If you want to ‘catch ’em all’ in Pokémon Quest, you’ve got to learn to cook. Curiously, that’s the way you lure and subsequently catch Pokémon in this iteration. You gather ingredients while out on expeditions, and combine them together at your base to create a bunch of different recipes.
Each recipe will attract a different type of Pokémon, so it helps to learn them all. That way you can focus on catching the types of Pokémon you need at that particular point in time. And you will need a certain type, as each level gives certain types bonuses to HP and attack.
In this guide, we’re going to list all of the recipes in the game, and help give you a better understanding of how cooking works so you can catch your Bulbasaur in no time. Bon Appétit!
How does cooking work in Pokémon Quest?
While your Pokémon are out exploring the world and completing expeditions, they’ll pick up a bunch of different ingredients. When you’re back at your base camp, you can chuck these in your cooking pot to create a variety of different dishes.
Each dish attracts a different type of Pokémon, and as soon as you’ve discovered a new one you’ll receive the recipe for your dish. If you want to create it again, you can simply tap on your cooking pot and then scroll through your found recipes until you’ve found the one you want. Pick the appropriate ingredients and you’ll create the dish yet again.
Dishes can either attract types of Pokémon (fire, flying), colours of Pokémon (red, blue), or rarities (common, rare).
How long does it take to cook a dish?
Dishes progress cooking while you’re out on expeditions, and generally take between two and six expeditions to cook. You can speed this up by spending 20 TM Tickets at any point.
Pokémon Quest ingredients list
| Ingredient | Colour | Characteristic |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny Mushroom | Red | Soft |
| Bluk Berry | Blue | Soft |
| Apricorn | Yellow | Hard |
| Fossil | Gray | Hard |
| Big Root | Red | Soft / Precious |
| Icy Rock | Blue | Hard / Precious |
| Honey | Yellow | Soft / Precious |
| Balm Mushroom | Gray | Soft / Precious |
| Rainbow Matter | All | Substitutes any ingredient |
| Rainbow Shells | All | Rare Pokémon |
Pokémon Quest recipe list
| Recipe | Ingredients | Pokémon Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mulligan Stew à la Cube | Anything | Common Pokémon |
| Red Stew à la Cube | A whole lot of red | Red Pokémon |
| Blue Soda à la Cube | A whole lot of blue | Blue Pokémon |
| Yellow Curry à la Cube | A whole lot of yellow | Yellow Pokémon |
| Gray Porridge à la Cube | A whole lot of gray | Grey Pokémon |
| Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube | A whole lot of soft things and a lot of blue | Water Pokémon |
| Plain Crepe à la Cube | A lot of sweet things and a few gray | Normal Pokémon |
| Sludge Soup à la Cube | A whole lot of mushrooms and a lot of soft things | Poison Pokémon |
| Mud Pie à la Cube | A few minerals and a lot of soft things | Ground Pokémon |
| Veggie Smoothie à la Cube | A whole lot of plants and a few soft things | Grass Pokémon |
| Honey Nectar à la Cube | A whole lot of sweet things and a lot of yellow | Bug Pokémon |
| Brain Food à la Cube | A lot of sweet things and a few hard things | Psychic Pokémon |
| Stone Soup à la Cube | A whole lot of hard things and a few minerals | Rock Pokémon |
| Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube | A lot of minerals and a few plants | Flying Pokémon |
| Hot Pot à la Cube | A lot of mushrooms and a little red | Fire Pokémon |
| Watt a Risotta à la Cube | A whole lot of soft things and a lot of yellow | Electric Pokémon |
| Get Swole Syrup à la Cube | A lot of sweet things and a few mushrooms | Fighting Pokémon |
| Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube | A whole lot of mystical things | Rare Pokémon |