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Consumable items selection in the Pouch
Pouches (Japanese: ポーチ, Pōchi) are a mechanic in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Torna ~ The Golden Country. They are inventory elements carried by each character where consumable items, known as Pouch items (ポーチアイテム, Pōchiaitemu), are stored and conserved. These various items fall into specific categories. When an item is put into a Pouch, it lasts for a certain amount of time, during which it grants one or more benefits to the user. It also slightly increases the Trust of all Blades engaged to that Driver.
The timer for a Pouch item runs in real time and pauses when using menus. After it runs out, if another item of the same name exists in the inventory it will automatically refill the Pouch and extend its effects. Otherwise, the Pouch will become empty.
In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, there are six Pouch Expansion Kits around Alrest, each one can be used to permanently allow a Driver to have two Pouch items in effect at the same time. Since there are six of them in total, each character can have an extra pouch.
In Torna ~ The Golden Country, there are three Pouch Expansion Kits. Pouch items function the same as they do in Xenoblade Chronicles 2, but they can no longer be purchased and are instead made by crafting at Campsites.
Types of Pouch Items[]
Xenoblade Chronicles 2[]
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| Art | Board Games | Cosmetics |
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| Desserts | Drinks | Literature |
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| Instruments | Meats | Seafood |
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| Staple Foods | Textiles | Veggies |
Torna ~ The Golden Country[]
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| Charms | Desserts | Fragrances |
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| Meats | Scripts | Seafood |
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| Staple Foods | Talismans | Veggies |
Pouch Item Effects[]
There are 12 different passive effects that can be gained from Pouch items, and each of the 16 item categories specializes in one of them. Every item can grant multiple different effects, but most are guaranteed to have the effect that its category specializes in. These effects also have a limit to how much they can benefit the user.
- Art: Grants effects that boost Affinity gained per action or effect. (Max: +50%)
- Board Games: Grants effects that boost the effect power of Blade Arts. Does not affect Nullify Reaction and Debuff Cancel. (Max: +100%)
- Cosmetics and Fragrances: Grants effects that boost starting base Affinity in battle. (Max: +300)
- Drinks and Charms: Grants effects that boost Party Gauge gained per action or effect. (Max: +50%)
- Desserts: Grants effects that passively recharge all Arts every second. (Max: +1 per second)
- Instruments and Talismans: Grants effects that passively recharge the Special gauge every second. (Max: +8 per second)
- Literature and Scripts: Grants effects that boost damage dealt by Specials. (Max: +100%)
- Meats: Grants effects that boost Driver physical defense. (Max: +30%)
- Seafood: Grants effects that boost Driver ether defense. (Max: +30%)
- Staple Foods: Grants effects that protect the Driver with a Damage Barrier at the start of battle, nullifying up to a certain percentage of their maximum HP in damage. (Max: 50% Max HP)
- Textiles: Grants effects that reduce Affinity losses per action or effect. (Max: -50%)
- Veggies: Grants effects that boost HP recovery effects. (Max: +50%)
Favorite Pouch Items[]
Each character has up to two favorite pouch item categories and two unique favorite items. Rare Blades and Drivers have all four preferences, while Common Blades have one or two random categories they like, but might not have any favorite items. Using favorites may be required to unlock nodes on certain Blades' Affinity Charts.
A Driver's or Blade's favorites are initially unknown, being revealed only when placed in the Driver's pouch. They can be discovered through trial and error, or by finding hints in the game. For example, the unlock conditions on the Blade's Affinity Chart may identify either a favorite category or a favorite item's category, and unlocking nodes on Boreas's chart will provide clues regarding favorite food items of other Blades or Drivers. Heart-to-Hearts can also allude to the favorite items of some characters.
Favorite Bonuses[]
The preference for an item affects the strength of its effects on the character.
- Favorite category: Item liked by the character (♥). Its effects are increased by 20%.
- Favorite item: Item loved by the character (♥♥). Its effects are increased by 50%.
- If an item is in a liked category and also loved, its effects are only increased by the loved bonus.
The bonuses for Blades' preferences will only apply when they are used in battle, while the Driver ones will always remain active. Additionally, the bonuses granted by the preferences of the Driver and the Blade multiply together when they focus on the same pouch slot.
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| Neutral | Category (♥) | Item (♥♥) | ||
| Blade | Neutral | ×1.0 | ×1.2 | ×1.5 |
| Category (♥) | ×1.2 | ×1.44 | ×1.8 | |
| Item (♥♥) | ×1.5 | ×1.8 | ×2.25 | |
- Due to a bug, if two equipped pouch items share one or more effects of the same type and the item on the second pouch is liked or loved by a character, its favorite bonus applies to both pouches simultaneously for those specific effects, boosting them more than normal. As such, it is recommended to place items with the strongest favorite bonus on the second pouch slot in order to maximize their potency.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2[]
Drivers[]
| Driver | Liked Type 1 | Liked Type 2 | Liked Item 1 | Liked Item 2 |
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| Rex | Drinks | Art | Pan-Fried Tartari | Coral Reversi |
| Nia | Seafood | Textiles | Cream Orange Paratha | Ardainian Bear Carving |
| Tora | Drinks | Instruments | Juicy Samod | Silken Stool |
| Vandham | Staple Foods | Board Games | Armu T-Bone Steak | The Alrestogony |
| Mòrag | Veggies | Art | Quoteletta | Steamwork Organ |
| Zeke | Meats | Textiles | Addam's Embercakes | Snow-Crystal Vase |
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Common Blades[]
Each Common Blade prefers one or more types of item at random.
Torna ~ The Golden Country[]
Drivers[]
| Driver | Liked Type 1 | Liked Type 2 | Liked Item 1 | Liked Item 2 |
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| Lora | Meats | Talismans | Ruby-Stew Buloofo | Golden Land Talisman |
| Addam | Staple Foods | Charms | Energy Stir-Fry | Galaxy Charm |
| Hugo | Veggies | Fragrances | Rhogul à la Ardainaise | Eternity Perfume |