Smoothies are new additions introduced in the Bubbly Basin DLC for Pokémon Pokopia.
Smoothies provide an easy way to turn fruits and other ingredients into drinks that can restore Pokémon, improve comfort, and satisfy requests from certain Pokémon living in Bubbly Basin.
If you’ve just started exploring the expansion, here’s everything you need to know about unlocking the Smoothie Maker, gathering ingredients, and creating your first smoothie.
How to Unlock Smoothies
You won’t be able to make smoothies immediately after entering Bubbly Basin.
First, you need to progress through the DLC’s main story until you unlock the Smoothie Maker.
This becomes available as part of the expansion’s early questline after meeting the new residents and learning the area’s cooking mechanics.
Once unlocked, the Smoothie Maker can be placed and used whenever you have the required ingredients.
How to Make a Smoothie
Making a smoothie is much simpler than preparing meals in the base game.
First, interact with the Smoothie Maker. You’ll then need to choose the ingredients you want to blend.
After confirming your selection, the machine mixes everything together and creates a smoothie instantly.
Unlike other recipes that require multiple cooking stations, smoothies are prepared entirely within the Smoothie Maker. It’s one of the fastest food items to produce in the game.
Where to Find Smoothie Ingredients
Most smoothie ingredients are scattered throughout Bubbly Basin and can be gathered while exploring the underwater environments.
You’ll primarily collect:
- Fresh fruits
- Berries
- Tropical plants
- Other collectible ingredients found around the basin
Exploring every corner of the new biome is worthwhile since many rarer ingredients only appear in specific underwater regions or become available after progressing further into the DLC.
What Do Smoothies Do?
Smoothies aren’t just cosmetic additions; they serve several useful purposes.
Depending on the ingredients used, smoothies can:
- Increase Pokémon comfort.
- Help complete Pokémon requests.
- Provide beneficial food effects.
- Offer different flavor profiles that appeal to specific Pokémon.
Just like meals in the base game, Pokémon have flavor preferences.
Giving them smoothies that match their favorite taste will generally produce better results and increase their happiness.
Experiment With Different Ingredient Combinations
One of the fun aspects of the Smoothie Maker is experimentation.
Rather than following a fixed recipe list every time, you can combine different fruits and berries to discover new smoothie variants.
As you unlock more ingredients throughout Bubbly Basin, the number of possible combinations continues to grow.
If you’re trying to complete every request or maximize Pokémon comfort, it’s worth keeping a variety of ingredients in storage so you can quickly craft the drink you need.
Tips for Making Better Smoothies
The easiest way to expand your smoothie collection is to gather every fruit and berry you come across while exploring.
Keeping your inventory stocked means you’ll always have ingredients available when a Pokémon asks for a specific drink.
It’s also a good idea to pay attention to flavor preferences. Matching a Pokémon’s favorite taste often provides better rewards than simply giving them any available smoothie.
Finally, continue progressing through the Bubbly Basin storyline, as additional ingredients and crafting opportunities unlock naturally as you explore more of the expansion.
Smoothies are a welcome addition to Pokémon Pokopia’s cooking system, adding another progression system to the Bubbly Basin DLC.
They’re quick to prepare, add exploration for rare ingredients, and give you another way to improve relationships with Pokémon through their favorite flavors.
As you continue your adventure, don’t be afraid to experiment with different ingredient combinations.
Discovering new smoothie recipes is part of the fun, and having a well-stocked pantry will make completing future Pokémon requests much easier.
