Poffins are delicious baked treats that can be fed to Pokémon.
----+ OBTAINING THE POFFIN CASE
You will not be able to make Poffins until you receive this Key Item.
It can be obtained by talking to the president of the Pokémon Fan Club,
found in Hearthome City.
----+ COOKING POFFINS
In order to make Poffins, simply visit the Poffin House. This is also
found in Hearthome City. Inside, speak to the woman standing next to the
Poffin Cooker. This device allows you to cook Berries, which will then
turn into a delicious Poffin.
----+ POFFIN REWARDS
Feeding a Poffin to a Pokémon raises that Pokémon's happiness, and also
improves that Pokémons Conditions. These Conditions are used in Super
Contests during the Visual Round, and also can provide other rewards.
In addition, one Pokémon requires a high Condition in order to evolve.
Feebas needs 170 or more points in Beauty to evolve when it levels up.
Finally, the Scarf Guy in Pastoria City will reward a Pokémon with 200
or more
points in a Condition with a special scarf, which provides a
boost to that Condition's score in the Visual Round while it is held, as
shown in the chart below.
CONDITION REWARD ITEM ITEM'S DESCRIPTION
+-------- +---------- +-----------------
200 Cool Red scarf An item to be held by a Pokémon.
It boosts the "Cool" aspect of the
holder in a Contest.
200 Beauty Blue scarf An item to be held by a Pokémon.
It boosts the "Beauty" aspect of the
holder in a Contest.
200 Cute Pink scarf An item to be held by a Pokémon.
It boosts the "Cute" aspect of the
holder in a Contest.
200 Smart Green scarf An item to be held by a Pokémon.
It boosts the "Smart" aspect of the
holder in a Contest.
200 Tough Yellow Scarf An item to be held by a Pokémon.
It boosts the "Tough" aspect of the
holder in a Contest.
----+ COOKING TIPS
The best way to make a good Poffin is to stir the mix quickly enough to
finish as soon as possible - the faster the cooking, the better the Poffin
that will result.
However, it is important not to stir too quickly for fear of spilling -
too many spills will negate any boost you'd receive for speed! Stir fast
enough to keep the mix near to the edge of the Poffin Cooker.
Poffins are cooked in three stages. The first stage has yellow flames
and a light, easy-to-stir mixture. At this point, it is very important not
to stir too quickly, as it is easy to spill.
The second stage, when the flames turn reddish, the mixture becomes heavy
and is more difficult to stir. It is important now to keep the mixture
spinning, since if it rests still too much, it will burn and penalize you.
When the flames turn blue and the mixture dark, the third and final stage
has begun. This is the easiest stage, as the mix is hard and no longer
spillable. Spin as quickly as you can, without worry.
Otherwise, try cooking Poffins with friends using the local wireless
function. With multiple people mixing and causing sparkles to appear, it
can be possible to negate the penalties from spills or burns!
Once your Poffin-cooking skills have improved, the only remaining
improvement would be in the choice of berries used. Some berries are
better than others, either due to the flavor values or smoothness.
----+ POFFIN FEEL
An important aspect of Poffins are their Feel level. This is related to
your Pokémon's Sheen. This value could be considered a "Fullness" value, as
when your Pokémon's Sheen value is maximized, it no longer can eat Poffins.
Basically, a Poffin's Feel level is put into the Pokémon's Sheen value.
If the Sheen would become higher than 255, it is set to 255 and at that
point, the Pokémon is full and can never again eat another Poffin.
This aspect is so paramount to raising proper Super Contest Pokémon that
sometimes, feeding a lower-level Poffin can be much more beneficial than
feeding a high-level Poffin, if the Feel values are very different!
----+ NATURE AND PREFERENCES
When a Pokémon eats a Poffin, it gains Condition based on the flavor
levels of the Poffin. However, these gains in Condition are further changed
by that Pokémon's preferences in taste, which are determined by its nature.
When adding Condition from a flavor the Pokémon likes, the increase is
10% more than usual, rounding down. When adding Condition from a flavor the
Pokémon dislikes, the increase is 10% less than usual, rounding down.
