Donut Making Guide

Making Donuts is a new feature in the Mega Dimension DLC for Pokémon Legends Z-A. They function as a way to open the Hyperspace dimensions in Lumiose City and also provide a level boost and special powers.

Last updated: January 4, 2026

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Donut Making

During the DLC Ansha will be able to make donuts using various Hyper Berries to create different flavor profiles. At the start you can use 3 different berries to make a donut. This will be expanded to 8 berries as you progress with the DLC story. The donuts provide a level boost to your Pokémon in addition to having different powers like boosting shiny odds.

Donut Flavor Powers

The powers are randomly generated, so if you don't get the power you want, you'll need to try a new donut. Or you can reset your game using a backup save. Some powers are specific to a Pokémon's type, while others are applicable to all Pokémon.

You only need a minimum of 420 in any one flavor to get a level 3 power. Having more than 420 can increase the odds of getting multiple level 3 powers, but does not guarantee it.

Sweet Donuts

Sweet donuts can have any of the following powers:

Sparkling Power (Increased odds of finding shiny Pokémon)
Alpha Power (Increased odds of finding Alpha Pokémon)
Humungo Power (Increased odds of finding large Pokémon)
Teensy Power (Increased odds of finding small Pokémon)

Best Sweet Donut Recipe

Hyper Occa Berries x3
Hyper Chople Berries x5

Sour Donuts

Sour donuts can have any of the following powers:

Item Power
- Item Power: Berries (Hyper Berries)
- Item Power: Candy Exp (Candies & Rare Candy)
- Item Power: Coins (Gimmighoul Coins)
- Item Power: Poké Balls (Different Poké Balls)
- Item Power: Special (Rare Evolution Items)
- Item Power: Treasures (Sellable Items like Nuggets)
Big Haul Power (Find more items when breaking floating Poké Balls)
Mega Charge Power (Faster mega power charging)
Mega Duration Power (Longer mega power)

Best Sour Donut Recipe

Hyper Kasib Berries x8

Spicy Donuts

Spicy donuts can have any of the following powers:

Move Power
Attack Power
Special Attack Power
Speed Power

Bitter Donuts

Bitter donuts can have any of the following powers:

Defense Power
Special Defense Power
Resistance Power

Fresh Donuts

Fresh donuts can have any of the following powers:

Encounter Power
Capture Power

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Rainbow Donut Recipes

Thanks to YouTuber Papa Jefé, it is understood that Rainbow Donuts have a slightly higher chance of getting level 3 powers. Rainbow Donuts are donuts that have the exact same amount of flavor in one or more of the five flavor categories (sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, fresh). While donuts that max out one flavor have the best shot at level 3 powers, these donuts make use of other berries so you don't need to constantly load a backup save. Here are some recipes suggested by him:

Sparkling Power Rainbows (Sweet/Fresh)

Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Haban Berry x5
Hyper Chilan Berry x1

Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Haban Berry x5
Hyper Babiri Berry x1

Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Haban Berry x5
Hyper Roseli Berry x1

Battle Zone Recipes (Spicy/Bitter)

Hyper Coba Berry x4
Hyper Charti Berry x4

Hyper Haban Berry x2
Hyper Babiri Berry x2
Hyper Chilan Berry x2
Hyper Roseli Berry x2

Other Rainbow Recipes

Sour/Fresh

Hyper Coba Berry x1
Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Colbur Berry x4
Hyper Roseli Berry x2

Sour/Spicy

Hyper Coba Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Haban Berry x1
Hyper Roseli Berry x5

Sour/Fresh

Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Colbur Berry x4
Hyper Roseli Berry x2

Sour/Bitter

Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Babiri Berry x4
Hyper Roseli Berry x2

