Sandwiches are a great way to increase your chances of encountering shinies in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple. Discover the best recipes.
The search for chromatic Pokémon, often referred to as ” shiny hunting, ” is a very popular activity among Pokémon fans. This quest to capture the rare, shiny version of a Pokémon is a captivating adventure, especially when you master certain methods to make this hunt less laborious.
It is therefore essential to prepare sandwiches before going hunting, but don’t imagine that just any recipe will do the trick. To increase the appearance rate of Chromatic Pokémon, you will need the Shine Aura effect.
Preparing a sandwich that grants Aura Brilliance – and ideally some other useful effects – requires following precise recipes, including rare ingredients called Secret Spices.
In our shiny hunting guide, we give you all the methods to increase your probabilities from 1/4096 (the base rate) to 1/512.
But let’s get back to sandwiches with the best recipes for your shiny hunting sessions.
The best sandwich recipes for shiny hunting
The most effective sandwiches for shiny hunting must combine three very specific effects:
- Aura Brilliance lv 3
- Aura Encounter Lv. 3
- Aura Insignia level 3
The Shine Aura is obviously the most important effect, since it is the one that increases the chances that a Pokémon of the corresponding type will appear in its shiny form.
The Encounter Aura increases your chances of encountering Pokémon of the corresponding type.
Finally, the Badge Aura increases the likelihood that Pokémon encountered will carry an Badge, which comes in the form of a title associated with the Pokémon. This effect is not very important, but why deprive yourself of a shiny Pokémon with a fun title?
Combining these different effects greatly facilitates the hunt for chromatic Pokémon, even if patience remains a mandatory virtue for this practice.
Here is the list of recipes allowing you to obtain the best sandwiches for hunting each type of Pokémon in shiny version.
Optimal recipes
These recipes discovered by TTiN are the least expensive in ingredients, but require a precise combination of Secret Spices. These are the recipes to favor as long as you have the Secret Spices you need.
Here are the best recipes for each type of Pokémon:
| Type | Ingredient | Secret Spice |
|---|---|---|
| Steel | Chopped steak | Salty x1, Sweet x1 |
| Combat | Pickle | Salty x2 |
| Dragon | Lawyer | Salty x2 |
| Water | Cucumber | Salty x2 |
| Electric | Yellow pepper | Salty x1, Strong x1 |
| Fairy | Tomato | Salty x2 |
| Fire | Basil | Salty x1, Sweet x1 |
| Ice | Craparoi Rod | Salty x2 |
| INSECT | Cherry tomato | Salty x2 |
| Normal | Chorizo | Salty x2 |
| plants | Lettuce | Salty x1, Sour x1 |
| Poison | Noodles | Salty x2 |
| Psy | White Onion | Salty x2 |
| Roche | Pepper | Salty x2 |
| Sun | White Ham | Salty x2 |
| Spectre | Red onion | Salty x2 |
| Darkness | Smoked Filet | Salty x1, Sweet x1 |
| Vol | Ham | Salty x2 |
Recipes with any Secret Spices
It is possible to obtain sandwiches optimized for shiny hunting using any combination of Secret Spices. However, you will need more other ingredients to achieve this. This method was shared by Silent Destroyer. Here’s how to do it:
- Use the following combination of ingredients: Tomato + White Onion + Green Pepper + Chopped Steak
- Add 2 Secret Spices (any type)
- Add 2 copies of the ingredient corresponding to the desired type:
| Type | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| Steel | Chopped steak |
| Combat | Pickle |
| Dragon | Lawyer |
| Water | Cucumber |
| Electric | Yellow pepper |
| Fairy | Tomato |
| Fire | Red bell pepper |
| Ice | Craparoi Rod |
| INSECT | Cherry tomato |
| Normal | Tofu |
| plants | Lettuce |
| Poison | Green pepper |
| Psy | White Onion |
| Roche | Bacon |
| Sun | White Ham |
| Spectre | Red onion |
| Darkness | Smoked Filet |
| Vol | Ham |
While these recipes allow you to obtain a level 3 Aura Brilliance from any Secret Spice, keep in mind that they are also more resource intensive! Therefore, prefer to use the recipes in the first table of this article if you have the necessary ingredients to make them.
You now have all the knowledge necessary to create the best shiny hunting sandwiches in Pokémon Scarlet and Purple. Although we do not guarantee that they will taste good, their effect will not disappoint you!
All you have to do is search for Secret Spices to make your sandwiches. Did you know that players have discovered a trick that makes it easier to obtain them?
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