Mauville Food Court Battles + All Prizes (Pokémon ORAS)

Mauville Food Court is located inside Mauville City. This is a mini-game where you can order food and participate in battles for rewards.

Once you’ve placed an order, you’re given a set number of turns to wait for your food. While waiting, you will be challenged to battles by a gauntlet of Trainers who want you seat.

If you defeat a certain number of trainers within the allotted number of turns you will then receive additional rewards.

Mauville Food Court Location (Step-by-Step)

The Mauville Food Court is unlocked immediately after you gain access to Mauville City. Here’s a quick guide on where to find it:

Step 1: Start by heading south from Mauville City’s Pokémon Center. Look for the entrance that leads back inside the city’s interior.

Step 2: Continue south down the hallway until you reach an intersection.

The Mauville Food Court should be on your right-hand side, and you’ll see a small green banner above the entryway with a fork & plate symbol.

Step 3: When you enter for the first time, a young boy will greet you and introduce you to how the battle challenges work in the Mauville Food Court.

How To Battle in the Mauville Food Court

Upon entering the food court, you will find three counters where you can place an order to start a battle challenge. Although the Mauville Food Court is unlocked relatively early in the game, only the Village Sub Combo will be available at first.

This means two of the counters will each have a line of customers, preventing you from placing an order.

To clear each line you must unlock and complete the previous available order.

Note: All three orders will be available after you’ve finished the Delta Episode in the post-game.

Here’s a list of all orders available at the Mauville Food Court, along with the details on how to unlock them and the turn limits for each battle type.

Once you’ve placed an order, here’s how the battle challenge works:

Step 1: You’ll be given a set amount of turns to wait for your meal after paying.

Step 2: Take a seat and prepare to battle against Trainers who will challenge you.

Your goal should be to defeat them in one turn. After each battle, you’ll be reminded of how many turns you have left.

Step 3: After the turn limit is up, a cutscene will show you eating your meal.

If you get your order on the exact turn limit, you’ll receive an extra reward. Additionally, defeating each Trainer in one turn will earn you two rewards instead.

Village Sub Combo (Single Battles)

The Village Sub Combo is the order that’s initially unlocked when you first reach Mauville Food Court. Talk to the Pokémon Breeder behind the counter to place an order for the Village Sub Combo.

When you order the Village Sub Combo, you’ll be given a turn limit of 5.

This means that if it takes you one turn to defeat each trainer in a Single Battle, you will encounter a total of 5 trainers.

All Rewards

Here are the possible rewards for this particular order:

Trainer List

Youngster Cutler
Pokémon	Slugma Lv.17
Type	Fire
Moves	Incinerate Leer

Schoolkid Nitzel
Pokémon	Oddish Lv.17
Type	Grass/Poison
Moves	Mega Drain Sweet Scent

Youngster Ham
Pokémon	Taillow Lv.17
Type	Normal/Flying
Moves	Wing Attack Growl

Schoolkid Meena
Pokémon	Goldeen Lv.17
Type	Water
Moves	Water Pulse Tail Whip

Fairy Tale Girl Meggi
Pokémon	Jigglypuff Lv.17
Type	Normal/Fairy
Moves	Disarming Voice Defense Curl

Magnemite Croquette (Double Battles)

After successfully completing the Village Sub Combo challenge and obtaining the Rain Badge from Wallace, the line for the Magnemite Croquette will clear out.

Talk to the Street Thug behind the counter to place an order for the Magnemite Croquette.

When you order the Magnemite Croquette, you’ll be given a turn limit of 6.

This means that if it takes you one turn to defeat each trainer in a Double Battle, you will encounter a total of 6 trainers.