It doesn't matter if the Pokémon likes or dislikes the total flavor of
the Poffin, just each individual flavor. Thus, a Pokémon that likes Spicy
Poffins and dislikes Dry Poffins will still gain a +10% boost to Cool gain
when eating a Spicy-Dry Poffin, and still receive the -10% penalty to its
Beauty gain as well, even though it neither liked nor disliked the Poffin.
The natures and their preferences are given below:
The first step in determining what kind of Poffin you will make is to
calculate the flavor levels. These are calculated using the flavor values
indicated on the berry chart.
Any given flavor can be cancelled out by another, neutralizing its effect
and resulting in a Poffin that does not have any of that flavor. Spiciness
is neutralized by Dryness, for example.
To calculate the flavor levels, use the following formulas:
SPICY LEVEL = SPICY VALUE - DRY VALUE
DRY LEVEL = DRY VALUE - SWEET VALUE
SWEET LEVEL = SWEET VALUE - BITTER VALUE
BITTER LEVEL = BITTER VALUE - SOUR VALUE
SOUR LEVEL = SOUR VALUE - SPICY VALUE
When using multiple berries in group cooking, add up all similar flavor
values before performing the above calculations. For example, two different
berries with Spicy Value of 10 and no Dry Value would have a resulting
Spicy Level of 20.
Now that you know the base flavor levels, you can begin calculating the
resulting Poffin.
----+ SPEED
The quicker you make your Poffin, the better the result. This is a
multiplier that is applied to all flavors in the Poffin. For example, if
you took exactly 40 seconds, the 150% multiplier would apply to each Poffin
flavor. If the Spicy Level was 20 and the Sweet Level was 10, the result
would be 30 Spicy and 15 Sweet.
To calculate the new flavor level, use the following formula:
NEW FLAVOR LEVEL = OLD FLAVOR LEVEL * ( 60 / TIME IN SECONDS )
Note that the division becomes a percent, so it rounds to the nearest
hundredth. As an example, a time of 40:03 would give a result of ~1.498,
which will round to 1.5 for a 150% boost.
----+ COOKS & NEGATIVE FLAVORS
When cooking with a group or when mixing berries that result in negative
flavor levels, a penalty is applied to the resulting Poffin levels.
To calculate the flavor level after penalties, use the following formula:
Basically, you will receive a penalty equal to the number of cooks or a
penalty equal to the number of negative flavor levels, whichever happens
to be greater.
As an example, if you are cooking alone, you will receive a -1 penalty
minimum, due to cooking with one chef. However, if you were to cook using
a Pomeg berry, which results in two negative flavor levels (dry and sour),
you would receive a -2 penalty instead.
----+ SPILLS & BURNS
The last calculation to perform is to apply the penalties for spilling or
burning the mixture.
To determine the final flavor levels, use the following formula:
FINAL FLAVOR LEVEL = OLD FLAVOR LEVEL - # BURNS & SPILLS
Each burn and spill is a penalty of -1 to the resulting Poffin. At this
point, if the Poffin has no flavor level above 0, the resulting Poffin is
an unfortunate Foull Poffin, which has three flavors randomly at Level 2.
Otherwise, the Poffin will be of a primary flavor as indicated by its
highest flavor level, and may have a secondary flavor as well if it has a
second flavor. In the event of a tie, the order is:
Spicy, Dry, Sweet, Bitter, Sour
For example, you could make a Spicy Poffin, or a Spicy-dry Poffin (which
has both Spicy and Dry flavors), or a Dry-spicy Poffin (which has both
Spicy and Dry flavors and has more Dry than Spicy).
Some Poffins have three or more flavors, and these are given special
names instead of simply describing the flavors. The only way to see which
flavors these have is by looking at the highlighted circles when examining
the Poffin in the Poffin Case, by feeding it to a Pokémon, or by having
calculated the result out beforehand.
The displayed level of a Poffin is the level of the highest flavor of the
Poffin. Thus, a Poffin indicated as Level 19 would have at least one flavor
at Level 19. However, the other flavors, if any, may or may not be at 19.
----+ SMOOTHNESS & FEEL
Finally, there is a way to determine a Poffin's resulting Feel.
