Originally Posted by
Corintis
Thanks for the cap Garrick! Because of that and thanks to your level 70 Orchid eliminating the scaling system, I was able to confirm that it's not only the Affection Bonus that isn't displayed, but also any Ampy's that are used as well.
I've also been conducting some small scale damage tests and can safely say that Affection Bonuses are included in the helper squad, even though it's not displayed; Ampy's should be the same since their bonuses appear to act similarly to Affection Stats. I also got a small bit of data that favors Equipment being included with Helper Squads, but not enough to back it up.
As for Total Power in general, don't forget that HP constitutes the bulk of it. Squads can become deceptively powerful, especially when Rainbow-ranked units, are buffing up the party's power. Also, units with higher atk.power also tend to have more defense in favor of HP, which drops the Total Power ratings, even if they should perform similarly otherwise.