All Rewards

Here are the possible rewards for this particular order:

Trainer List

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Lass Suzette
Pokémon	Maractus Lv.55	Vaporeon Lv.55
Type	Grass	Water
Ability	Storm Drain	Water Absorb
Moves	Needle Arm Poison Jab	Aurora Beam Scald

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Rich Boy Filbert
Pokémon	Lanturn Lv.55	Jolteon Lv.55
Type	Water/Electric	Electric
Ability	Illuminate	Volt Absorb
Moves	Thunderbolt Waterfall	Thunderbolt Pin Missile

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Aroma Lady Thyme
Pokémon	Gogoat Lv.55	Goodra Lv.55
Type	Grass	Dragon
Ability	Sap Sipper	Sap Sipper
Moves	Horn Leech Wild Charge	Aqua Tail Dragon Pulse

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Lady Dulcie
Pokémon	Carnivine Lv.55	Mismagius Lv.55
Type	Grass	Ghost
Ability	Levitate	Levitate
Moves	Power Whip Crunch	Power Gem Shadow Ball

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Ace Trainer Benedict
Pokémon	Flareon Lv.55	Heatmor Lv.55
Type	Fire	Fire
Ability	Flash Fire	Flash Fire
Moves	Fire Fang Quick Attack	Flamethrower Power-Up Punch

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Ace Trainer Melba
Pokémon	Shedinja Lv.55	Shedinja Lv.55
Type	Bug/Ghost	Bug/Ghost
Ability	Wonder Guard	Wonder Guard
Moves	Shadow Claw X-Scissor	Shadow Claw X-Scissor

Mauville Ramen Bowl (Triple Battles)

After successfully completing both the Village Sub Combo and the Magnemite Croquette challenges, as well as finishing the Delta Episode, you’ll find that the line for the Mauville Ramen Bowl has cleared out.

Talk to the Black Belt behind the counter to place an order for the Mauville Ramen Bowl.

When you order the Mauville Ramen Bowl, you’ll be given a turn limit of 8. This means that if it takes you one turn to defeat each trainer in a Triple Battle, you will encounter a total of 8 trainers.

All Rewards

Here are the possible rewards for this particular order:

Trainer List

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Street Thug Alfredo
Pokémon	Lickilicky Lv.65	Lilligant Lv.65	Lickylicky Lv.65
Type	Normal	Grass	Normal
Ability	Own Tempo	Own Tempo	Own Tempo
Moves	Rollout	Teeter Dance	Rollout
Held Item	Wide Lens	Choice Scarf	Wide Lens

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Street Thug Barley
Pokémon	Swoobat Lv.65	Swoobat Lv.65	Swoobat Lv.65
Type	Psychic/Flying	Psychic/Flying	Psychic/Flying
Ability	Simple	Simple	Simple
Moves	Double Team Steel Wing	Double Team Steel Wing	Double Team Steel Wing
Held Item	Bright Powder	Bright Powder	Bright Powder

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Street Thug Soyer
Pokémon	Altaria Lv.65	Tropius Lv.65	Aerodactyl Lv.65
Type	Dragon/Flying	Grass/Flying	Rock/Flying
Ability	Natural Cure	Chlorophyll	Rock Head
Moves	Bulldoze	Bulldoze	Bulldoze
Held Item	Salac Berry	Salac Berry	Salac Berry

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Street Thug Bass
Pokémon	Clefable Lv.65	Clefable Lv.65	Clefable Lv.65
Type	Fairy	Fairy	Fairy
Ability	Magic Guard	Magic Guard	Magic Guard
Moves	Metronome	Metronome	Metronome
Held Item	Metronome	Metronome	Metronome

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Street Thug Wellington
Pokémon	Krookodile Lv.65	Arcanine Lv.65	Scrafty Lv.65
Type	Ground/Dark	Fire	Dark/Fighting
Ability	Intimidate	Intimidate	Intimidate
Moves	Snarl	Snarl	Snarl
Held Item	Sitrus Berry	Sitrus Berry	Sitrus Berry

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Street Thug Pitaha
Pokémon	Whimsicott Lv.65	Whimsicott Lv.65	Whimsicott Lv.65
Type	Grass/Fairy	Grass/Fairy	Grass/Fairy
Ability	Prankster	Prankster	Prankster
Moves	Stun Spore Dazzling Gleam	Stun Spore Dazzling Gleam	Stun Spore Dazzling Gleam
Held Item	Wide Lens	Wide Lens	Wide Lens

