Gimmick

Example of a puzzle showing various gimmicks: veggie crates, cheese, olives, marshmallows and parchment paper

Gimmicks (Japanese: ギミック gimmick), or specialty gimmicks (Japanese:とくいギミック special gimmicks) (when referring to what a Pokémon specializes in), are a type of item that serves as an obstacle in the puzzles of Pokémon Café ReMix. They need to be cleared in order to complete tasks, but each gimmick has a particular requirement to do so: while some can be cleared with a regular combo next to them, others require two or more hits, while others can only be cleared using megaphones or Café Skills. They also behave differently e.g. some gimmicks remain still in one place in the puzzle while other gimmicks bounce around the area as the player moves the icons around to create links. Each Pokémon specializes in at least 3 different gimmicks (some Pokémon have a fourth specialty gimmick that unlocks with kitchen notes) that allow them to clear gimmicks more easily if the order matches their specialty.

Contents

Close table of contents

• (Top)
• List of gimmicks
• Characteristics
  • Movability
  • Stages
  • Immunity to combos
  • Two-part gimmicks
  • Open vs. Closed
  • Reversibility
  • Multipliability
  • Containers
  • Pollutants
  • Generators
  • Dispensers
  • Effects on puzzle
• Specialty gimmicks
  • Unlocking specialty gimmicks
  • Effects
  • Hidden gimmick and kitchen notes
  • Outfit Grade 4
• Availability of gimmicks
  • In Main Orders
    • Gimmicks not required for order completion
    • Gimmicks exclusive to Main Orders
    • Specialty gimmick activation
  • In Daily Training
  • In One-Minute Cooking
  • In Slow Cooking
• Unreleased gimmicks
• In other languages
  • Gimmicks
  • Specialty gimmicks
• References
• Related articles

Contents

List of gimmicks

As of Version 6.50 of the game, there are 48 gimmicks available in the game.

