Pokemon Quest recipes
There are 18 dishes, but 91 real recipe variants, because every dish has a different Pokemon pool at every exact point total. All 3911 valid mixes are solved here. Search a Pokemon and get a mix that can only make that one dish.
- 79 Pokemon
- 18 dishes
- 91 recipe variants
- 3911 exact mixes
The pot · tap a slot to clear it
Normal starts at 5 points. Special starts at 10.
Ingredients
What is in the pot
Dishes this mix makes
How many of each ingredient do you have?
How cooking actually works
Four rules cover the entire system. Once they click, you can cook anything on purpose instead of by luck.
The part almost every guide gets wrong is the third one. Points are not just a quality score. Each dish has a separate Pokemon pool at each exact point total. Blue Soda at 5 points and Blue Soda at 10 points attract different Pokemon entirely, which is why Dratini needs exactly 10 and not simply a good mix.
Every attractable Pokemon and its recipe
Only 79 of the 151 Pokemon can be attracted by cooking, and all of them are basic forms. This table shows the best dish for each one, the exact point total it needs, and the cheapest mix that reaches it.
| Pokemon | Best dish | Points | Cheapest mix | Evolves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abra | Brain Food à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 2× Apricorn | Kadabra Lv16 → Alakazam Lv36 |
| Aerodactyl | Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube +1 more | 10 | 3× Icy Rock, 2× Big Root | Does not evolve |
| Articuno | Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube +3 more | 17 | 4× Mystical Shell, 1× Tiny Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Bellsprout | Yellow Curry à la Cube +4 more | 5 | 5× Apricorn | Weepinbell Lv21 → Victreebel Lv36 |
| Bulbasaur | Veggie Smoothie à la Cube +7 more | 8 | 3× Big Root, 2× Apricorn | Ivysaur Lv16 → Venusaur Lv32 |
| Caterpie | Blue Soda à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 5× Bluk Berry | Metapod Lv7 → Butterfree Lv10 |
| Chansey | Mulligan Stew à la Cube +1 more | 10 | 3× Big Root, 2× Honey | Does not evolve |
| Charmander | Hot Pot à la Cube +3 more | 8 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Honey, 1× Balm Mushroom | Charmeleon Lv16 → Charizard Lv36 |
| Clefairy | Gray Porridge à la Cube +8 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Clefable Lv36 |
| Cubone | Gray Porridge à la Cube +2 more | 10 | 2× Fossil, 2× Balm Mushroom, 1× Mystical Shell | Marowak Lv28 |
| Diglett | Red Stew à la Cube +3 more | 7 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Big Root, 1× Bluk Berry | Dugtrio Lv26 |
| Ditto | Blue Soda à la Cube +1 more | 10 | 2× Bluk Berry, 2× Icy Rock, 1× Mystical Shell | Does not evolve |
| Doduo | Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube +8 more | 7 | 3× Fossil, 2× Big Root | Dodrio Lv31 |
| Dratini | Blue Soda à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 3× Icy Rock, 2× Bluk Berry | Dragonair Lv30 → Dragonite Lv55 |
| Drowzee | Brain Food à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 2× Honey, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock, 1× Apricorn | Hypno Lv26 |
| Eevee | Red Stew à la Cube +2 more | 10 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Big Root, 1× Mystical Shell | Does not evolve |
| Ekans | Blue Soda à la Cube +8 more | 7 | 2× Bluk Berry, 2× Icy Rock, 1× Apricorn | Arbok Lv22 |
| Electabuzz | Watt a Risotto à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 3× Honey, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Fossil | Does not evolve |
| Exeggcute | Brain Food à la Cube +6 more | 6 | 2× Bluk Berry, 2× Apricorn, 1× Honey | Exeggutor Lv36 |
| Farfetch'd | Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube +6 more | 8 | 2× Big Root, 2× Fossil, 1× Icy Rock | Does not evolve |
| Gastly | Sludge Soup à la Cube +4 more | 8 | 3× Balm Mushroom, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Bluk Berry | Haunter Lv25 → Gengar Lv36 |
| Geodude | Mud Pie à la Cube +2 more | 5 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Fossil, 1× Bluk Berry | Graveler Lv25 → Golem Lv36 |
| Goldeen | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Apricorn | Seaking Lv33 |
| Grimer | Blue Soda à la Cube +9 more | 7 | 2× Bluk Berry, 2× Icy Rock, 1× Apricorn | Muk Lv38 |
| Growlithe | Hot Pot à la Cube +2 more | 5 | 3× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Bluk Berry | Arcanine Lv36 |
