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All Meal Power Effects in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Sandwiches are useful now. Just kidding, they always were.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may have an amount of issues that many may find annoying, but if I have to be honest, I do have something very special in common with the game. You see, eating food and making sandwiches is a big part of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and so they for me, so I can’t hate this game even if I wanted to. You see, food and sandwiches will give you a specific boost or effect such as increasing the likelihood of encountering a specific type of Pokémon, or finding Eggs in your basket or increasing rewards from Tera Raids. Here are all Meal Power Effects in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

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All Meal Power Effects

I know that you’re anxious to create those wonderful sandwiches and eat them like there is no tomorrow, but like I said before, certain meal powers give certain boosts that you might want to exploit in specific situations. If only eating sandwiches did that for me in real life. Anyway, here is a complete list of all meal power effects with their corresponding explanation, thanks to the official site of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and its trainers guide.

Meal PowerBenefit
Catching PowerIncreases the likelihood of catching wild Pokémon of a particular type.
Egg PowerIncreases the likelihood of finding Eggs in your picnic basket.
Encounter PowerIncreases the likelihood of encountering wild Pokémon of a particular type.
Exp. Point PowerIncreases the Exp. Points received from battling Pokémon of a particular type.
Humungo PowerIncreases the likelihood of encountering large wild Pokémon of a particular type.
Item Drop PowerIncreases the materials received from wild Pokémon of a particular type.
Raid PowerIncreases the rewards received from Tera Raid Pokémon of a particular type.
Teensy PowerIncreases the likelihood of encountering small wild Pokémon of a particular type.

Related: All Shiny Boost Sandwich Recipes in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Get those effects going and use them to your advantage. This is a great mechanic to make sure to get those Pokémon you want in a very quick way, so become a sandwich-making chef and eat those masterpieces.


Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is available on Nintendo Switch. If you like our Pokémon content, be sure to check out How to Easily Get a Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and All Pokémon that Evolve with Friendship in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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Alejandro Josan
A musician with a heart of a gamer, Alejandro's life has always been accompanied by adventures on Nintendo platformers, countless hours of fantasy RPGs and several third-party FPSs. Currently, he is studying Game Design and Development, preparing for a long career in the video game industry.