Gimmick	Description
Sugar cubes	Make a combo next to a sugar cube three times to clear it, or hit it with a skill to clear it immediately!
Whipped cream	Make a combo next to a dollop of whipped cream three times to clear it, or hit it with a skill to clear it immediately!
Tomatoes	To clear tomatoes, drop them into a basket! Skills and megaphones can't clear them.
Nuts	Nuts can only be cleared with skills or megaphones!
Olive oil	To clean off something covered in olive oil, make a combo next to it or hit it with a skill!
Honey	Honey multiplies! Make a combo next to honey or hit it with a skill to clear it.
Marshmallow jars	To get a marshmallow from an open jar, make a combo next to the jar or hit the jar with a skill. You won't be able to clear marshmallow jars when the jars are closed, so be careful!
Cheese	To clear a piece of cheese, make a combo next to it three times or hit it with a skill!
Bubbles	Icons in bubbles float upward! To pop a bubble, make a combo next to it or hit it with a skill.
Veggie crates	To get a veggie from a veggie crate, make a combo next to the veggie crate or hit it with a skill!
Ice cubes	To break an ice cube, make a combo next to it or hit it with a skill!
Caramel	Caramel multiplies! Make a combo next to a lump of caramel or hit it with a skill to clear it!
Pumpkins	Hit pumpkins with skills or megaphones two times to clear them!
Warp funnels	Things that enter a warp funnel come out of the other side of a different warp funnel. Make sure there's a space in front of the outlet funnel for the icons to come out.
Popcorn	Make a combo by a popcorn kernel three times in a row to clear it, or hit it with a skill to clear it immediately!
Piping bags	To get whipped cream out of a piping bag, make a combo next to the piping bag!
Mayo	Mayo obscures what's underneath! To reveal something covered in mayo, make combos next to it.
Shaker and milk	Combine a shaker and milk to clear them! Skills, megaphones, and items can't clear them.
Olives	To clear an olive, make a combo next to it two times, or hit it with a skill. Once you clear it, surrounding icons will get covered in olive oil.
Chocolate	Make a combo next to a chocolate five times to clear it, or hit it with a skill to clear it immediately!
Gummies	Hit a gummy with a skill or megaphone to get the content out!
Canned fruit	Canned fruit can only be cleared with skills or megaphones!
Eggs	To get an egg out of a basket, make a combo next to the basket, or hit it with a skill or megaphone.
Coffee ice cubes	Coffee ice cubes can only be cleared with skills or megaphones!
Ketchup	Make a combo next to ketchup four times to clear it, or hit it with a skill or megaphone to clear it immediately!
Strawberry baskets	Make a combo next to a basket, or hit it with a skill or megaphone, to get a strawberry out! Once you get five strawberries out, the basket will be cleared.
Basils	To clear basils, drop them into a basket! Skills and megaphones can't clear them.
Pickle jars	To get a pickle from an open jar, make a combo next to the jar. You won't be able to clear pickle jars when the jars are closed, so be careful!
Parchment paper	Make a combo next to a parchment paper two times, or hit it with a skill, to generate a Pokémon icon, megaphone, or skill. (In one-minute cooking, only a megaphone will be generated.) The parchment paper's contents may be obscured by another gimmick, so be careful!
Butter	Butter multiplies! Make a combo next to a pat of butter two times, or hit it with a skill, to clear it.
Salt and pepper shakers	To clear a salt and pepper shaker, make a combo next to it two times while it's open, or hit it with a skill. You won't be able to clear it when it's closed, so be careful!
Tea tins	Hit a tea tin with a skill or megaphone two times to clear it.
Condensed milk	Condensed milk multiplies! Make a combo next to a splash of condensed milk two times, or hit it with a skill, to clear it.
Choux pastry	To clear a choux pastry, make a combo next to it two times, or hit it with a skill. When it gets cleared, it encircles surrounding Pokémon and gimmicks.
Dutch ovens	Make a combo next to a Dutch oven three times, or hit it with a skill, to generate a Pokémon icon, megaphone, or skill. (In one-minute cooking, only a megaphone will be generated.) The Dutch oven's contents may be obscured by another gimmick, so be careful!
Jelly	To clear jelly, make a combo next to it two times in a row. If you don't make a combo in a row, it will revert, so be careful!
Walnuts	You can grab walnuts and move them around. To clear walnuts, drag them to the walnut cracker! Skills and megaphones can't clear them.
Turnips	Make a combo next to a turnip three times to make it move! Make a total of four combos next to one, or use a skill, to clear the turnip.
Soda bottles	To clear a soda bottle, make a combo next to it three times or hit it with a skill. Once you clear it, surrounding icons will be covered in bubbles.
Candy jars	If you hit a candy jar with a skill or a megaphone, a candy will pop out! Hit it two times in total with a skill or a megaphone to clear it! While there are skills that can advance gimmicks by two stages, you'll need to hit a candy jar twice–it won't clear in a single go!
Watermelons	Watermelons can only be removed with skills or megaphones!
Mayo jars	To clear a mayo jar, make a combo next to it two times or hit it with a skill. Once you clear it, surrounding icons will get covered in mayo.
Ice pops	Hit it twice with a skill or megaphone and it will disappear!
Chewy gummies	Hit it with a skill or megaphone two times to clear it.
Rock salt	Hit it with a skill or megaphone two times to clear it. You won't be able to see what's inside at first, so be careful!
Mousse	Make a combo next to it three times in a row to clear it, or hit it with a skill to clear it immediately!
Milk and berry jam	To clear it, hit it with a skill or megaphone two times while it's open. You won't be able to clear it when it's closed, so be careful!
Chocolate whip	Make a combo next to a dollop of chocolate whip three times to clear it, or hit it with a skill to clear it immediately!

Characteristics

Gimmicks have certain characteristics that affect the gameplay and difficulty as the player progresses through the orders. While there are no official terms for these behaviors, the following can be inferred by observation as well as some of the descriptions in-game.

Movability

Gimmicks can either be stationary or movable. Stationary gimmicks remain in one place throughout the duration of the puzzle or until they are cleared. Other gimmicks are movable, so they will bounce around the area of the puzzle as the rest of the icons push them when the player is forming a link. Some gimmicks are heavier or lighter and this will dictate how far or how easily they are moved, thus affecting the difficulty of the puzzle. Certain gimmicks can be considered hybrids, since they are stationary at first until they reach their final stage or they have a stationary part which the movable part connects to.