| Hitmonchan | Get Swole Syrup à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 2× Honey, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Balm Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Hitmonlee | Yellow Curry à la Cube +3 more | 6 | 4× Apricorn, 1× Big Root | Does not evolve |
| Horsea | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +4 more | 6 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock | Seadra Lv32 |
| Jigglypuff | Gray Porridge à la Cube +3 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Wigglytuff Lv36 |
| Jynx | Brain Food à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 2× Honey, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock, 1× Apricorn | Does not evolve |
| Kabuto | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +3 more | 8 | 2× Big Root, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock | Kabutops Lv40 |
| Kangaskhan | Yellow Curry à la Cube +1 more | 10 | 2× Apricorn, 2× Honey, 1× Mystical Shell | Does not evolve |
| Koffing | Blue Soda à la Cube +5 more | 7 | 2× Bluk Berry, 2× Icy Rock, 1× Apricorn | Weezing Lv35 |
| Krabby | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Apricorn | Kingler Lv28 |
| Lapras | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 2× Big Root, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock | Does not evolve |
| Lickitung | Plain Crepe à la Cube +5 more | 7 | 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Honey, 1× Fossil, 1× Balm Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Machop | Get Swole Syrup à la Cube +4 more | 6 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Honey | Machoke Lv28 → Machamp Lv36 |
| Magikarp | Blue Soda à la Cube +3 more | 8 | 3× Icy Rock, 2× Bluk Berry | Gyarados Lv20 |
| Magmar | Hot Pot à la Cube +1 more | 10 | 3× Balm Mushroom, 2× Big Root | Does not evolve |
| Magnemite | Gray Porridge à la Cube +4 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Magneton Lv30 |
| Mankey | Get Swole Syrup à la Cube +2 more | 6 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Honey | Primeape Lv28 |
| Meowth | Yellow Curry à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 5× Apricorn | Persian Lv28 |
| Mew | Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube | 20 | 5× Mystical Shell | Does not evolve |
| Mewtwo | Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube +3 more | 17 | 4× Mystical Shell, 1× Tiny Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Moltres | Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube +3 more | 17 | 4× Mystical Shell, 1× Tiny Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Mr. Mime | Brain Food à la Cube +1 more | 8 | 2× Honey, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock, 1× Apricorn | Does not evolve |
| Nidoran♀ | Gray Porridge à la Cube +2 more | 5 | 5× Fossil | Nidorina Lv16 → Nidoqueen Lv36 |
| Nidoran♂ | Mulligan Stew à la Cube +3 more | 5 | 3× Apricorn, 2× Tiny Mushroom | Nidorino Lv16 → Nidoking Lv36 |
| Oddish | Veggie Smoothie à la Cube +5 more | 6 | 3× Apricorn, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Big Root | Gloom Lv21 → Vileplume Lv36 |
| Omanyte | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +4 more | 8 | 2× Big Root, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock | Omastar Lv40 |
| Onix | Gray Porridge à la Cube +9 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Paras | Veggie Smoothie à la Cube +9 more | 6 | 3× Apricorn, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Big Root | Parasect Lv24 |
| Pidgey | Yellow Curry à la Cube +2 more | 5 | 5× Apricorn | Pidgeotto Lv18 → Pidgeot Lv36 |
| Pikachu | Watt a Risotto à la Cube +3 more | 8 | 3× Honey, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Fossil | Raichu Lv22 |
| Pinsir | Mulligan Stew à la Cube +1 more | 10 | 3× Big Root, 2× Honey | Does not evolve |
| Poliwag | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Apricorn | Poliwhirl Lv25 → Poliwrath Lv36 |
| Ponyta | Hot Pot à la Cube +7 more | 6 | 3× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock | Rapidash Lv40 |
| Porygon | Red Stew à la Cube +3 more | 7 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Big Root, 1× Bluk Berry | Does not evolve |
| Psyduck | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Apricorn | Golduck Lv33 |
| Rattata | Blue Soda à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 5× Bluk Berry | Raticate Lv20 |
| Rhyhorn | Mud Pie à la Cube +3 more | 5 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Fossil, 1× Bluk Berry | Rhydon Lv42 |
| Sandshrew | Mud Pie à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Fossil, 1× Bluk Berry | Sandslash Lv22 |