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Berry Flavor Profiles

Name ↕	Sweet ↕	Spicy ↕	Sour ↕	Bitter ↕	Fresh ↕	Level ↕	Cal ↕
Cheri Berry	0	10	0	0	0	+1	60
Chesto Berry	0	0	0	0	10	+1	60
Pecha Berry	10	0	0	0	0	+1	60
Rawst Berry	0	0	0	10	0	+1	60
Aspear Berry	0	0	10	0	0	+1	60
Oran Berry	0	5	5	5	5	+1	60
Persim Berry	5	5	5	0	5	+1	60
Lum Berry	5	5	0	5	5	+2	65
Sitrus Berry	5	0	5	5	5	+2	65
Pomeg Berry	10	10	0	10	0	+2	65
Kelpsy Berry	0	0	10	10	10	+2	65
Qualot Berry	10	10	10	0	0	+2	65
Hondew Berry	0	10	0	10	10	+2	65
Grepa Berry	10	0	10	0	10	+2	65
Tamato Berry	0	15	0	0	10	+2	65
Occa Berry	10	15	0	0	0	+3	70
Passho Berry	0	0	0	10	15	+3	70
Wacan Berry	15	0	10	0	0	+3	70
Rindo Berry	0	10	0	15	0	+3	70
Yache Berry	0	0	15	0	10	+3	70
Chople Berry	0	15	0	10	0	+3	70
Kebia Berry	0	0	10	0	15	+3	70
Shuca Berry	15	10	0	0	0	+3	70
Coba Berry	0	0	0	15	10	+3	70
Payapa Berry	10	0	15	0	0	+3	70
Tanga Berry	0	20	10	0	0	+3	70
Charti Berry	0	10	0	0	20	+3	70
Kasib Berry	20	0	0	0	10	+3	70
Haban Berry	10	0	0	20	0	+3	70
Colbur Berry	0	0	20	10	0	+3	70
Babiri Berry	0	25	0	0	10	+3	70
Chilan Berry	10	0	0	0	25	+3	70
Roseli Berry	25	0	0	10	0	+3	70
Hyper Cheri Berry	0	40	0	0	0	+5	80
Hyper Chesto Berry	0	0	0	0	40	+3	100
Hyper Pecha Berry	40	0	0	0	0	+2	100
Hyper Rawst Berry	0	0	0	40	0	+3	110
Hyper Aspear Berry	0	0	40	0	0	+4	90
Hyper Oran Berry	10	20	15	15	0	+6	90
Hyper Persim Berry	0	15	15	10	20	+4	110
Hyper Lum Berry	20	15	10	0	15	+3	110
Hyper Sitrus Berry	15	10	0	20	15	+4	120
Hyper Pomeg Berry	30	35	0	0	5	+7	140
Hyper Kelpsy Berry	5	0	0	30	35	+5	160
Hyper Qualot Berry	35	0	30	5	0	+4	160
Hyper Hondew Berry	0	5	35	0	30	+6	150
Hyper Grepa Berry	0	60	25	0	5	+8	140
Hyper Tamato Berry	5	25	0	0	60	+6	180
Hyper Occa Berry	60	0	0	5	25	+5	180
Hyper Passho Berry	25	0	5	60	0	+6	200
Hyper Wacan Berry	0	5	60	25	0	+7	160
Hyper Rindo Berry	15	55	0	5	25	+9	210
Hyper Yache Berry	25	0	5	15	55	+7	250
Hyper Chople Berry	55	5	15	25	0	+6	250
Hyper Kebia Berry	0	15	25	55	5	+7	270
Hyper Shuca Berry	5	25	55	0	15	+8	230
Hyper Coba Berry	10	95	0	10	5	+10	240
Hyper Payapa Berry	5	0	10	10	95	+8	300
Hyper Tanga Berry	95	10	10	5	0	+7	300
Hyper Charti Berry	0	10	5	95	10	+8	330
Hyper Kasib Berry	10	5	95	0	10	+9	270
Hyper Haban Berry	85	0	0	0	65	+8	370
Hyper Colbur Berry	0	0	65	0	85	+9	370
Hyper Babiri Berry	0	0	65	85	0	+9	400
Hyper Chilan Berry	0	85	0	65	0	+9	370
Hyper Roseli Berry	0	65	85	0	0	+10	340

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Farming Hyper Berries

Need more Hyper Berries to make your perfect donuts? Check out our comprehensive Hyperspace Berry Farming Guide to learn the most efficient methods for collecting all the berries you need.