Gimmicks by Movability
Stationary	Movable	Hybrid
		Stationary part/stage	Movable part/stage

Stages

Each gimmick has 1 or more stages, which refers to the different states or layers it shows before it is cleared. In order to move one gimmick to its next stage, the player must hit it with a link of Pokémon icons (or the gimmick's required method). The gimmick will go through all its stages before it is cleared, unless a Pokémon with that specialty gimmick is used, which would often clear the gimmick instantly, depending on the gimmick. Some Café Skills specifically advance a gimmick by a number of stages.

Gimmicks by their number of Stages
No. of Stages	Gimmicks
1
2	⇒ ⇒ † ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
3	⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ‡ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
4	⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
5	⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
† Piping bags are not clearable, but they stop working after they reach their final stage. ‡ Veggie crates are not clearable, but they change each time they are hit.

Immunity to combos

While most gimmicks are cleared or moved to the next stage by hitting them with a combo of Pokémon icons, there are certain gimmicks that require a megaphone or a Café Skill to be activated in order for them to be hit, as they are unaffected by combos (unless a Pokémon with that specialty gimmick is used). A choux pastry can also be used to clear some of these gimmicks.

Gimmicks unaffected by combos

Two-part gimmicks

Some gimmicks cannot be cleared by hitting them with a combo or using a Café Skill or Megaphone. Instead they consist of two parts that need to be connected to remove them from the puzzle. Other than the walnuts, these gimmicks cannot be dragged directly (unless the player creates a link with a Pokémon whose specialty gimmick is one of these), but they need to be pushed by their surrounding icons until they match.

Gimmicks with two parts
Part 1	Part 2	Notes
		Tomatoes and basils need to be dropped into a basket to clear them. Baskets are fixed in a position and can come in different sizes depending on the puzzle.
		The milk and shaker move around the puzzle. A pair of these needs to be formed to clear both.
		The walnut can be dragged directly to the walnut cracker (which is fixed in place) to clear it.

Open vs. Closed

Some gimmicks change their state from Open to Closed between each turn. These gimmicks can only be cleared or advanced to their next stage when they are open.

Gimmicks with two states
Open	Closed

Reversibility

Some gimmicks with more than 1 stage must be cleared in multiple turns in a row, otherwise they will revert back to their initial stage.

Gimmicks that reverse back to their initial stage
⇐ ⇐ ⇐ ⇐ ⇐

Multipliability

Some gimmicks have the capacity to multiply themselves converting a nearby Pokémon icon into a gimmick. They can't multiply if there isn't a Pokémon icon next to them at the end of the turn. If there was a task in the puzzle that required to clear a certain amount of these gimmicks, it will increase by the number of new gimmicks that apepared in the puzzle. In early versions of the game, there were certain circumstances when honey or butter that multiplied next to a Café Skill icon would trigger its activation, but this was changed in future versions so the skill icon instead disappears from its original position and gets dropped from the top of the puzzle.

Gimmicks that can multiply themselves
Gimmick	Notes
	Only one Honey will multiply at random each turn.
	If at least one Caramel is cleared during the turn, no Caramel will multiply. Otherwise, every Caramel in the puzzle will multiply, doubling the number of these gimmicks.
	One Butter, at any stage, will multiply at random.
	One Condensed milk, at any stage, will multiply at random, whether or not one of these gimmicks was cleared during the turn.

Containers

Some gimmicks can act as containers, trapping a Pokémon icon, Skill icon, megaphone or even other trappable gimmicks within them. Under certain circumstances, particularly with container gimmicks that are movable and especially when multiple of these are cleared at once and are too close from one another, the gimmicks or icons that are contained may be automatically cleared due to a lack of space in the puzzle.

Container gimmicks	Trappable gimmicks

Pollutants

Some gimmicks cover the surrounding icons in another container gimmick after they are cleared (unless they are cleared with a Pokémon whose specialty gimmick is this).

Pollutant gimmicks
Gimmick	Gimmick they produce

Generators

There are some gimmicks that generate either a Pokémon icon, a Skill icon or a megaphone after they are cleared. The contents are usually covered in another gimmick, such as olive oil or ice cubes. In One-Minute Cooking, only megaphones will be generated.

Generator gimmicks

Dispensers

Some gimmicks cannot be cleared, but instead they produce 1 element every time they are hit with a combo, Café Skill, or megaphone.

