Battle Buffet

Battle Buffet バトルバイキング Battle Buffet "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Hau'oli City
Region:	Alola
Generations:	VII
Location of Battle Buffet in Alola.
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Inside of the Battle Buffet

The Battle Buffet (Japanese: バトルバイキング Battle Buffet) is an all-you-can eat buffet in the Hau'oli City mall frequented by many Trainers. Dining costs $1,200. Customers can browse the buffet and take their choice of the offerings, but if another person wants the same dish, they must settle it with a battle.

After the player pays the fee to dine, they can approach the buffet line and browse the dishes on offer. Every dish is also being watched by a Trainer who will challenge the player to battle if they attempt to take that dish. If the player wins, they can take that dish and then move on to others to repeat the process. As the player takes dishes, they will be replaced with others, and untouched dishes will gradually deplete and also be replaced. The player's time at the buffet is limited by the number of turns they take in battles, with 10 turns allotted for the player to choose as many dishes as they can. When their time is up, the player will return to their table to eat.

After the player has eaten, the waitress will assess the player's satisfaction. This depends on the number of servings the player acquired for each dish and the quality of the dishes. After her assessment, she will give the player an item depending on how satisfied the player was.

After clearing the game and dining five times at the Battle Buffet, a woman known as the buffet queen will appear when the player next enters the restaurant. She will challenge the player to a competition to see who can get more satisfaction from the buffet. If the player wins, she will confer the title of buffet queen/king on the player. The player must obtain the highest satisfaction level (a score of 50 or more) to beat her. If the player does not beat her, she will challenge the player again on their next visit. When the buffet queen is present, eating at the buffet is free, but the player cannot eat at the buffet without accepting her challenge and will not receive an item after completing their meal.

The player has full access to the menu between battles. The player may choose to leave the restaurant at any time, but they will not be given a refund. If the player leaves before finishing dining, they can return and start over again. Otherwise, in Sun and Moon, the player can only dine at the buffet once a day. Although the once-per-day limitation was lifted in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, the player can still only acquire one item per day.

Mechanics

There are nine dishes that can appear at the buffet, each having a different inherent quality as reflected in the colors of each dish's cover. Better dishes satisfy the player better, but they also deplete more quickly if they are left alone.

Dish	Cover color	Depletion rate	Satisfaction multiplier
Chansey omelette	Gold	-2 servings every turn	×3
Take Down steak
Miltank cheese pizza
Hoenn ramen	Silver	-1 serving every turn	×2
Whirlpool sushi
Vanillite parfait
Tamato pasta	Bronze	-1 serving every second turn	×1
Eggant in chili sauce
Rindo salad

When the player examines a dish at the buffet, they will also be able to tell how much remains of it. This corresponds to the number of servings the player will receive if they choose that dish.

Remainder	Servings
There's still a mountain of food!	5
There's still tons of food!	4
There's still plenty of food!	3
There's not so much food left now!	2
There's hardly any food left now!	1

Initially, the buffet has four random dishes with random amounts of servings remaining. Whenever the player takes a dish, that place becomes empty and is only replaced by a new dish after the player takes their next dish. If a dish runs out of servings without the player taking it, then it will immediately be replaced by a new dish. New dishes always start with the maximum amount of servings.

When the player finishes a battle, all dishes in the buffet line lose a number of servings depending on the dish and how long the battle took. If the player took enough turns for a dish to be depleted of all its servings, it is replaced by a new dish, which can also lose servings (and be replaced again) if the number of turns the battle took exceeded the number of turns required to deplete the previous dish. The game always performs this process fully for the leftmost dish before moving to the next dish. The queue of new dishes that can appear at the buffet is also set when the player pays to dine (meaning it will always be the same if they save and reset in the middle). As a consequence, where it may seem intuitive for the dish with the least servings remaining to be depleted and replaced first, if a battle takes long enough that a dish to the left is also depleted, that one will instead receive the first new dish in the queue and the dish that started with less will be replaced by the dish after that (or potentially later depending on the dish and the length of the battle).

If the player speaks to the man in a pink shirt standing away from the buffet, he will inform the player if the next dish in the buffet's queue is a popular dish (with a gold cover).

Satisfaction

The player's satisfaction at the end of the buffet is scored by the number of servings they acquired for each dish, each multiplied by the dish's satisfaction multiplier. For example, 5 Chansey omelettes and 5 plates of Tamato pasta would have a total score of 20 (5×3 + 5×1). The waitress will give the player an item depending on this score. While the buffet queen is present, however, no item will be rewarded at the end of the player's meal.

