diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 6fdd9fc8b17..35ca5c6633f 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ import { calculateBossSegmentDamage } from "#utils/damage";
 import { getEnumValues } from "#utils/enums";
 import { getFusedSpeciesName, getPokemonSpecies, getPokemonSpeciesForm } from "#utils/pokemon-utils";
 import { inSpeedOrder } from "#utils/speed-order-generator";
-import { argbFromRgba, QuantizerCelebi, rgbaFromArgb } from "@material/material-color-utilities";
+import { argbFromRgba, clampInt, QuantizerCelebi, rgbaFromArgb } from "@material/material-color-utilities";
 import i18next from "i18next";
 import Phaser from "phaser";
 import SoundFade from "phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/soundfade";
@@ -6405,7 +6405,7 @@ export class EnemyPokemon extends Pokemon {
           ivs.push(randSeedIntRange(Math.floor(waveIndex / 10), 31));
         }
         this.ivs = ivs;
-        this.friendship = Math.round(255 * (waveIndex / 200));
+        this.friendship = clampInt(50, 255, Math.round(255 * (waveIndex / 145)));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/field/pokemon.test.ts b/test/field/pokemon.test.ts
index 075ae36672d..aaae19d7193 100644
--- a/test/field/pokemon.test.ts
+++ b/test/field/pokemon.test.ts
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ describe("Spec - Pokemon", () => {
   });
 
   it.each([
-    { wave: 5, friendship: 6 },
-    { wave: 25, friendship: 32 },
-    { wave: 55, friendship: 70 },
-    { wave: 95, friendship: 121 },
-    { wave: 145, friendship: 185 },
-    { wave: 195, friendship: 249 },
+    { wave: 5, friendship: 50 },
+    { wave: 25, friendship: 50 },
+    { wave: 55, friendship: 97 },
+    { wave: 95, friendship: 167 },
+    { wave: 145, friendship: 255 },
+    { wave: 195, friendship: 255 },
   ])("should set friendship for enemy trainer pokemon based on wave ($wave)", async ({ wave, friendship }) => {
     game.override.startingWave(wave);
     await game.classicMode.runToSummon([SpeciesId.FEEBAS]);