Using a Backup Save

If you want to try for different donut powers without having to make new donuts repeatedly, you can use a backup save to reset your game state. This allows you to keep your progress while experimenting with different donut recipes and powers.

To create a backup save, simply heal your Pokémon at a Pokémon Center and the backup save will be created automatically. After making a donut you can exit the game and load the backup save at the main menu.

While on the main menu, hold Up (on the D-pad), X, and B at the same time. You will then be prompted to load from a backup save.

Be warned that loading a backup save will erase any progress made since the last backup was created. Make sure to only use this feature when you are certain you want to revert to the previous state and you know when your last backup was made.

After loading the backup save, you can return to Ansha and make a new donut to try for different powers.

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Quest Donut Recipes

Bad Dreams Cruller

The Bad Dreams Cruller is required to battle Darkrai in Hyperspace. You'll need to match the following berry flavor profile to create it: 310 sweet, 100 spicy, 310 sour, 40 bitter, and 40 fresh. They also give you the Epice noire spice to make the donut. Here are a few example recipes that meet these requirements. There are other possible combinations as well.

Hyper Tanga Berry x3
Hyper Kasib Berry x3
Hyper Coba Berry x1
Hyper Yache Berry x1

Omega Old Fashioned Donut

The Omega Old Fashioned Donut is required to battle Groudon in Hyperspace. You'll need to match the following berry flavor profile to create it: 260 sweet, 160 spicy, 160 sour, 20 bitter, and 260 fresh. Here are a few example recipes that meet these requirements. There are other possible combinations as well.

Hyper Colbur Berry x3
Hyper Coba Berry x2
Hyper Haban Berry x2
Hyper Tanga Berry x1

Hyper Haban Berry x2
Hyper Tamato Berry x1
Hyper Tanga Berry x1
Hyper Colbur Berry x1
Hyper Chilan Berry x1
Hyper Roseli Berry x1

Hyper Haban Berry x4
Hyper Roseli Berry x2
Hyper Chilan Berry x1

Alpha Old Fashioned Donut

The Alpha Old Fashioned Donut is required to battle Kyogre in Hyperspace. You'll need to match the following berry flavor profile to create it: 50 sweet, 50 spicy, 210 sour, 180 bitter, and 370 fresh. Here are a few example recipes that meet these requirements. There are other possible combinations as well.

Hyper Colbur Berry x4
Hyper Charti Berry x2
Hyper Coba Berry x1
Hyper Haban Berry x1

Hyper Payapa Berry x2
Hyper Kelpsy Berry x1
Hyper Yache Berry x1
Hyper Kebia Berry x1
Hyper Kasib Berry x1
Hyper Colbur Berry x1
Hyper Chilan Berry x1

Hyper Payapa Berry x3
Hyper Pecha Berry x1
Hyper Kebia Berry x1
Hyper Charti Berry x1
Hyper Colbur Berry x1
Hyper Roseli Berry x1

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Delta Old Fashioned Donut

The Delta Old Fashioned Donut is required to battle Rayquaza in Hyperspace. You'll need to match the following berry flavor profile to create it: 120 sweet, 40 spicy, 340 sour, 40 bitter, and 390 fresh. Here are a few example recipes that meet these requirements. There are other possible combinations as well.

Hyper Oran Berry x1
Hyper Yache Berry x1
Hyper Payapa Berry x1
Hyper Kasib Berry x1
Hyper Haban Berry x1
Hyper Colbur Berry x2
Hyper Roseli Berry x1

Plasma Glazed Donut

The Plasma Glazed Donut is required to battle Zeraora in Hyperspace. You'll need to match the following berry flavor profile to create it: 40 sweet, 200 spicy, 400 sour, 280 bitter, and 40 fresh. Here are a few example recipes that meet these requirements. There are other possible combinations as well.