Dispensers
Infinite	Finite
⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒	⇒    ⇓

Effects on puzzle

Some gimmicks have different effects in the puzzle itself or other icons.

Gimmick	Clearable	Effect
	Yes	Cheese gimmicks act as a barrier, dividing the puzzle in areas that trap Pokémon icons, gimmicks and other elements and prevent the player from linking icons through them. They come in different sizes and orientation (vertical or horizontal) depending on the puzzle. In Main Orders, clearing cheese gimmicks is usually optional, but they are required in modes such as One-Minute Cooking and Slow Cooking.
	No	This gimmick serves as a portal that warps icons from one point of the puzzle to a different, often secluded area, if there is enough space.
	Yes	When this gimmick is cleared, it acts as an explosive, hitting all the icons around it. It can clear gimmicks, if applicable, and can also activate megaphones and Café skill icons. In Main Orders, clearing choux pastry gimmicks is usually optional, but they are required in modes such as One-Minute Cooking and Slow Cooking.

Specialty gimmicks

The Pokémon's summary screen shows the specialty gimmicks at the bottom left corner

It is possible to search in the Pokémon list by their specialty gimmicks (up to 5)

In Pokémon Café ReMix, every Pokémon has at least three specialty gimmicks, which are the gimmicks they specialize on. When a Pokémon is set as a leader in an order that matches its Category, the player is able to clear these gimmicks more easily by hitting them with combos made with the icons of this Pokémon. Combos that are made by linking other Pokémon icons in the puzzle will not share the same effect. Some Pokémon change their specialty gimmicks depending on the outfit they are wearing. When the player is linking the Pokémon icons, the gimmicks in the puzzle that can be cleared will be highlighted in blue.

Gengar's specialty gimmicks include tomatoes and the milk and shaker

Unlocking specialty gimmicks

Zeraora unlocking the mayo jar gimmick

When the Pokémon is first recruited it will have no specialty gimmicks available, so they cannot be used in a puzzle. The way Pokémon can unlock specialty gimmicks is through leveling up. As they reach certain milestone levels new specialty gimmicks are unlocked or they have their effect upgraded. The specialty gimmicks of a Pokémon can be observed in the summary page of the Pokémon distributed in 3 slots that will be unlocked from left to right. When a specialty gimmick has not yet been unlocked, it will appeared grayed out.

Level	Gimmick unlocked	Effect unlocked
Lv. 2	Slot 1 Gimmick	Effect 1
Lv. 3	Slot 1 Gimmick	Effect 1
Lv. 5	Slot 2 Gimmick	Effect 1
Lv. 7	Slot 1 Gimmick	Effect 2
Lv. 9	Slot 2 Gimmick	Effect 2
Lv. 11	Slot 1 Gimmick	Effect 3
Lv. 13	Slot 2 Gimmick	Effect 3
Lv. 15	Slot 3 Gimmick	Effect 1
Lv. 17	Slot 1 Gimmick	Effect 4
Lv. 20	Slot 2 Gimmick	Effect 4
Lv. 21	Slot 3 Gimmick	Effect 2
Lv. 23	Slot 3 Gimmick	Effect 3
Lv. 25	Slot 1 Gimmick	Effect 5
Lv. 27	Slot 2 Gimmick	Effect 5
Lv. 28	Slot 3 Gimmick	Effect 4
Lv. 30	Slot 3 Gimmick	Effect 5

The following list is a relation of all specialty gimmicks and the slot on which each Pokémon has it.

Specialty gimmicks
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Gimmicks that no Pokémon has as their specialty

Effects

Specialty gimmick info screen

Each specialty gimmick has an effect that determines how many of these gimmicks can be cleared by the Pokémon at once. These effects can be increased up to 4 times as the Pokémon levels up, depending on which slot it occupies. The order of the Pokémon's specialty gimmicks is important because the first one will be upgraded before the second and the third. In that sense, between two Pokémon of the same level that share the same specialty gimmick, the one that has it on the first slot will be more useful than the one that has it on the second or third slots. As of version 6.50, only the specialty gimmick that occupies the first slot can be upgraded to its max potential, since levels above 25 cannot be unlocked in the game.

