Rocky Ridges Guide: Time To Party Walkthrough

Rocky Ridges is a mountainous region filled with mining opportunities and ancient secrets. You'll reach this area by heading through the western gate in Withered Wasteland after clearing the "Yawn up a Storm" quest.

🏔️ First Steps in Rocky Ridges

Fix the Pokémon Center PC

Upon arrival, follow Professor Tangrowth to the local Pokémon Center. You'll find the PC pile in rubble and disconnected.

1. Befriend Scorbunny by creating the Red Tall Grass habitat.
2. Learn Strength from Machoke:
   • Create a Grassy Training Field (requires 2x Sandbag).
   • Give Machoke 5 stones at the ash piles.
3. Use Strength to push the PC onto the power supply on the left.

Rescue Chef Dente

Chef Dente is trapped in a hanging barrel near the workbench.

• Power up your Leafage by eating a Simple Salad (2x Leaf).
• Use the enhanced Leafage to clear obstacles and help Dente down.

🎉 Important Task: Time to Party

To unlock the ultimate regional dish, you must raise the party's Mood to 100.

How to Increase Mood

Action	Mood Gain	Requirements
DJ Rotom's Music	+20	Give a CD (found in glowing blocks) to DJ Rotom.
Ancient Relic	+20	Have Tangrowth appraise a Large Relic and place it.
Ludicolo's Join	+20	Harvest 4x Duckweed using Leafage to attract Ludicolo.
Decorations	+20	Place 5+ Decoration-class items (Microphone, Stage, etc.).
Chef's Platters	+20	Place 5x Party Platters (requires Iron Ingot).

🍳 Cooking & Recipes

Rocky Ridges introduces advanced cooking mechanics that provide temporary skill buffs.

New Recipes

• Simple Salad: Made at a Cutting Board using 2x Leaf. Powers up Leafage.
• Bread: Made in a Bread Oven using Wheat. Powers up Cut.
• Simple Soup: Made in a Cooking Pot using Fresh Water. Powers up Water Gun.
• Party Curry: Made in a Party Cooking Pot. Requires 15x Leppa Berry, 15x Wheat, and 15x Beans.

🐾 Featured Pokémon Habitats

Habitat	Featured Pokémon	Key Materials
Red Tall Grass	Scorbunny	Volcanic Ash, Stones
Grassy Training Field	Machoke	Sandbags
Mossy Hot Spring	Torkoal	Moss, Volcanic Ash
Pointy Tree-shaded Rocky Tall Grass	Dartrix	Lumber, Leaf