| Scyther | Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube +2 more | 10 | 3× Icy Rock, 2× Big Root | Does not evolve |
| Seel | Gray Porridge à la Cube +2 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Dewgong Lv34 |
| Shellder | Gray Porridge à la Cube +4 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Cloyster Lv36 |
| Slowpoke | Brain Food à la Cube +7 more | 6 | 2× Bluk Berry, 2× Apricorn, 1× Honey | Slowbro Lv37 |
| Snorlax | Yellow Curry à la Cube +4 more | 6 | 4× Apricorn, 1× Big Root | Does not evolve |
| Spearow | Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube +2 more | 7 | 3× Fossil, 2× Big Root | Fearow Lv20 |
| Squirtle | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 2× Big Root, 2× Bluk Berry, 1× Icy Rock | Wartortle Lv16 → Blastoise Lv36 |
| Staryu | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Apricorn | Starmie Lv36 |
| Tangela | Veggie Smoothie à la Cube +3 more | 8 | 3× Big Root, 2× Apricorn | Does not evolve |
| Tauros | Plain Crepe à la Cube +2 more | 8 | 2× Honey, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Fossil, 1× Balm Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Tentacool | Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube +3 more | 5 | 3× Bluk Berry, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Apricorn | Tentacruel Lv30 |
| Venonat | Gray Porridge à la Cube +7 more | 8 | 3× Balm Mushroom, 1× Bluk Berry, 1× Fossil | Venomoth Lv31 |
| Voltorb | Watt a Risotto à la Cube +1 more | 7 | 2× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Honey, 1× Apricorn | Electrode Lv30 |
| Vulpix | Hot Pot à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 3× Tiny Mushroom, 2× Bluk Berry | Ninetales Lv36 |
| Weedle | Yellow Curry à la Cube +1 more | 5 | 5× Apricorn | Kakuna Lv7 → Beedrill Lv10 |
| Zapdos | Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube +3 more | 17 | 4× Mystical Shell, 1× Tiny Mushroom | Does not evolve |
| Zubat | Gray Porridge à la Cube +6 more | 6 | 3× Fossil, 1× Tiny Mushroom, 1× Balm Mushroom | Golbat Lv22 |
Cheapest mix means the fewest precious ingredients that still hit the exact total. Use the finder above for alternative mixes and other dishes that attract the same Pokemon.
All 91 recipe variants
This is the part that makes Pokemon Quest confusing. A dish is not one recipe. Blue Soda at 5 points and Blue Soda at 10 points are different recipes with different Pokemon. Here is every variant that actually attracts something, with a mix that can only produce that dish.
All 18 dishes and their exact rules
Each dish checks how many of your five ingredients match a colour, a type, or a texture. The counts below are the real minimums and maximums the game uses.
| Dish | Rule | Attracts | Point range | Variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube | Legendary ingredients 4 to 5 | Extremely rare Pokemon | 17 to 20 | 4 |
| Blue Soda à la Cube | Blue 4 to 5 | Bluish Pokemon | 5 to 16 | 6 |
| Brain Food à la Cube | Sweet things 3 to 5, hard things 2 to 5 | Psychic types | 5 to 17 | 4 |
| Get Swole Syrup à la Cube | Sweet things 3 to 5, mushrooms 2 to 5 | Fighting types | 5 to 17 | 3 |
| Gray Porridge à la Cube | Grey 4 to 5 | Greyish Pokemon | 5 to 16 | 6 |
| Honey Nectar à la Cube | Sweet things 4 to 5, yellow 3 to 5 | Bug types | 7 to 16 | 4 |
| Hot Pot à la Cube | Mushrooms 3 to 5, red 2 to 5 | Fire types | 5 to 17 | 6 |
| Light-as-Air Casserole à la Cube | Minerals 3 to 5, vegetables 2 to 5 | Flying types | 5 to 17 | 4 |
| Mouth-Watering Dip à la Cube | Soft things 4 to 5, blue 3 to 5 | Water types | 5 to 16 | 4 |
| Mud Pie à la Cube | Soft things 3 to 5, minerals 2 to 5 | Ground types | 5 to 17 | 6 |
| Mulligan Stew à la Cube | Any mix that matches no other rule | Random Pokemon | 5 to 18 | 6 |
| Plain Crepe à la Cube | Sweet things 3 to 5, grey 2 to 5 | Normal types | 5 to 17 | 6 |
| Red Stew à la Cube | Red 4 to 5 | Reddish Pokemon | 5 to 16 | 6 |
| Sludge Soup à la Cube | Mushrooms 4 to 5, soft things 3 to 5 | Poison types | 5 to 16 | 5 |
| Stone Soup à la Cube | Hard things 4 to 5, minerals 2 to 5 | Rock types | 5 to 16 | 6 |
| Veggie Smoothie à la Cube | Vegetables 4 to 5, soft things 2 to 5 | Grass types | 6 to 16 | 5 |
| Watt a Risotto à la Cube | Soft things 4 to 5, yellow 3 to 5 | Electric types | 7 to 16 | 4 |
| Yellow Curry à la Cube | Yellow 4 to 5 | Yellowish Pokemon | 5 to 16 | 6 |
Watch the minimums. Where a dish description says a few, the game means 2 or more, not 1. That single detail is why so many players end up with Mulligan Stew when they expected something else.
