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Cooking
March 6, 2026 at 05:48 PM
Initial comprehensive cooking guide
Cooking is unlocked in Rocky Ridges after freeing Chef Dente from a barrel. Chef Dente, a culinary Greedent, teaches the player how to cook and provides initial recipes. Cooked food fully restores PP and temporarily powers up specific moves. Gifting food that matches a Pokemon's favorite flavor increases their comfort level.
Each recipe category requires a specific cooking station:
Station | Recipe Type | Powered Move | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
Chopping Board | Salads | Leafage | None (place and use) |
Bread Oven | Breads | Cut | Must be lit by a Burn-specialty Pokemon |
Cooking Pot (over fire) | Soups | Water Gun | Campfire or fire source underneath |
Frying Pan (over fire) | Hamburger Steaks | Rock Smash | Campfire or fire source underneath |
Approach a cooking station and press A. Add the base ingredient specific to that station (Leaf for salads, Wheat for bread, Fresh Water for soups, Bean for hamburger steaks), then fill the remaining ingredient slots. The recipe outcome depends on the combination of ingredients used and whether Pokemon with relevant specialties are nearby.
Base ingredient: Leaf. Powers up Leafage.
Recipe | Ingredients | Flavor |
|---|---|---|
Simple Salad | 1 Leaf + 1 ingredient | Varies |
Seaweed Salad | 1 Leaf + 1 Seaweed | Bitter |
Crouton Salad | 1 Leaf + 1 Bread | Spicy |
Leppa Salad | 1 Leaf + 1 Leppa Berry | Sweet |
Shredded Salad | 1 Leaf + 1 ingredient (Chop Pokemon nearby) | Sour |
Crushed Berry Salad | 1 Leaf + 1 Chesto Berry (Crush Pokemon nearby) | Dry |
Base ingredient: Wheat + 2 additional ingredients. Powers up Cut.
Recipe | Ingredients | Flavor |
|---|---|---|
Simple Bread | 1 Wheat + 2 ingredients | Varies |
Carrot Bread | 1 Wheat + 1 Carrot + 1 ingredient | Spicy |
Leppa Bread | 1 Wheat + 1 Leppa Berry + 1 ingredient | Sour |
Bread Bowl | 1 Wheat + 1 Soup + 1 ingredient (Burn nearby) | Spicy |
Base ingredient: Fresh Water + 2 ingredients. Powers up Water Gun.
Recipe | Ingredients | Flavor |
|---|---|---|
Simple Soup | 1 Fresh Water + 2 ingredients | Varies |
Seaweed Soup | 1 Fresh Water + 1 Seaweed + 1 ingredient | Bitter |
Healthy Soup | 1 Fresh Water + 1 Bean + 1 Leaf | Spicy |
Mushroom Soup | 1 Fresh Water + 1 Mushroom + 1 ingredient | Dry |
Base ingredient: Bean + 3 additional ingredients. Powers up Rock Smash.
Recipe | Ingredients | Flavor |
|---|---|---|
Simple Hamburger Steak | 1 Bean + 3 ingredients | Varies |
Tomato Hamburger Steak | 1 Bean + 1 Tomato + 2 ingredients | Sour |
Potato Hamburger Steak | 1 Bean + 1 Potato + 2 ingredients | Sweet |
Mushroom Hamburger Steak | 1 Bean + 1 Mushroom + 2 ingredients | Dry |
New cooking recipes unlock every 10 Pokemon registered in the Pokedex. Additional recipes can be found in golden Pokeballs, Dream Islands, and as rewards from Pokemon requests. Chef Dente's Party specialty provides a cooking bonus that increases meal output when it participates in cooking events.
Each food item has a flavor (Sweet, Sour, Spicy, Bitter, or Dry). Gifting food that matches a Pokemon's preferred flavor increases their comfort level, which in turn raises the area's Environment Level. Experimenting with different ingredient combinations and nearby Pokemon specialties produces different flavor outcomes.