Food plays a bigger role in Pokopia than you might expect. Eating cooked dishes restores PP and powers up specific moves, feeding raw ingredients to your Pokemon builds friendship, and the Mosslax altar delivers daily boosts based on flavor. Chef Dente teaches the cooking recipes through his quests, starting with a simple salad on the cutting board.
How Cooking Works#
- Gather raw ingredients from the world. Berries come from headbutting trees, crops from harvesting, mushrooms from caves, seaweed from the beach.
- Unlock cooking stations through Chef Dente's quest chain: Cutting Board (salads), Cooking Pot (soups), Bread Oven (bread), and Frying Pan (advanced dishes).
- Combine ingredients at the right station. Each recipe produces a dish that restores PP and powers up a specific move when eaten.
- Feed raw food to Pokemon for friendship gains. Different Pokemon prefer different flavors based on their Type and Personality.
Chef Dente teaches 24 recipes across four cooking stations. Each station produces dishes that power up a specific move. Certain recipes also require a Pokemon with a particular Specialty to help prepare the dish.
Salad Recipes#
Salads are made on the Cutting Board, the first station you unlock. All salads power up Leafage when eaten.
| Dish | Ingredients | Flavor | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crouton salad | LeafBread | Spicy | — |
| Crushed-berry salad | LeafChesto berry | Dry | Crush |
| Leppa salad | LeafLeppa Berry | Sweet | — |
| Seaweed salad | LeafSeaweed | Bitter | — |
| Shredded salad | Leaf | Sour | Chop |
| Simple salad | LeafLeaf | Plain | — |
Crouton salad
Leaf
Crushed-berry salad
Chesto berry
Crush
Leppa salad
Leppa Berry
Seaweed salad
Seaweed
Shredded salad
Chop
Simple saladSoup Recipes#
Soups are made in the Cooking Pot. All soups power up Water Gun when eaten.
| Dish | Ingredients | Flavor | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrifying soup | Fresh Water | Spicy | Generate |
| Flavorful soup | Fresh WaterAspear berrySimple hamburger steak | Sour | — |
| Healthy soup | WaterBeanLeaf | Spicy | — |
| Mushroom soup | Fresh WaterMushroom | Dry | — |
| Seaweed soup | WaterSeaweed | Bitter | — |
| Simple soup | Fresh Water | Plain | — |
Electrifying soup
Fresh Water
Generate
Flavorful soup
Aspear berry
Simple hamburger steak
Healthy soup
Bean
Mushroom soup
Seaweed soup
Simple soupBread Recipes#
Bread is baked in the Bread Oven. All bread powers up Cut when eaten.
| Dish | Ingredients | Flavor | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bread bowl | WheatSimple soup with Burn Pokemon | Spicy | Burn |
| Carrot bread | WheatFresh Carrot | Spicy | — |
| Fluffy bread | WheatPecha berry with Water Pokemon | Sweet | Water |
| Leppa bread | WheatLeppa Berry | Sour | — |
| Recycled bread | WheatSimple bread with Recycle Pokemon | Bitter | Recycle |
| Simple bread | WheatWheatWheat | Plain | — |
Bread bowl
Wheat
Burn
Carrot bread
Fresh Carrot
Fluffy bread
Water
Leppa bread
Recycled bread
Recycle
Simple breadSteak Recipes#
Hamburger steaks are made in the Frying Pan, the last station you unlock. All steaks power up Rock Smash when eaten.
| Dish | Ingredients | Flavor | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter hamburger steak | BeanRawst BerryLum Berry | Bitter | — |
| Mushroom hamburger steak | BeanCave Mushrooms | Dry | — |
| Potato hamburger steak | BeanPotato | Sweet | — |
| Simple hamburger steak | Beans | Plain | — |
| Tomato hamburger steak | BeanTomato | Sour | — |
| Vibrant hamburger steak | BeanPotatoSimple Salad | Plain | — |
Bitter hamburger steak
Rawst Berry
Lum Berry
Mushroom hamburger steak
Cave Mushrooms
Potato hamburger steak
Potato
Tomato hamburger steak
Tomato
Vibrant hamburger steakRaw ingredients are gathered from the world through exploration, farming, and Pokemon gifts. These can be eaten directly, fed to Pokemon, or used in cooking recipes.