The 10 ingredients and their point values
Every ingredient carries a colour, a type, a texture and a point value. Point values are what most guides list incorrectly, so here they are straight from the game data.
| Ingredient | Type | Colour | Texture | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Mushroom | Mushroom | Red | Soft | 1 |
| Bluk Berry | Sweet | Blue | Soft | 1 |
| Apricorn | Vegetable | Yellow | Hard | 1 |
| Fossil | Mineral | Grey | Hard | 1 |
| Big Root | Vegetable | Red | Soft | 2 |
| Icy Rock | Mineral | Blue | Hard | 2 |
| Honey | Sweet | Yellow | Soft | 2 |
| Balm Mushroom | Mushroom | Grey | Soft | 2 |
| Rainbow Matter | Every type | Every colour | Both | 3 |
| Mystical Shell | Legendary only | None | None | 4 |
Mystical Shell is worth 4 points, not 2. This matters because Ambrosia of Legends sits in a 17 to 20 point band that no other dish can reach. Five Mystical Shell gives the maximum 20. Rainbow Matter counts as every colour and every type at once, and is worth 3.
Cooking pots
The pot does not change which Pokemon you attract. It changes the level that Pokemon arrives at, and cost.
| Pot | Ingredients each | Unlocks | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brass | 3 | Start | Lowest arrival level |
| Bronze | 10 | Level 20+ | Higher arrival level |
| Silver | 15 | Level 40+ | Higher again |
| Gold | 20 | Level 70+ | Highest arrival level |
Recipe points decide which Pokemon shows up. The pot decides how strong it is when it arrives. Cook a cheap dish in a Brass Pot while you are farming a specific Pokemon, then repeat it in Gold once you know the mix works.
Things worth knowing
- Cooking never gives evolved forms. All 79 attractable Pokemon are basic forms. Dratini arrives, then evolves to Dragonair at level 30 and Dragonite at level 55.
- Mulligan Stew is the fallback, not a failure. It fires when your five ingredients satisfy no other rule, and it has its own Pokemon pool at each point total.
- Sometimes more than one dish fits. When a mix satisfies several rules the game serves one dish, so the finder above shows you a mix that is unambiguous wherever possible.
- Farm Mystical Shell for legendaries. Nothing else reaches the 17 point floor that Ambrosia of Legends needs.
Pokemon Quest released on Nintendo Switch on 30 May 2018 and on iOS and Android on 27 June 2018, developed by GAME FREAK. There is more background on Pokémon Quest.
Common questions
How do I get a specific Pokemon in Pokemon Quest?
Cook the dish that Pokemon belongs to at an exact ingredient point total. Dratini for example comes from Blue Soda à la Cube at exactly 8, 9 or 10 points. The finder above gives a mix that can only produce that one dish.
How many recipes are there in Pokemon Quest?
There are 18 dishes, but 91 recipe variants that actually attract Pokemon, because each dish has a different Pokemon pool at each exact point total. Across those variants there are 3911 valid five ingredient mixes.
What recipe gets legendary Pokemon?
Ambrosia of Legends à la Cube. It needs 4 or 5 Mystical Shell, which lands between 17 and 20 points. Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Mewtwo all come from this dish.
How many points is each ingredient worth?
Tiny Mushroom, Bluk Berry, Apricorn and Fossil are 1 point. Big Root, Icy Rock, Honey and Balm Mushroom are 2. Rainbow Matter is 3 and Mystical Shell is 4.
Why did I get Mulligan Stew instead of my dish?
Mulligan Stew only fires when your five ingredients satisfy no other dish rule. If you were aiming for something else, one of your counts fell short. Remember that a few means 2 or more, not 1.
Can one mix make more than one dish?
Yes, many mixes satisfy several dish rules at once and the game then picks one. Every mix labelled unambiguous on this page satisfies exactly one rule, so the outcome is certain.
Which cooking pot should I use?
The highest one you have unlocked. The pot sets the level the Pokemon arrives at, not which Pokemon appears. Test a mix in a Brass Pot first, then repeat it in Gold once it works.
Can cooking attract evolved Pokemon?
No. Only 79 of the 151 Pokemon can be attracted by cooking and all are basic forms. Dratini arrives, then evolves to Dragonair at level 30 and Dragonite at level 55.