Changes: Homesick

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"What a sad look in your eyes… you, the boy in a red cap. You must be homesick. That’s nothing you need to be ashamed of. Anybody who is on a long trip will miss home. In this case, the best thing to do is to call home and hear your mom’s voice."

— Doctor, if spoken to while Ness is homesick

Homesickness is a status ailment appearing only in EarthBound. Ness, the only playable character who can be affected by it, will become homesick at a random chance after winning a battle. Instant winning does not trigger homesickness. Homesickness will cause Ness to have a chance of missing turns while in combat; instead he will spend turns reminiscing about home, whether about his mother or craving whatever the player had set as his favorite food.

The primary way of curing homesickness is either by a Telephone call to Ness' mother or by talking to Ness' mother in person. Besides that, the only other ways to get over homesickness are to visit Dr. Saturn, the Saturns' Hot Spring or visiting "Your Sanctuary".

In Mother 3, the Mischievous Mole is also able to suffer from homesickness, though unlike Ness, it causes it to miss its attacks rather than waste its turn. This also happens to The Squeekz after he battles with Lucas and friends; he then apologizes to them and reminisces about his family on the Highway, making him realize that he should go back to them.

Probability

The probability of Ness being afflicted by homesickness in EarthBound changes depending on his level and is displayed as follows in this table.

Level		Probability
1-15		0/256 (0%)
16-30		3/256 (1.17%)
31-75		2/256 (0.78%)
76-99		0/256 (0%)

Trivia

It was rumored that using a Chick would cure homesickness, but this has been proven to be false.
Ness's mother will call Ness on his Receiver phone shortly after he begins to feel homesick, reminding him that he should contact her. However, despite the fact that they speak, the received call does not cure his homesickness.
The probability of getting homesick when Ness is between the levels of 31 and 75 is identical to the chance of receiving a rare drop such as the Sword of Kings - 2/256, or 1/128.

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+{{Q|What a sad look in your eyes… you, the boy in a red cap. You must be homesick. That’s nothing you need to be ashamed of. Anybody who is on a long trip will miss home. In this case, the best thing to do is to call home and hear your mom’s voice.|Doctor, if spoken to while Ness is homesick}}
-Homesickness is a [[status ailment]] in ''[[EarthBound]]''. [[Ness]], the only playable character in the game who can be affected by the ailment, will become homesick when he has not contacted [[Ness's Mother|his mother]] for a lengthy period of time, either by [[Telephone]] call or in person. Homesickness can cause Ness to [[Turn Wasting|miss turns]] while in combat, during which Ness will instead spend these turns reminiscing about home.
+'''Homesickness''' is a [[status ailment]] appearing only in ''[[EarthBound]]''. [[Ness]], the only playable character who can be affected by it, will become homesick at a random chance after winning a battle. [[Instant Win|Instant winning]] does not trigger homesickness. Homesickness will cause Ness to have a chance of [[Turn wasting|missing turns]] while in combat; instead he will spend turns reminiscing about home, whether about [[Ness's Mother|his mother]] or craving whatever the player had set as his [[Steak|favorite food]].
-It was rumored that using a [[Chick]] would cure homesickness, but this has been [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UuXAvmAOmM proven] to be false. Ness's mother will call him on his [[Receiver phone]] shortly after Ness begins to feel homesick, reminding him that he should contact her. Despite the fact that they speak, the received call does not cure homesickness.
+The primary way of curing homesickness is either by a [[Telephone]] call to Ness' mother or by talking to Ness' mother in person. Besides that, the only other ways to get over homesickness are to visit [[Dr. Saturn]], the Saturns' [[Hot Spring]] or visiting [["Your Sanctuary"]].
-If the Doctor is talked to while Ness is suffering homesickness, he will point it out by saying: "What a sad look in your eyes… you, the boy in a red cap. You must be homesick. That’s nothing you need to be ashamed of. Anybody who is on a long trip will miss home. In this case, the best thing to do is to call home and hear your mom’s voice." However, Ness's sprite does not actually change; the player can only check if Ness is suffering from homesickness by his lack of action in battle, his Status menu, or inadvertently curing the status ailment by calling Ness's Mother before realizing that Ness is feeling homesick.
-In ''[[Mother 3]]'', the ''[[Mischievous Mole]]'' is also able to suffer from homesickness, causing it to miss rather than waste its turn. This also happens to [[The Squeekz]] after he battles with [[Lucas]] and friends; he then apologizes to them and reminisces about his family on the [[Highway]], making him realize that he should go back to them.
+In ''[[Mother 3]]'', the [[Mischievous Mole]] is also able to suffer from homesickness, though unlike Ness, it causes it to miss its attacks rather than waste its turn. This also happens to [[The Squeekz]] after he battles with [[Lucas]] and friends; he then apologizes to them and reminisces about his family on the [[Highway]], making him realize that he should go back to them.
+== Probability ==
+The probability of Ness being afflicted by homesickness in ''EarthBound'' changes depending on his level and is displayed as follows in this table.
+{| class="article-table"
+! colspan="2" |Level
+! colspan="2" |Probability
+|-
+| colspan="2" |1-15
+| colspan="2" |0/256 (0%)
+|-
+| colspan="2" |16-30
+| colspan="2" |3/256 (1.17%)
+|-
+| colspan="2" |31-75
+| colspan="2" |2/256 (0.78%)
+|-
+| colspan="2" |76-99
+| colspan="2" |0/256 (0%)
+|}
+== Trivia ==
+* It was rumored that using a [[Chick]] would cure homesickness, but this has been [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UuXAvmAOmM proven] to be false.
+* Ness's mother will call Ness on his [[Receiver phone]] shortly after he begins to feel homesick, reminding him that he should contact her. However, despite the fact that they speak, the received call does not cure his homesickness.
+* The probability of getting homesick when Ness is between the levels of 31 and 75 is identical to the chance of receiving a rare drop such as the [[Sword of Kings]] - 2/256, or 1/128.
 ==See Also==
-*[[Asthma]][[Category:EarthBound]]
+*[[Asthma]]
+[[Category:EarthBound]]
 [[Category:Ness]]
 [[Category:Status ailments]]
+[[Category:Status ailments in Earthbound]]
+[[Category:Status ailments in Mother 3]]