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GHX-005, also known as 'Pete'.

Partner Machineries (パートナーマシナリー), or PMs (パシリ) for short, are floating pet robots, and can be found in the player's room. In Story Mode, Ethan's PM is called 'Pete', but in Extra Mode and Network Mode players are able to choose and change their PM's names. A PM's Luck is equal to that of Female Cast characters.

PMs have several functions, including:

• Item Storage (~300 items)
• Item Synthesis
• Engaging in combat as a sidekick (fourth-stage only)
• Providing plot information and hints (Story Mode)
• Shopkeeper (Online)

PMs have specific attributes, as well:

• Striking - indicates the profiency in synthesizing Melee Weapons
• Ranged - indicates the profiency in synthesizing Ranged Weapons
• Technic - indicates the profiency in synthesizing Casting Weapons
• Armor - indicates the profiency in synthesizing Armors
• Production Level (max. 100) - the sum of the four attributes above; PM evolution occurs as the Production Level rises
• Battle Stat (B St.) or Combat Level (max. 100) - dictates a PM's efficiency in combat (presumably only AI and chat lines?); the increments for its EXP bar increase upon Mission completion, depending only on the overall resultant rank.

• S rank: about 25% (from 0% into a level, four S Ranks are not enough for one level. It's probably 24%.)
• A rank: about 15%
• B rank: about 10%
• C rank: about 5%

To increase those first four attributes, PMs can be fed items, via the "Give item" submenu of Partner Machinery Functions. PM Feeding (called that due to the PM commenting how the item tasted) is subject to some simple constraints:

• If you feed a PM one item, its "fed" count raises by 1.
• Once a PM's "fed" count reaches 100 it becomes "full" and you cannot feed it any more.
• If a PM has not been fed for 12 hours ("full" or not), its "fed" count gets reset to 0.

Partner Machinery will refuse to eat Synthesis Boards, Grinders and Presents. When the Production Level reaches a designated point, the PM will "evolve" into a new form that varies according to the individual attributes that contribute to the Production Level. These distinct PM evolutions each specialize either in Striking, Range or Technic; there are none that specialize in Armor. Battle-usable evolutions have associated combat behaviour and equipment. Not much is known about their combat stats, other than that they are dependent on the PM's form and Combat Level.

Only the leader of a party may summon his or her battle-usable PM to combat. The PM is capable of taking damage and dying like any ordinary player as well as reducing final trial rewards through death. PMs affect experience gain in combat in the same way ordinary players do. Battle-usable PM's have the luck score of a female cast.

The item PM Device ZERO is used to reset each of the PM's stats to zero. Although the PM will reset its level and any advanced form will be lost, the storage remains unaffected.

Partner Machinery Evolutions

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• On/Off denotes Online and Offline respectivly.

Recommended Diets

Striking

Quick: Fruit Juice (5☆ synthesizable) and 1☆ Melee Weapons (1:3 ratio)

Cheap: Monomates and 1☆ Melee Weapons (1:1 ratio)

Ranged

Quick: 5☆ Traps

Cheap: 2☆ Traps

Technic

Quick: 6☆ Debuff Disks - Zoldeel, Zalure, Jellen

Cheap: Starting Force Weapons (create new characters) and Dimates (6:1 ratio)

Armor

Quick: 1☆ Units / 5☆ Cast Swimsuits

Cheap: Cast Parts (create new characters)

battle-usable rush (impure)

Online: Monomates to L80 (GH410)

Offline GH410: Monomates to L30

Offline GH420: Monomates to L14, Damage Traps to L20, then Monomates to L30

Offline GH430: Damage Traps to L15, then Monomates to L30

Offline GH440: Damage Traps to L6, then Monomates to L30

Offline GH450: Megid disks to L6, then Monomates to L30

Fourth-Stage PMs

When PMs evolve to their fourth stage, they will become usable in battle and will grant their owner their own Partner Card to call upon them at anytime. In any party only the PM of the leader may participate. Like NPCs, PMs will automatically revive in a minute, but unfortunately their deaths affects Mission results nonetheless. In battle, a PM is always ten levels higher than their owner's. As this increases, they will become more powerful like regular characters would. A PM's Production Level and Striking, Ranged, Armor and Technic stats do not have any influence on this.

Combat behaviour

Calculating

*Based on the GH-440, the PM will 'take aim' at a target and attack after a short delay. It is unclear whether this 'aiming' increases accuracy or not, or whether the time taken is reduced as the PM levels.

Cover fire

 ?

Front lines

 ?

Independent

*According to my experiences with a GH-420, The PM will run off on its own if an enemy is 
 within its sight range. It will also attack enemies if the enemy attacks her..

~Thanks to Lunatari (Xbox 360) and Mia (Xbox 360) for spotting this out with there GH-420 (Rabbit! and -) ^_^

Support

*According to my experience with a GH-450, It will support the party by casting Jellen numerous
 times.It will also cast resta for the master unlike other NPC.  

~Thanks to Tahldon (Xbox 360) for letting me view his GH-450 (Hina Ichigo) ^_^

With group

*According to my experiences with a GH-430, "with group" means it fights the same monster
 as you do (mainly you can just hit the monster once and it will chase after it) and or your
 alternate NPC (2nd NPC if added)

With owner

*According to my experiences with a GH-410, the PM will stay by your side until a enemy is
 within its striking distance. Great for shielding because if the enemy approaches you,
 your PM will fight it.

~Thanks to Zerdo4 (Xbox 360) for letting me view his GH-410 (Zerda2) ^_^

Autonomous

 ?

Feeding Increments

Online

Offline

Newly Available PMs

There are currently 18 PM evolutions, linked to 'PM Evolution Devices'. For example, using a 'PM 411 Device' on a GH410 will evolve the PM into the corresponding evolution. Details about GH305~7 and GH461~5 are still unclear.

Both the JP and US/EU versions of the game has the Partner Machine Evolution Kits available. But only for the 4x1(411,421,431,441,451) and 4x2(412,422,432,442,452) types,unfortunately. No information on the 46x types, yet.

The New PMs change in appearance and weapon, some featuring S rank weapons as well! Great for those with an acquired taste for expensive items,others will just get plain jealous.

Some of the alternate PM actually carry SUV weapons!! Each one features an extra slot but only certain few will get the SUV while some for example, will get HP regeneration(Me/Hp Restore).We have yet to cover on this so come back often for more details.

GH-30x series	GH-41x series	GH-42x series	GH-43x series
GH-44x series	GH-45x series	GH-46x series

External Links

• PSU-Wiki's article (Japanese)
• Partner Machinery Calculator