Effects of specialty gimmicks
Gimmick	Effect 1	Effect 2	Effect 3	Effect 4	Effect 5
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Attach 1 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 2 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 3 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 5 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 7 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 8 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 10 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 4 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 6 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 8 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 10 by clearing a nearby .
	Clear up to 2 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 closed by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 1 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 8 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 10 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Get double the contents from up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 8 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 10 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 4 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 6 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 8 by clearing a nearby .	Clear up to 10 by clearing a nearby .
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 8 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 10 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Attach 1 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 2 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 3 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 5 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 7 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.
	Clear up to 2 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 without creating any by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Get double the contents from up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Get double the contents from up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 1 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.
	Attach 1 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 2 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 3 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 5 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 7 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.
	Clear up to 2 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 closed by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 closed by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 8 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 10 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 and get their contents directly by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Attach 1 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 2 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 3 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 5 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.	Attach up to 7 to the Pokémon icon you're holding to move them around.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 without creating any by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 1 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 8 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 10 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 without creating any by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 without creating any by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 3 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 5 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 3 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 5 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 2 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 6 by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.
	Take up to 2 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 3 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 4 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 5 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.	Take up to 6 to their next stage by making a combo next to them.
	Clear up to 3 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 4 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 5 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 7 by making a combo next to them.	Clear up to 9 by making a combo next to them.

Hidden gimmick and kitchen notes

Hidden specialty gimmick screen

Pokémon with no hidden specialty gimmick will show a lock icon on the 4th gimmick slot

Some Pokémon have a fourth, hidden specialty gimmick which is unlocked by using kitchen notes (Japanese:の料理メモ cooking notes). These can be unlocked at any level, but they required a certain amount of kitchen notes for each upgrade. The kitchen notes are shared between different genders of the same Pokémon (i.e. Pikachu and Eevee) as well as between Shiny variants of the same Pokémon. Kitchen notes are usually obtained through limited-time events.

Additionally a special item, the Classic kitchen not, obtained through the Delivery system, can be used with any Pokémon that has a hidden specialty gimmick.

Pokémon with hidden specialty gimmicks
Pokémon	Hidden gimmick	Kitchen notes
		Bulbasaur's kitchen note	Classic kitchen note
		Charmander's kitchen note
		Squirtle's kitchen note
		Pikachu's kitchen note
		Meowth's kitchen note
		Machoke's kitchen note
		Exeggutor's kitchen note
		Chansey's kitchen note
		Eevee's kitchen note
		Dragonite's kitchen note
		Mew's kitchen note
		Cyndaquil's kitchen note
		Pichu's kitchen note
		Togepi's kitchen note
		Sudowoodo's kitchen note
		Wobbuffet's kitchen note
		Snubbull's kitchen note
		Sneasel's kitchen note
		Kirlia's kitchen note
		Jirachi's kitchen note
		Chimchar's kitchen note
		Piplup's kitchen note
		Starly's kitchen note
		Munchlax's kitchen note
		Lucario's kitchen note
		Victini's kitchen note
		Oshawott's kitchen note
		Whimsicott's kitchen note
		Lilligant's kitchen note
		Stoutland's kitchen note
		Zorua's kitchen note
		Minccino's kitchen note
		Gothorita's kitchen note
		Gogoat's kitchen note
		Pancham's kitchen note
		Slurpuff's kitchen note
		Rowlet's kitchen note
		Steenee's kitchen note
		Scorbunny's kitchen note
		Sobble's kitchen note
		Yamper's kitchen note

The following table shows the amount of kitchen notes required to level up the hidden specialty gimmick's effects.

Hidden specialty gimmick upgrade
Effect	Requirement
Effect 1	1 Kitchen note
Effect 2	2 Kitchen notes (3 total)
Effect 3	4 Kitchen notes (7 total)
Effect 4	8 Kitchen notes (15 total)
Effect 5	16 Kitchen notes (31 total)

Outfit Grade 4

Eevee receives a score boost for the Whipped cream gimmick at Outfit grade 4

By upgrading the Pokémon's outfit to its max level, one of its specialty gimmicks gets a Score boost when they are cleared. This is shown with a sign above the specialty gimmick. It can also be viewed by tapping on the magnifying glass icon above the Pokémon in its summary screen. One cross means the score bonus is 5% and 2 crosses means the bonus is 10%.

