How to Make a Grass Shiny Sandwich in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

There are many ways for players to increase those Shiny Pokémon odds in Scarlet and Violet. Starting with the odds of 1/4096, conduct experiments using the Picnic Resetting and Town Method, obtain the Shiny Charm and make special Pokémon specific sandwiches to increase your encountering chances. The majority of the methods can be used during the base-game of Scarlet and Violet, however for those looking to make the ultimate Shiny Pokémon catching sandwiches, the search is within the post-game experience of Raid battling. This is our guide on where to find all ingredients and how to make a Grass Shiny Sandwich in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

What is a Grass Shiny Sandwich?

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s Picnic function offers a new experience, giving players the opportunity to experiment with ingredients. Each ingredient found and purchased within the towns and cities of Paldea holds its own power. These Meal Powers, combined with other ingredients, such as the special and rare Herba Mystica, offer temporary abilities with help the player in encountering Shiny Pokémon. The core to the Shiny Sandwich Recipes is the Herba Mystica, located in the post-game functions. The Meal Powers that can be used to find Shiny Pokémon or to help as a fast-track means of levelling your active party up are:

• Chance – The Encountering chance increase of all wild Pokémon sizes (small & large), Shiny and Titled Pokémon and the Catching chance increase of specific Pokémon. The added chance increase of Pokémon Eggs.
• Bonus – EXP bonus and dropped item chance increase from wild and Tera Pokémon.

Grass Shiny Sandwich Recipes

• Simple Grass Shiny Sandwich Recipe – x1 Lettuce, x1 Salty Herba Mystica & x1 Spicy/Sour Herba Mystica.
• Intermediate Grass Shiny Sandwich Recipe – x1 Lettuce, x1 Cheese, x1 Salty Herba Mystica & x1 Spicy/Sour/Sweet Herba Mystica.
• Expert Grass Shiny Sandwich Recipe – x2 Lettuce, x1 Prosciutto, x1 Red Bell Pepper, x1 Green Bell Pepper, x1 Yellow Bell Pepper, x1 Spicy Herba Mystica & x1 Bitter Herba Mystica.

The key ingredient used for hunting Grass Shiny Pokémon is Lettuce. The amount and specifics of the Herba Mystica you require is based on the recipe you aim to complete. If you are looking to save money and time, we recommend the Intermediate Grass Shiny Sandwich as the best bet. But for the players who already have too many Spicy and Bitter Herba Mystica in their inventory, the Expert Grass Shiny Sandwich is for you. For those beginning their journey into the post-game experience, this guide will tackle the Intermediate Grass Shiny Sandwich Recipe.

All Shiny Sandwiches offer the Meal Powers: x3 Sparkling Power, x3 Encounter Power and x3 Title Power. As long as you stick to the recipes above, you will increase your Shiny encounter massively.

Where to Get Lettuce

The best place to search for Shiny Sandwich ingredients is inside the central Paldea city of Mesagoza. The food stalls are located on the western side of the city. For players looking to complete the Expert Grass Shiny Sandwich, all Peppers part of the recipe can be found in the Deli Cioso stall. The key ingredient to find however is Lettuce. This is on the cheaper side of ingredients, making it an easier sandwich to produce in bulk, if Grass Shiny hunting is your primary goal. Lettuce is 90 Pokémon Dollars and can be purchased in these shops and locations.

• Artisan Bakery in Mesagoza.
• Porto Marinada on the western side of Paldea, Artisan Bakery stall.
• Aquiesta Supermarket in the eastern city of Levincia.

Refer to the image above for the Artisan Bakery in Mesagoza. This can be purchased very quickly in the game and will be helpful towards making specific sandwiches to level up Grass-Type Pokémon.

How to Get Herba Mystica

Herba Mystica is obtained in the post-game of Scarlet and Violet through the battling and defeating of 5- and 6-Star Raids. The steps to gain access to these Raids are:

• Obtain 18 Badges (complete Victory Road, Path of Legends and Starfall Street).
• Beat the Area Zero Final Boss in Scarlet and Violet.
• After watching the credits, revisit and defeat the Gym Leaders of Paldea.
• Win the Academy Ace Tournament.
• This gives you access to 5-Star Raids, beat 15 5-Star Raids to unlock 6-Star Raids.

Now that 6-Star Raids are unlocked, players may increase their chances of obtaining Herba Mystica. These Herbs are dropped items that are rare to find. You will not know if you have gained an Herb until defeating the Raid Pokémon. Therefore, there are a few tips we have for those searching for Herba Mystica. The first is to target 5-Star Raids, although these have lower odds of obtaining Herba Mystica (24%), they are much easier to beat than 6-Star Raids. That is if you are just getting started on Raid battling and have not developed a strong Pokémon team for Tera Raids yet.

The odds of obtaining Herba Mystica are only 28% in 6-Star Raids. This small increase is not enough to warrant you focussing on completing these Raids unless you have run out of 5-Star Raids for the day. Depending on which Grass Shiny Sandwich Recipe you go for, the search for Herba Mystica may prove harder than others. This is why we recommend the Intermediate recipe so that players can pick up any Herb to accompany the Salty Herba Mystica. There is a specific set of Tera Raid Pokémon which drop the Herba Mystica. These are:

Salty Herba Mystica Raid Pokémon

• Amoonguss
• Avalugg
• Blissey
• Cetitan
• Corviknight
• Dondozo
• Garganacl
• Hippowdon
• Orthworm

Sweet Herba Mystica Raid Pokémon

• Amoonguss
• Blissey
• Cetitan
• Dondozo
• Goodra
• Slowking
• Tinkaton

Spicy Herba Mystica Raid Pokémon

• Amoonguss
• Annihilape
• Blissey
• Breloom
• Bombirdier
• Baxcalibur
• Cetitan
• Ceruledge
• Dragonite
• Dondozo
• Garchomp
• Gallade
• Gyarados
• Kingambit
• Mabostiff
• Revavroom
• Scizor
• Salamence
• Staraptor
• Tauros
• Tyranitar

Sour Herba Mystica Raid Pokémon

• Amoonguss
• Armarouge
• Blissey
• Clawitzer
• Cetitan
• Dondozo
• Glimmora
• Gardevoir
• Gengar
• Magnezone
• Volcarona

As the Herba Mystica is rare with very small chances of obtaining in natural circumstances, players should target an even smaller set of Tera Pokémon which have higher odds of dropping the Herbs. You can increase your chances to 76% for 5-Star and 83% in 6-Star. The Pokémon with these high odds that you should target are:

5-Star Raid Pokémon

• Gengar
• Blissey
• Glalie
• Drifblim
• Amoongus
• Eelektross
• Dondozo
• Palafin
• Cetitan

6-Star Raid Pokémon

• Blissey
• Amoongus
• Vaporeon
• Dondozo
• Farigiraf
• Cetitan

Through the targeting of these Pokémon, obtaining Herba Mystica is far greater than going into the Raids blind. Whilst the process is longer through searching for these specific higher odd 5- and 6-Star Pokémon, it is a much rewarding process through obtaining the Herbs to complete the Grass Shiny Sandwich. You must remain patient and if you temporarily run out of the high odd Tera Pokémon to battle, switch to the other Pokémon listed above to continue the Herba Mystica search. That is how to make the Grass Shiny Sandwich in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Looking for other Shiny Pokémon-Types? See our related article: How to Make a Steel Shiny Sandwich in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.