Score	Satisfaction	Item
≥50	You have the look of someone whose belly is full of delicious goodies! Buffet queen: You look like someone who's totally satisfied by your belly full of delicious goodies!	Max Revive
35-49	You look pleasantly full to me! Buffet queen: You look pretty full! You must be satisfied!	HP Up
25-34	Hmmm... From the look on your face, I bet you could still eat some more. Buffet queen: What a stern look! Looks like you didn't get enough to eat!	Big Mushroom
<25	You look totally unsatisfied, like your body and mind are both still hungry. Buffet queen: You look terribly disappointed! Looks like your body and mind are still hungry!	Honey

Trainers

The Trainers who watch each dish are selected randomly when the dish appears.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Before becoming Champion

After becoming Champion

Trainer Pokémon Sightseer Amy ヤンチ Yanchi Reward: $780 Diglett♀ Lv.13 No item Beauty Carolyn ネーブル Navel Reward: $416 Cutiefly Cutiefly♀ Lv.13 No item Cook Carver チョーリ Chōri Reward: $520 Psyduck♂ Lv.13 No item Office Worker Cody コクドノ Kokudono Reward: $520 Magnemite Lv.13 No item Preschooler Hannah ハナナ Hanana Reward: $156 Drifloon♀ Lv.13 No item Sightseer George アグラ Agura Reward: $780 Grimer♂ Lv.13 No item Youngster Kai カイト Kaito Reward: $260 Charjabug Charjabug♂ Lv.13 No item Rising Star Kainoa キタイシ Kitaishi Reward: $624 Bagon♂ Lv.13 No item Madame Kathleen カレイド Kaleid Reward: $2,600 Delibird♀ Lv.13 No item Office Worker Kristen ケイリ Keiri Reward: $520 Carbink Carbink Lv.13 No item Gentleman Ronald ムシジマ Mushijima Reward: $2,600 Pikipek Pikipek♂ Lv.13 No item Lass Salla ソクラ Socra Reward: $312 Petilil♀ Lv.13 No item Pokémon Breeder Savannah シクイ Shikui Reward: $520 Pikachu♀ Lv.13 No item Ace Trainer Tori トーリエ Torrie Reward: $884 Growlithe♀ Lv.13 No item Black Belt Walter ワザリ Wazari Reward: $416 Makuhita♂ Lv.13 No item

Trainer Pokémon Sightseer Amy ヤンチ Yanchi Reward: $3,300 Dugtrio♀ Lv.55 No item Beauty Carolyn ネーブル Navel Reward: $1,760 Ribombee Ribombee♀ Lv.55 No item Cook Carver チョーリ Chōri Reward: $2,200 Golduck♂ Lv.55 No item Office Worker Cody コクドノ Kokudono Reward: $2,200 Magnezone Lv.55 No item Preschooler Hannah ハナナ Hanana Reward: $660 Drifblim♀ Lv.55 No item Sightseer George アグラ Agura Reward: $3,300 Muk♂ Lv.55 No item Youngster Kai カイト Kaito Reward: $1,100 Vikavolt Vikavolt♂ Lv.55 No item Rising Star Kainoa キタイシ Kitaishi Reward: $2,640 Salamence♂ Lv.55 No item Madame Kathleen カレイド Kaleid Reward: $11,000 Delibird♀ Lv.55 No item Office Worker Kristen ケイリ Keiri Reward: $2,200 Carbink Carbink Lv.55 No item Gentleman Ronald ムシジマ Mushijima Reward: $11,000 Toucannon Toucannon♂ Lv.55 No item Lass Salla ソクラ Socra Reward: $1,320 Lilligant♀ Lv.55 No item Pokémon Breeder Savannah シクイ Shikui Reward: $2,200 Raichu Raichu♀ Alolan form Lv.55 No item Ace Trainer Tori トーリエ Torrie Reward: $3,740 Arcanine♀ Lv.55 No item Black Belt Walter ワザリ Wazari Reward: $1,760 Hariyama♂ Lv.55 No item