| Item | Description | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Bean | A food item that can be planted in fields | Found in Withered Wasteland; seeds purchasable at PC Shop for 50 Life Coins |
| Cave Mushrooms | A food item that can be eaten or given to Pokemon | Gathered from cave areas |
| Chili sauce | Sauce with an enticingly spicy flavor. If you take a sip and spit it out, it becomes lava! | Randomly obtained from Vending Machines |
| Common Candy | A piece of candy you got from Chef Dente. Restores some PP when eaten. | Given by Chef Dente |
| Curry and rice | An absolutely essential meal for any party. Enjoy some tasty food alongside other Pokémon! | Cooked in the Giant Cooking Pot |
| Fresh Carrot | A food item that can be eaten or given to Pokemon | Gathered from the wild; can be grown from seeds |
| Fresh Water | Delicious water that's perfect for making soup. Drink some and spit it out to make things wet. | Sold at the Rocky Ridges PC Shop (Set of 10), Collect from a red Pokeball near mine entrance in Rocky Ridges |
| Moomoo Milk coffee | Milky coffee with a comfortingly sweet taste. If you take a sip and spit it out, it becomes muddy water! | Buy from a vending machine |
| Potato | A delicious potato-even with the skin still on! Restores some PP when eaten | Grown from Potato Seeds |
| Ripe bean plant | When bead pods turn green, they're actually ready to harvest. They're small but very nutritious. | Grown from bean seeds |
| Roserade Tea | Tea with a delicate, elegant aroma. If you take a sip and spit it out, it becomes a hot spring! | Randomly obtained from Vending Machines |
| Seaweed | A food item that can be eaten or given to Pokemon | Gathered from coastal areas |
| Soda Pop | Fizzy, sparkling soda. If you take a sip and spit it out, it becomes seawater | Randomly obtained from Vending Machines |
| Tomato | A food item used to restore PP | Found in Bleak Beach; seeds purchasable at PC Shop for 50 Life Coins at Env. Level 3 |
| Wheat | A food item used for baking bread | Found in Rocky Ridges; seeds purchasable at PC Shop for 50 Life Coins |
Chili sauce
Common Candy
Curry and rice
Moomoo Milk coffee
Roserade Tea
Soda PopBerries grow on trees throughout the island. Headbutt the trees to shake berries loose, or receive them as gifts from befriended Pokemon. Berry seeds can also be planted to grow your own supply.
| Berry | Effect | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Aspear Berry | This berry has a distinctively sharp sour taste. Restores some PP when eaten. | Trade at the PC |
| Bruised Berry | A bruised berry you got from Chef Dente. Restores a bit of PP when eaten. | Given by Chef Dente |
| Chesto Berry | A berry that provides a beneficial effect when eaten | Headbutt berry trees; given randomly by befriended Pokemon |
| Leppa Berry | A berry that restores PP when eaten | Headbutt berry trees; given randomly by befriended Pokemon |
| Lum Berry | A berry that has a well-balanced flavor. Restores some PP when eaten. | Use Headbutt on berry trees |
| Pecha Berry | A berry that provides a beneficial effect when eaten | Headbutt berry trees; given randomly by befriended Pokemon |
| Rawst Berry | The longer and more curled the leaves are, the more bitter this berry tastes. Restores some PP when eaten | Use Headbutt on berry trees |
Bruised Berry
Pecha BerryFeeding food to Pokemon increases friendship and comfort. Different Pokemon have flavor preferences based on their Type and Personality, so giving them food they enjoy earns bonus friendship points.
Mosslax Daily Boosts#
Feed Mosslax at the Gourmet's Offering altar once per day for a powerful island-wide boost. The effect depends on the flavor of food you offer. Boosts reset at 05:00 each morning.
| Flavor | Daily Boost Effect |
|---|---|
| Spicy | Increases habitat spawn rates (more Pokemon appear in habitats) |
| Sweet | Increases Ancient Artefact discovery chance from digging |
| Bitter | Increases rare item drop rates from exploration |
| Dry | Increases chance of rare-feathered Pokemon encounters |
| Sour | Improves shop inventory quality (better items available) |
| Neutral | Increases friendship gain rate with all Pokemon |
Complete Chef Dente's quest chain. His first quest teaches you to make a Simple Salad on the Cutting Board. Later quests unlock the Cooking Pot (soups), Bread Oven (bread), and Frying Pan (advanced dishes).
Eating cooked dishes restores PP and powers up a specific move. For example, Simple Salad powers up Leafage, Simple Bread powers up Cut, and soups power up Water Gun. Raw food can be eaten for minor PP restoration.
Headbutt berry trees using the Headbutt move to shake berries loose. Befriended Pokemon also randomly gift berries. You can plant berry seeds in fields to grow your own supply.
Feeding Mosslax at the Gourmet's Offering altar grants a daily island-wide boost based on the food's flavor. Spicy boosts habitat spawns, Sweet increases Ancient Artefact finds, Bitter improves rare drops, Dry attracts rare-feathered Pokemon, Sour upgrades shop inventory, and Neutral boosts friendship rates.
Yes. Pokemon prefer certain flavors based on their Type and Personality. Feeding a Pokemon food it enjoys gives bonus friendship points. Experiment with different food types to discover each Pokemon's preferences.
No. Each cooking station (Cutting Board, Cooking Pot, Bread Oven, Frying Pan) unlocks through a specific Chef Dente quest. You can't use a station until you finish the quest that teaches its recipes.