diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 07ac4e7..dea4732 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@
 from commands.restart import restart
 from commands.gothefucktosleep import gothefucktosleep
 from commands.boba import boba
-
 from commands.confessions import confession
+
 from presence import watching
+
+from mentioned import mention_responses
+
 from commands.modules.supabase import supabaseClient
 from commands.modules import config
 import bot
@@ -117,41 +120,45 @@ async def on_message(message: discord.Message):
 
     events = []
 
+    if client.user.mentioned_in(message):  # if bot is pinged in message
+        await mention_responses.reply_with_random_response(message)
+        events.append("pinged")
+
     if react_tw.is_TW_message(message):
         try:
             await react_tw.send_react_tw(message)
         except Exception as e:
-            print('failed to react Taiwan: ', e)
+            print("failed to react Taiwan: ", e)
         events.append("tw")
     if react_hgs.is_hgs_message(message):
         try:
             await react_hgs.send_react_hgs(message)
         except Exception as e:
-            print('failed to react HGS: ', e)
+            print("failed to react HGS: ", e)
         events.append("hgs")
     if react_baltics.is_baltic_message(message):
         try:
             await react_baltics.send_react_baltic(message)
         except Exception as e:
-            print('failed to react Baltics: ', e)
+            print("failed to react Baltics: ", e)
         events.append("baltics")
     if react_czech.is_czech_message(message):
         try:
             await react_czech.send_react_czech(message)
         except Exception as e:
-            print('failed to react Czech: ', e)
+            print("failed to react Czech: ", e)
         events.append("czech")
     if react_ph.is_ph_message(message):
         try:
             await react_ph.send_react_ph(message)
         except Exception as e:
-            print('failed to react PH: ', e)
+            print("failed to react PH: ", e)
         events.append("ph")
     if react_ua.is_UA_message(message):
         try:
             await react_ua.send_react_ua(message)
         except Exception as e:
-            print('failed to react UA: ', e)
+            print("failed to react UA: ", e)
         events.append("ua")
 
     if hsinchu_wind.is_hsinchu_message(message):
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ async def on_message(message: discord.Message):
     if len(events) > 0:
         await logging.log_message_event(message, events)
 
+
 @client.event
 async def on_guild_join(guild):
     await tree.sync(guild=guild)
@@ -174,4 +182,5 @@ async def on_guild_join(guild):
         }
     ).execute()
 
+
 client.run(TOKEN)
diff --git a/mentioned/mention_responses.py b/mentioned/mention_responses.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a204117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mentioned/mention_responses.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import random
+import discord
+
+# a dict of possible responses and their weights when the bot is mentioned.
+POSSIBLE_RESPONSES_MAP = {
+    "<:BocchiPing:1170161488812593172>": 5,
+    "<:uwu:1161126694762061825>": 3,
+    "<a:catArrive:1161441364869918881>": 3,
+    "<:ChisobCat:1157361078452375582>": 2,
+    "<:Black_Bear:1132603463126237244>": 1,
+    "<:101_Top:1132608896222113951>\n<:101_Floor:1132608196515725332>": 1,
+    "<:PineappleCake:1156373382565212323>": 1,
+    "<:slipper:1132961055304323143>": 1,
+    "喵": 1,
+    "🧋": 1,
+}
+RESPONSES = list(POSSIBLE_RESPONSES_MAP.keys())
+WEIGHTS = list(POSSIBLE_RESPONSES_MAP.values())
+
+
+def get_random_response() -> str:
+    # ^ could also change k in the future to be a random number
+    response = random.choices(RESPONSES, weights=WEIGHTS, k=1)[0]
+    return response
+
+
+async def reply_with_random_response(message: discord.Message):
+    response = get_random_response()
+    await message.reply(response)