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Before becoming Champion	After becoming Champion
Trainer Pokémon Sightseer Amy ヤンチ Yanchi Reward: $840 Diglett♀ Lv.14 No item Beauty Carolyn ネーブル Navel Reward: $448 Meowth Meowth♀ Alolan form Lv.14 No item Cook Carver チョーリ Chōri Reward: $560 Magikarp♂ Lv.14 Leftovers Office Worker Cody コクドノ Kokudono Reward: $560 Magnemite Lv.14 No item Sightseer George アグラ Agura Reward: $840 Grimer♂ Lv.14 No item Preschooler Hannah ハナナ Hanana Reward: $156 Drifloon♀ Lv.13 No item Youngster Kai カイト Kaito Reward: $260 Ledyba♂ Lv.13 No item Rising Star Kainoa キタイシ Kitaishi Reward: $672 Noibat Noibat♂ Lv.14 No item Madame Kathleen カレイド Kaleid Reward: $2,800 Seel♀ Lv.14 No item Office Worker Kristen ケイリ Keiri Reward: $560 Roggenrola♀ Lv.14 No item Gentleman Ronald ムシジマ Mushijima Reward: $2,800 Spearow♂ Lv.14 No item Lass Salla ソクラ Socra Reward: $312 Petilil♀ Lv.13 No item Pokémon Breeder Savannah シクイ Shikui Reward: $560 Pichu♀ Lv.14 No item Ace Trainer Tori トーリエ Torrie Reward: $1,020 Growlithe♀ Lv.15 No item Black Belt Walter ワザリ Wazari Reward: $480 Machop♂ Lv.14 No item	Trainer Pokémon Sightseer Amy ヤンチ Yanchi Reward: $3,300 Dugtrio♀ Lv.55 No item Beauty Carolyn ネーブル Navel Reward: $1,760 Florges Florges♀ Yellow Flower Lv.55 No item Cook Carver チョーリ Chōri Reward: $2,200 Gyarados♂ Lv.55 Leftovers Office Worker Cody コクドノ Kokudono Reward: $2,200 Magnezone Lv.55 No item Sightseer George アグラ Agura Reward: $3,300 Muk♂ Lv.55 No item Preschooler Hannah ハナナ Hanana Reward: $660 Drifblim♀ Lv.55 No item Youngster Kai カイト Kaito Reward: $1,100 Ledian♂ Lv.55 No item Rising Star Kainoa キタイシ Kitaishi Reward: $2,640 Noivern Noivern♂ Lv.55 No item Madame Kathleen カレイド Kaleid Reward: $11,000 Dewgong♀ Lv.55 No item Office Worker Kristen ケイリ Keiri Reward: $2,200 Gigalith♀ Lv.55 No item Gentleman Ronald ムシジマ Mushijima Reward: $11,000 Fearow♂ Lv.55 No item Lass Salla ソクラ Socra Reward: $1,320 Lilligant♀ Lv.55 No item Pokémon Breeder Savannah シクイ Shikui Reward: $2,200 Raichu Raichu♀ Alolan form Lv.55 No item Ace Trainer Tori トーリエ Torrie Reward: $3,740 Arcanine♀ Lv.55 No item Black Belt Walter ワザリ Wazari Reward: $1,760 Machamp♂ Lv.55 No item

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 對戰自助餐廳 Deuijin Jihjoh Chāantēng Mandarin 對戰自助餐廳 / 对战自助餐厅 Duìzhàn Zìzhù Cāntīng French Buffet Baston German Kampfbuffet Italian Buffet Lotta Korean 배틀뷔페 Battle Buffet Spanish Buffet de Combate

See also

• Lumiose City restaurants
• Mauville Food Court

Alola
Islands Melemele Island • Akala Island • Ula'ula Island • Poni Island • Aether Paradise Settlements Iki Town • Hau'oli City (Outskirts) • Heahea City • Paniola Town • Konikoni City • Royal Avenue • Malie City Tapu Village • Po Town • Seafolk Village • Pokémon League Trial sites Verdant Cavern • Brooklet Hill • Wela Volcano Park • Lush Jungle • Hokulani Observatory Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site) • Exeggutor Island • Vast Poni Canyon • Seafolk Village Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 Landmarks Mahalo Trail • Trainers' School • Hau'oli Cemetery • Berry fields • Melemele Meadow • Seaward Cave • Kala'e Bay • Ten Carat Hill Tide Song Hotel • Paniola Ranch • Melemele Sea • Diglett's Tunnel • Battle Royal Dome • Memorial Hill • Akala Outskirts • Ruins of Life Hano Grand Resort • Hano Beach • Malie Garden • Mount Hokulani • Blush Mountain • Ula'ula Beach • Aether House • Haina Desert Ruins of Abundance • Ula'ula Meadow • Lake of the Moone • Lake of the Sunne • Shady House • Poni Wilds • Ancient Poni Path Poni Breaker Coast • Ruins of Hope • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Ruins of Conflict Poni Grove • Poni Plains • Poni Meadow • Resolution Cave • Poni Coast • Poni Gauntlet • Battle Tree Festival Plaza • Poké Pelago • Big Wave Beach • Sandy Cave • Heahea Beach • Pikachu Valley • Dividing Peak Tunnel Kantonian Gym • Poni Beach • Plains Grotto • Team Rocket's Castle Ultra Space Ultra Deep Sea • Ultra Megalopolis • Megalo Tower • Ultra Jungle • Ultra Desert • Ultra Plant Ultra Forest • Ultra Crater • Ultra Ruin • Ultra Space Wilds

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