If not, find the wild Pokemon again and repeat this encounter.