How to cook Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Cooking and consuming a Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet can provide a massive boost to the spawn rate of shiny Psychic-type critters. Hunting shiny critters is a common hobby for all collectors, and finding these elusive variants can be a long process. As such, cooking and consuming a Shiny Psychic Sandwich can make it easier by allowing more shiny critters to spawn around you.

The base ingredient for this recipe is just onions, which can be easily purchased at produce shops throughout Paldea. However, this sandwich also requires Salty Herba Mystica, which is typically acquired through 5- and 6-star Tera Raid battles.

Once you have these ingredients, the Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is relatively easy to cook.

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How to make a Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet using Creative Mode

Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet can make finding Shiny Pocket Monsters easier (Image via Game Freak)

Once players have their onions and Salty Herba Mystica, assembling the sandwich shouldn't be too difficult.

Instead of using the pre-constructed recipes that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet provide as trainers progress through the story, it's important to use the sandwich menu's Creative Mode instead. This freeform building mode allows trainers to combine ingredients based on their effects alone and create custom sandwiches with the exact effects needed for whatever task is at hand.

Here's how to build a Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet:

Set down a picnic table in the wild and interact with it to open the sandwich menu.
In the sandwich menu, press X to enter Creative Mode.
Select your onions and two Salty Herba Mystica for the recipe.
The Herba Mystica should be applied as a seasoning. Next, place your onions as evenly as possible across the bread.
Complete the sandwich by placing the top half over the sandwich as balanced as possible. Insert any pick of your choosing to complete the sandwich.

With this recipe, trainers should be able to acquire Level 3 Sparkling Power for Psychic-type Pokemon in addition to also receiving Level 3 Title and Encounter Power. This ensures that plenty of Psychic-type creatures will appear in the area if possible. Shiny variants will have a higher spawn rate.

Any Pocket Monsters caught have an increased chance of having titles equipped to them. While titles aren't exactly needed in this scenario, they're a nice addition nonetheless.

As long as Salty Herba Mystica is available with players, they can apply various different ingredients to their sandwiches and still retain Sparkling Power. This means players can swap ingredients to trigger shiny appearances of many different Pokemon types while increasing their overall spawns, thanks to the Herba Mystica.

Herba Mystica is a core component for Shiny Psychic Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Image via Game Freak)

Shiny hunting still takes a little luck in most games in the Pokemon franchise. However, the sandwich mechanics provided by Scarlet and Violet make the process considerably easier compared to most previous titles in the series.

As long as trainers are persistent and build the right sandwiches for the job, they should be able to bag more than a few shiny Pocket Monsters for their collection. Results vary in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, but sandwich boosts are certainly better than attempting to find shinies without them.

Having a Shiny Fighting Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet can make the task of finding a shiny Pocket Monster of this type easier, even if you already have a Shiny Charm. The titles let players craft sandwiches to share with their team, which endow them with various useful buffs. This allows you to find specific types of monsters a bit easier.

This article will tell you everything you need to know about cooking a Shiny Fighting Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Cooking up a Shiny Fighting Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Shiny Annihilape can be got by using a Shiny Fighting Sandwich n Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Image via TPC)

If you want to have the coolest-looking Annihilape in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you will want to find a shiny one. That will take forever, though, unless you’re overwhelmingly lucky. Each type has a specific recipe you’ll want to follow, and they’re going to take a little work.

To craft a Shiny Fighting Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, you'll want to farm 5 and 6-star Tera Raids. The first ingredient is two Salty Herba Mysticas, so you will want to do as much of this as possible to have a shot at the proper ingredient. You aren’t guaranteed to get them to drop, so it might take some time.

How to craft Shiny Fighting Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Farm Tier 5 and 6-star Tera battles for 2x Salty Herba Mystica
Purchase some Pickles
Make sure you have a sandwich pick (Red works fine)
Open the Sandwich menu at a picnic, and press X to start Creative Mode
Create a recipe using a few pickles across the bread. The Herba Mystica will be used as a seasoning.
Put the other bread on top, and put your sandwich pick in

This will grant you Sparkling Power 3 (Fighting), Title Power 3 (Fighting), and Encounter Power 3 (Fighting). However, one important piece of advice is to turn off autosave before you craft sandwiches.

You can accidentally waste ingredients by not putting them properly on a sandwich or burning through a few and not finding any Shiny fighting-types in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

Therefore, turning off the auto-save is recommended before you attempt Shiny farming. That way, if your sandwiches fail and you find nothing useful, you can always reload and use your ingredients again.

After all, it’s easy to go to the store and buy pickles. You aren’t guaranteed Salty Herba Mystica in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. To get two of them, you may have to do a significant amount of Tera Raids, so you want to make every single sandwich count.

Herba Mystica is required to cook Shiny Fighting Sandwich in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Image via TPC)

The Tera Raids are worth it anyway, as higher-tier events grant better rewards. But if you want to Shiny hunt, this will be your best bet. If you want to know specific areas you should travel to, a few boast good Fighting-types.

For example, North Province (Area One) can grant you Gallade, the powerful split-evolution of Kirlia. Meanwhile, the Socarrat Trail boasts the classic Heracross, the mighty Bug/Fighting type.

And, of course, you can head to The Great Crater of Paldea, which will undoubtedly have some Fighting-types. These include Great Tusk and Slither Wing for Scarlet, while Violet has Iron Hands and Iron Valiant. There are plenty of Fighting-types to capture in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. With this sandwich in hand, catching an amazing Shiny for your team will be easier.

Check out other Pokemon Scarlet and Violet guides to have an easier time:

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Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh