How to pet Pokemon in Pokemon x?

So I don’t know why but due to some reason I am unable to pet my Pokemon in Pokemon Amie. I just keep on rubbing their sweet parts for a lot of time and they just don’t react. Later when I checked I got to know that in order to pet there should be the hand image but all that is there is a little finger thing. I just can’t understand where I am going wrong. Please help me.

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Like others said, petting Pokemon is as simple as rubbing the stylus on the screen continuously. Assuming you’re doing this right, it’s safe to say this isn’t a human error.

If it doesn’t react properly, then it’s either an issue with your console or game. Here’s a few things to try:

Also ask yourself these questions:

From what you said so far, it’s either an issue with the game or the console. Being able to narrow down which is the issue is a great first step to getting it to work.

LMAO this is exactly what I thought the problem might be but I didn’t comment it because I thought that the chances were slim. There are certain Pokemon you can’t pet, mostly Ghost types, if my memory is correct. Haunter and Ghastly are two examples, I guess it’s because their bodies aren’t solid. Don’t know why this also applies to Shedinja, but I do remember it applying to Shedinja.

You also can’t pet some ghost types (thanks ht) and shedninja can only be pet in certain parts of the body.