Popplio unlocking Mousse Score+ at Outfit grade 4

The following list shows which Pokémon receives a Score bonus for each of the gimmicks. Usually, most alternate outfits share the same bonus as the standard form, so they are omitted; only the exceptions are listed.

Score
Sp. gimmick	Pokémon
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Availability of gimmicks

Most of the gimmicks were present in the original version of the game (Pokémon Café Mix) so they are present in the Extra Orders, but they were also carried over to the Main Orders, except for the turnip, which was introduced after the major update. Additionally, there's other gimmicks that are only present at event orders.

Gimmick	First available
Extra Orders	Main Orders
Sugar cubes	Extra Order #6	Order #1
Whipped cream	Extra Order #11	Order #4
Tomatoes	Extra Order #16	Order #21
Nuts	Extra Order #21	Order #7
Olive oil	Extra Order #31	Order #15
Honey	Extra Order #41	Order #31
Marshmallow jars	Extra Order #51	Order #41
Cheese	Extra Order #56	Order #51
Bubbles	Extra Order #61	Order #61
Veggie crates	Extra Order #71	Order #71
Ice cubes	Extra Order #81	Order #81
Caramel	Extra Order #91	Order #91
Pumpkins	Extra Order #101	Order #101
Warp funnels	Extra Order #110	Order #110
Popcorn	Extra Order #121	Order #121
Piping bags	Extra Order #141	Order #141
Mayo	Extra Order #161	Order #161
Shaker & milk	Extra Order #181	Order #181
Olives	Extra Order #201	Order #201
Chocolate	Extra Order #231	Order #231
Gummy	Extra Order #261	Order #261
Canned fruit	Extra Order #291	Order #291
Eggs	Extra Order #331	Order #331
Coffee ice cubes	Extra Order #371	Order #371
Ketchup	Extra Order #411	Order #411
Strawberry baskets	Extra Order #451	Order #451
Basil	Extra Order #501	Order #501
Pickle jars	Extra Order #551	Order #551
Parchment paper	Extra Order #601	Order #216
Butter	Extra Order #651	Order #651
Salt and pepper shakers	Extra Order #701	Order #701
Tea tins	Extra Order #751	Order #751
Condensed milk	Extra Order #801	Order #801
Choux pastry	Extra Order #851	Order #851
Dutch ovens	Extra Order #901	Order #901
Jelly	Extra Order #951	Order #951
Walnuts	Extra Order #1001	Order #1001
Turnips	—	Order #1201
Event exclusive gimmicks
Gimmick	First available
Soda bottles	Psyduck's Swim Ring?
Candy jars	Alola, Exeggutor!
Watermelons	Metagross's Cooking Festival
Mayo jars	Maushold's Happy... Family?
Ice pops	Nom Nom with Dracozolt
Chewy gummy	Cresselia's Joyful Dreams
Rock salt	Altaria's Shiny Party
Mousse	Café Pop-Up with Greavard
Milk & berry jam	New Year's with Keldeo
Chocolate whip	Delibird's Delivery

In Main Orders

The first gimmick that is introduced to the player in Main Orders is the sugar cube, which appears in Order #1. Progressively, more gimmicks are added to the orders, with up to six of them being available per puzzle. Some events have tasks that require clearing a certain amount of gimmicks. Clearing these gimmicks in Main Orders or Expert Café Mode will usually count towards those tasks.

Gimmicks not required for order completion

In the Main orders, Master Café Mode and Training, container gimmicks are usually not required to complete any of the tasks and mainly serve as an obstacle. Regardless, in most cases they need to be cleared anyway because their contents are the ones required for the order's tasks. But, for example, if an olive is cleared and the surrounding icons get covered in olive oil, the player can omit clearing these icons and still complete the order.

Three stars obtained despite parchment paper, ice cubes, and olive oil still being present in the puzzle

Cheese is another gimmick that is not required for tasks, but they usually need to be cleared, or at least some of them, to access the actual required gimmicks. They also may make more difficult the creation of longer links if not cleared.

In this puzzle not every piece of cheese needs to be cleared to access the Pumpkins. In fact, clearing the bottom row of cheese may make it more difficult

Choux pastry is not required for tasks either, but it usually serves as an aid to the player to clear other gimmicks more easily, such as those that require multiple hits like Strawberries. It has the strength of a megaphone or skill, so it can also be used to clear gimmicks such as pumpkins.