Simply average the Smoothness of all berries involved, rounding down, and
then subtract a bonus equal to the number of cooks. Cooking alone means you
lower the Smoothness of the berry you use by one in order to determine the
Feel.
Thus, if you were to cook a Cheri berry, it would result in 24 Feel, as
the Cheri berry has 25 Smoothness, and you're cooking alone. If you cooked
in a group, and the berries involved had 25, 30, and 50 Smoothness, the
resulting Feel would be 32. The average Smoothness is 35, and cooking with
three players reduces the result by three.
In this way, the more players cooking Poffins, the better the resulting
Poffin, since a lower Feel means a Pokémon can eat more.
----+ RUINING A POFFIN
There are two ways to ruin a Poffin and create a Foul Poffin.
If there are enough burns or spills to create a Poffin with no flavor
level above 0, the resulting Poffin will be a Foul Poffin.
Additionally, if making Poffins with multiple people and two of the same
berries are used, the Poffin will again result in a Foul Poffin, no matter
what the flavor levels would have been. Be sure to talk to your friends
about which berries to use, to avoid Foul Poffins!
Foul Poffins have three random flavors at Level 2.
Feebas can be captured in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald by using a
fishing rod while on Route 119. However, it is only ever available in
eight of the water tiles, chosen randomly and rechosen whenever the Trendy
Saying in Dewford changes.
Since there are over 100 water tiles on the route, it is a requirement to
be able to Surf (and preferably to use Waterfall) in order to fish on all
the tiles. Feebas is only found when fishing, and appears about 50% of the
time on the eight tiles it appears in, so it's easy to find once its hidden
location is found.
After catching it in the Advance games, it can be transferred using Pal
Park into Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Feebas can also be found in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, in the underground
lake at Mt. Coronet. While this lake is smaller than Route 119, Feebas is
hiding in only five of its tiles. However, if players join the same Group
as one another using local wireless, the Feebas tiles for all players will
be the same. In this way, the search can be split up between a few people.
Once Feebas has been obtained, it is another matter entirely to evolve it
into the fabulous Milotic. Feebas truly is unique; not only does it have a
unique method of encounter, but it also has a unique evolution method.
----+ EVOLVING FEEBAS
Feebas evolves into Milotic only if its Beauty level is 170 or higher at
the time it levels up. Obviously this will involve feeding the Feebas
Poffins, in order to raise its Condition.
Beauty is raised by Dry flavors. Thus, it is important to use berries
that will result in Dry flavor levels (not just those with Dry flavor
values, as if they also have sweetness, that will cancel out the dryness).
The best berry to use, if you have it, is Apicot, followed by Wiki and
then Pamtre.
Do note that if you manage to make the Poffin faster, it will be much
easier to reach the goal of 170 (many of these values end up one less than
a multiple of ten, which is when you would get an additional boost from a
nature that likes dry flavor).
Again, even at higher speeds, Apicot and Wiki are best, followed by
Pamtre. Some of the orders have changed otherwise, but it's not major.
I've listed all of the berries that produce Dry Poffins, even if they are
not primarily Dry. This is why many of the berries above produce fairly bad
Poffin results.
Also note that, instead of feeding another Poffin of the same level, when
you reach near-full Feel, you're better off stuffing your Pokémon full with
a high-Feel high-level Poffin. For example, if you eat 10 Wiki-made Poffins
your Sheen will be 240, only 15 points away from maximum. Since it's not
possible to make a Poffin with only 14 Feel, you might as well go big. Go
ahead and feed an Apicot-made Poffin with 39 Feel, instead. The huge boost
is basically free, since at that point, any Poffin would have made your
Pokémon full.
Keeping these tips in mind, you will be sure to be able to evolve Feebas!
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----+ FINAL WORDS
I wish I could test multiplayer Poffin making a little more; as of yet, I
have only tested two-player Poffin making, so I'm not certain the formulas
truly and accurately represent the results for three-player or four-player
Poffin cooking.
I'll keep testing, though, of course. Poffin-making and the Super Contests
are my favorite aspects of the game.
