[Little Cupcakes, Big Emotions] Nishino Flower

SSR Intelligence

Analysis

Tier C. A perfectly fine Wit SSR that just gets buried by the better Wit options, so only build her if your box is bare.

Nishino Flower does the usual Wit-slot chores. Skill points, energy recovery, keeping a training going. At max she hands over a 30% Friendship Bonus, 30 Initial Wit, 30 Initial Friendship Gauge, 5% Training Effectiveness, plus 5 Wit Friendship Recovery, and her 50 Specialty Priority leans her hard into Wit training. The Lv30 unique stacks bonus Wit gain once her bond is maxed, so the good version of her only exists after a chunk of friendship training.

That back-loading is what sinks her. You want a Wit card pulling its weight from the early career, and most of her value is parked at the back end. The other gaps hurt too. There’s no Wit stat bonus in her effects (just a token Speed Bonus of 1), and her hint pool is thin. Hanshin Racecourse, Standard Distance, and Firm Conditions all need the right setup to matter. Shifting Gears is situational, and Determined Descent only procs for a Pace Chaser running downhill.

Stack her against the meta Wit SSRs and she loses on friendship density and usable skills both. Fine as a stopgap. Not worth spending pulls to chase over a proper Wit option.

• Pros: good Friendship Bonus and specialty pull, decent energy recovery, free 30 Initial Wit.
• Cons: payoff arrives late, weak conditional skills, zero Wit stat bonus, outclassed in her own slot.

Card details

Field	Value
Character	Nishino Flower
Rarity	SSR
Type	Intelligence
Obtain	Gacha
Global release	Feb 18, 2026
Hint skills	Hanshin Racecourse ○, Standard Distance ○, Firm Conditions ○, Updrafters, Pace Chaser Corners ○
Event skills	Shifting Gears, Determined Descent

Support effects

Effect	What it does	Values
Friendship Bonus	Increases the effectiveness of Friendship Training	Lv1: 10%, Lv30: 25%, Lv50: 30%
Speed Bonus	Increases Speed gain when training together	Lv35: 1
Training Effectiveness	Increases the effectiveness of training performed together	Lv15: 1%, Lv25: 5%
Initial Wit	Increases initial Wit when beginning a Career playthrough	Lv45: 15, Lv50: 30
Initial Friendship Gauge	Increases initial Friendship Gauge when beginning a Career playthrough	Lv1: 10, Lv30: 25, Lv50: 30
Hint Levels	Increases the level of hints gained through events	Lv25: 1
Hint Frequency	Increases the frequency at which hint events occur	Lv25: 20%
Specialty Priority	Increases the frequency at which the character participates in their preferred training type	Lv10: 5, Lv25: 35, Lv45: 50
Wit Friendship Recovery	Increases Energy recovery from Wit Friendship Training	Lv1: 1, Lv30: 3, Lv50: 5

Unique effect

Unlocks at Lv 30. Effect Type 101: +100

Training events

Nourishment for a Flower Bud

• Option 1: Wit +10, Skill points +10, Bond +5

I’m Gonna Be a Mommy!

• Option 1: Skill points +15, Bond +5, Skill Shifting Gears (hint Lv1)
• Option 2: Mood +1, Bond +10, Status: Heal
• Option 3: Power +25, Bond -5

Blooming Emotions, with Love

• Option 1: Energy +20, Skill Determined Descent (hint Lv1)