In this puzzle, choux pastry can be triggered in chain to hit the other gimmicks at once

Parchment paper and dutch ovens can generate megaphones and Skill icons which are beneficial to the player, but they usually come covered in olive oil or ice cubes, which depending on the puzzle, could turn out to be detrimental, so an assessment is needed before clearing these.

Puzzle showing parchment paper's contents still trapped in olive oil and an ice cube; warp funnels can be seen across the borders of the puzzle

Warp funnels are not clearable, but they add a layer of difficulty by transporting icons and gimmicks from one place of the puzzle (where a mouth of a funnel is) to another, usually enclosed area (where the stem of the funnel is) that cannot be reached by skills or megaphones. They are often blocked by other gimmicks.

Piping bags, while not directly required in tasks, need to be hit to produce all the required whipped cream dollops that the tasks ask for. Once they have produced all the whipped cream, they will become inactive.

Any piping bag or multiple of them can be hit every turn until they produce the required amount of whipped cream

Gimmicks exclusive to Main Orders

Some gimmicks have not appeared at any One-minute Cooking or Slow Cooking events yet.

Main order exclusive gimmicks

Togepi's specialty gimmicks activated

Specialty gimmick activation

In Main Orders, it will be shown at the selection screen if any specialty gimmick can be activated, which will be highlighted in yellow. This can only occur if the leader Pokémon matches the order's category. The more gimmicks the leader can activate, the better.

Specialty gimmicks activate when an order matches a leader Pokémon's specialty

By clicking the Pause button at the upper right corner of the puzzle, the gimmick info section will detail the leader's specialty gimmicks that can be activated (those that do not apply for that particular order will be grayed out). It also indicates the one that has the Outfit grade bonus.

Rowlet's specialty gimmicks

In Daily Training

The following table shows the gimmicks that appear each day of the week for the Daily Training.

Daily Training Today's Tasks cycle
Day	Category	Specialty gimmicks
		Assortment 1	Assortment 2	Assortment 3	Assortment 4	Assortment 5	Assortment 6
Monday						—	—
Tuesday
Wednesday						—	—
Thursday						—	—
Friday
Saturday
Sunday							—

In One-Minute Cooking

Unlike other modes, in One-Minute Cooking the specialty gimmicks of all the Pokémon in the team can be activated if they are present in a given cycle, as long as they all match the puzzle's Category.

The specialty gimmicks of Emolga and Whimsicott are activated

In Slow Cooking

In Slow Cooking mode, each of the three dishes that are prepared have their own specialty gimmicks. A different Pokémon leader is set for each of the dishes, and only their specialty gimmicks will be activated during each of the puzzles.

Slow Cooking mode selection screen showing the three dishes and their respective Gimmicks

Unreleased gimmicks

There are several gimmicks coded in the game that have not been released yet.

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In other languages

Gimmicks

Language		Title
Japanese		ギミック
Mandarin Chinese		特殊材料
French		Grumos
German		Extras
Italian		Elementi puzzle
Korean		기믹
Spanish		Componentes

Specialty gimmicks

Language		Title
Japanese		とくいギミック
Mandarin Chinese		拿手特調材料
French		Expertise Grumo
German		Experten-Extra
Italian		Talenti puzzle
Korean		특기 기믹
Spanish		Talentos

Related articles

Gimmicks

Sugar cubes

Whipped cream

Tomatoes

Nuts

Olive oil

Honey

Marshmallow jars

Cheese

Bubbles

Veggie crates

Ice cubes

Caramel

Pumpkins

Warp funnels

Popcorn

Piping bags

Mayo

Shaker and milk

Olives

Chocolate

Gummy

Canned fruit

Eggs

Coffee ice cubes

Ketchup

Strawberry baskets

Basils

Pickle jars

Parchment paper

Butter

Salt and pepper shakers

Tea tins

Condensed milk

Choux pastries

Dutch ovens

Jelly

Walnuts

Turnips

Soda bottles

Candy jars

Watermelons

Mayo jars

Ice pops

Chewy gummies

Rock salt

Mousse

Milk and berry jam

Chocolate whip