Updated recipe efficiency spreadsheet

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TLDR: Bigger isn't always better for recipes. In terms of a strength/time ratio the most efficient dishes are -
Salads: "Bulldoze" Guacamole and Chips (5157)
Desserts/Drinks: "Scary Face" Pancakes (4467)
Curries/Stews: "Bounce" Curry Udon (4941)

I just updated the spreadsheet I made about a year ago that tries to calculate which dishes are the most efficient in terms of how long it would take to gather the required ingredients compared to total strength provided. I used RaenonX to determine how long it would take to gather 1 of each ingredient in ideal circumstances, then used that to find out how long it would take on average to gather all of the required ingredients for each dish. Then I compared that with the total score each dish provides in order to find out an efficiency rating.

For example, dishes that have Herbs in them are usually going to be pretty good because Dragonite is REALLY good at farming Herbs. Dishes that have oil in them are usually going to suffer because even the best oil farmer doesn't get very many compared to the strength oil provides.

Lots of people expect the dishes with the highest total strength would be the best overall, but that isn't true if it takes too long to gather the required ingredients.
4 hours of ingredient farming for 40k score is better than 8 hours for 50k score

Here is a link to the updated spreadsheet. The only column you really need to pay attention to is the "Efficiency" column in column E.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H6P-866PQXeUNqWmJdgXBoYJsZsgHddI8EKM-uqZ5M8/edit?usp=sharing

Of course, this spreadsheet is only trying to calculate ideal circumstances and the actually efficiency that players will experience in game will depend on their own Pokemon. If you'd like, you could make a copy of the spreadsheet and replace the daily ingredient production data in row 47 of the spreadsheet in order to calculate your own personal recipe efficiency.

Posted Aug 17, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC

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