Emotional Spectrum Practice, or ESP for short, is an exercise activity formulated by Tulip to help one become more beautiful. ESP regimens are taught by Dendra at the eastern side of town at the base of the observatory. The player must participate in two ESP sessions, featuring 10 and 15 rounds respectively under standard mode rules, as part of the Alfornada Gym Test. In subsequent visits, Dendra will continue to offer ESP sessions, in two different modes: Standard and Knockout.
During an ESP session, Dendra will prompt the player to press either the X, A, B, or Y button before a short timer expires. Each button corresponds to a color-coded emotion that the player must mimic, and it is possible for the same emotion to be chosen multiple times in a row. If the correct emotion is given, the timer will pause briefly, and the current round will be marked as a success even if the player later switches to a different emotion. No penalty is given for expressing the wrong emotion, and the timer will keep running while still allowing the player to switch to the correct emotion. It is possible to input the correct emotion multiple times in the same round, but this does not provide any additional points.
Standard mode offers four different courses of increasing difficulty (more rounds and a shorter timer per round): Nice 'n' easy, Moderate, Vigorous, and All-out. This mode will end in failure if at any point the player has accumulated seven more unsuccessful rounds than they have successful rounds, and no reward will be given in this case. If the player reaches the end of the session without having too many unsuccessful rounds, they will receive various Berries as a reward.
In Knockout mode, a single unsuccessful round at any time will end the session. Dendra will continue for a maximum of 151 prompts, divided into phases of increasing speed. After each phase, there is an opportunity to rest, in which the game will not proceed to the next phase until the player presses any button.
3 copies of a random one of the six Berry types above
Phase 4
25 (70)
1.3 seconds
5 copies each of two random Berry types from above
Phase 5
81 (151)
1.0 seconds
10 copies each of two random Berry types from above
Completing all 151 rounds causes the player to be rewarded with "an assortment of Berries"; this consists of 10 copies of each of the six Berry types that can be given as consolation prizes, plus one Starf Berry.
Artisan Bakery is a chain store that sells various sandwichingredients and picks. It has one location in Alfornada, along the northern strip of the main street of town.
Every Wich Way is a restaurant chain that sells sandwiches which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Alfornada, along the northern strip of the main street of town.
Gastronomie en Famille is a restaurant chain that sells fancy dishes which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Alfornada, along the southern strip of the main street of town.
Seabreeze Café is a restaurant chain that sells light fare which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Alfornada, along the southern strip of the main street of town.
Vending machines
A vending machine can be found across the street from the battle court, by the warehouse.
The battle court features all the menu sprites from the Generation I games along the outside of the building and the sidewalk, except for Pikachu's sprite from Pokémon Yellow.
The theme that plays in this location, "ベイクタウン / Alfornada", is a subtle remix of the overworld theme used within the South Province, and is programmed to dynamically interact with the other South Province themes.
The Emotional Spectrum Practice Knockout mode has a total of 151 rounds, matching the original number of Pokémon in Generation I.
Alfornada may take its inspiration from the Moorish art and architectural heritage of southern Iberia, particularly that of Andalucia of Spain and Algarve of Portugal. Southern Iberia is also notable for its tradition in the production of ceramics and potteries, with roots in Hispano-Moresque ware. Ceramic art is used extensively as decoration throughout the architecture of southern Iberia; examples include colorful ceramic tilework and the tradition of hanging painted ceramic dishes on exterior walls.
From bake (to cook in an oven; to dry or harden by heat), referring to the process of preparing food as well as making pottery
English
Alfornada
From al- (prefix of Arabic origin roughly equivalent to "the" that is common in many southern Iberian place names), forno (Portuguese and Galician for "oven" and "kiln") or fornada (Portuguese and Galician for "batch", particularly baked goods), and possibly Granada
German
Asarilla
From asar (Spanish for "to roast") and possibly Sevilla (Seville)
Spanish
Pueblo Alforno
From the Arabic prefix al- and forno (Portuguese and Galician for "oven" and "kiln") or al forno (Italian for "baked")
French
Alforneira
From the Arabic prefix al-, forno (Portuguese and Galician for "oven" and "kiln"), and the Portuguese/Galician suffix -eira or possibly Albufeira
Starf Berry.