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Street Thug Rice
Pokémon	Ditto Lv.65	Ditto Lv.65	Ditto Lv.65
Type	Normal	Normal	Normal
Ability	Imposter	Imposter	Imposter
Moves	Transform	Transform	Transform
Held Item	Iron Ball	Iron Ball	Iron Ball

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Fare Prince Trencherman
Pokémon	Lucario Lv.65	Togekiss Lv.65	Lucario Lv.65
Type	Fighting/Steel	Fairy/Flying	Fighting/Steel
Ability	Steadfast	Serene Grace	Steadfast
Moves	Extremespeed	Air Slash	Extremespeed
Held Item	King’s Rock	King’s Rock	King’s Rock

Note: Fare Prince Trencherman is the last Trainer you can face in this challenge. But after he is defeated, he will no longer appear, and Black Belt Banting will appear in his place instead in future challenges.

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Black Belt Banting
Pokémon	Nidoking Lv.65	Aggron Lv.65	Rampardos Lv.65
Type	Poison/Ground	Steel/Rock	Rock
Ability	Rivalry	Rock Head	Mold Breaker
Moves	Head Smash	Head Smash	Head Smash
Held Item	Life Orb	Life Orb	Life Orb

General Battle Tips & Strategies for Mauville Food Court

In the Mauville Food Court, achieving one-turn victories against each trainer can be surprisingly difficult. Especially in the Magnemite Croquette and Mauville Ramen Bowl.

Whether you’re seeking extra rewards or want to test your skills as a trainer, these tips and tricks will aid you in conquering all three challenges in the Mauville Food Court.

• Bring High-Level Pokémon. In the Mauville Food Court, there are no level restrictions. So make sure you’re at least a couple of levels ahead of the trainers you’ll face. Refer to team overviews in this guide to check their team’s level.
• Use Sweepers with Wide Coverage. To achieve one-turn victories, bring Pokémon with high offensive stats and a diverse moveset that deals with various types effectively. Switching isn’t an option here, so versatile sweepers are crucial.
• Utilize Moves with Multiple Targets. Moves like Earthquake, Rock Slide, or Surf that hit multiple targets at once can be invaluable in quickly defeating opponents during the Double and Triple Battle challenges.
• Pay Attention to Your Opponents’ Abilities. In the Magnemite Croquette challenge, all trainers have Pokémon with abilities granting them immunity to certain types. Another trainer even uses Shedinja with the ability Wonder Guard, making it invulnerable to non-super effective moves.
• Equip Choice Items. Use a Choice Specs or Choice Band to maximize the power of your attacks, increasing the likelihood of OHKO-ing opponents. The move limitation drawback won’t matter since your goal is to end the battle in a single turn anyway.

Expert Tips for the Mauville Ramen Bowl

The Ramen Bowl is the hardest challenge in the Mauville Food Court. So your opponents in the Mauville Ramen Bowl will try their best to stop you from defeating all eight trainers in eight turns.

Here are some of the most effective strategies your opponents will use and how you can counter them:

• Evading Attacks with Double Team and Brightpowder. Include a Pokémon in your team with the ability No Guard like Golurk, which ensures that every move used by or against that Pokémon will always hit its target, bypassing their attempts to make you miss your moves.
• Full Intimidate and Snarl Team. Street Thug Wellington will lower your team’s Attack stats by 3 at the beginning of the battle with Intimidate. Use Special sweepers to take them out before they can use Snarl to lower your Special Attack. You can also use Pokemon with Hyper Cutter or Contrary to counter stat reduction strategies.
• Priority-boosted Stun Spore. Street Thug Pitaha’s Whimsicott utilizes the Prankster + Stun Spore combo to paralyze your Pokémon before they can attack. Equip a Cheri Berry or Lum Berry to cure paralysis, or use Electric-types (immune to paralysis) and Grass-types (unaffected by powder moves).
• Moves that Cause Flinch. Watch out for Fare Prince Trencherman’s Pokémon, as every move they use can cause a flinch thanks to King’s Rock. Pokémon with Inner Focus or Ghost-types (immune to the Normal-type move Extremespeed) can counter this. Prioritize defeating Togekiss, as its Serene Grace boosted Air Slash has a very high flinch chance.

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