Food flavors and gifts

Match a Pokémon’s preferred flavor when choosing food to improve its bond and comfort.

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A food’s flavor matters when you give it to a resident or offer it to Mosslax, but the two decisions serve different purposes. A matching favorite flavor supports that Pokémon’s comfort and bond; Mosslax’s effect instead depends on the food’s dominant flavor.
Check the Pokémon’s preference before choosing a gift. Bitter examples include Rawst Berry, Potato and Seaweed. Leppa Berry and the simple salad, soup and bread are listed as having no flavor, so do not treat every berry or simple meal as a preferred-flavor gift.
Cooking changes the available choices: ingredients and helper specialties can produce flavored meals. Keep a few basic ingredients for the ability boost you need, and prepare a matching meal when improving a particular resident is the goal.

Flavor	Examples
Bitter	Rawst Berry, Potato, Seaweed
Unflavored	Leppa Berry, Lum Berry, simple salad, soup and bread

Situation	What to check
A simple meal has no matching flavor	Choose a food explicitly listed under the resident’s preferred flavor.
You want a specific Mosslax effect	Check the dominant flavor and strength tier rather than the recipient-preference list.

The source lists additional sweet, sour, spicy and dry foods; verify the target’s preference rather than inferring it from species type.