POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON HUNGER GUIDE
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon introduces a new game mechanic known as hunger. It is measured by your Belly, which has default values running from 0 to 100. To view your Belly's size while in a dungeon, simply press B to access the menu:
Your Belly will decrease as you make your way through dungeons. If you happen to be moving through special terrain, for instance, through walls, or if you hold both A and B buttons to accelerate HP regeneration, your Belly will deplete faster. Your Belly will also decrease at a quicker rate if you are holding items such as the Heal Ribbon. When your Belly reaches zero, your HP will start to decrease as you move around, whereas it originally regenerates itself. Warnings are given when your Belly size is low. When your Belly is empty, the dialogue box will flash blue/pink and orange to warn you as well. At this stage, you will start losing one hit point for each step you take.
On the other hand, there are items which help to slow down or even stop the decrease in your Belly. The Stamina Band slows the decrease in your Belly, while the Tight Belt prevents the holder's Belly from decreasing.
Feeding
There are a couple of ways to increase your Belly once it is depleted. The most obvious way is through feeding. While the main food items include only the apples, a variety of other items do increase Belly as well. These range from Gummies to Seeds. Below is a list of some items which increase your Belly when consumed. Note that items, once consumed, are removed permanently from the Toolbox, thus, you should be careful when consuming items with secondary uses, such as Oran Berries which have curative properties.
| Feeding |
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 Apple | Restores 50% of maximum Belly size. Will increase maximum Belly size by 5% if consumed when full |  Banana | Restores 50% of maximum Belly size. Will increase maximum Belly size by 5% if consumed when full |  Big Apple | Restores 100% of maximum Belly size. Will increase maximum Belly size by 10% if consumed when full |  Huge Apple | Restores 100% of maximum Belly size and increases maximum Belly size by 10% |  Chestnut | Restores 10% of maximum Belly size. It is favoured by Mankeys |  Grimy Food | Restores 30% of maximum Belly size, but always causes status ailments | |
 Ginseng | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Max Elixir | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Calcium | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Protein | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Zinc | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Iron | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | |
 Cheri Berry | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size |  Chesto Berry | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size |  Oran Berry | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size |  Pecha Berry | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size |  Rawst Berry | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size |  Sitrus Berry | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | |
 Allure Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Blinker Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Doom Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Eyedrop Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Heal Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Hunger Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size and lowers maximum Belly size by 10%. If used on a Pokemon who is not the leader, it will gain the Hungry Pal status | | Joy Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Life Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Plain Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Quick Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Reviver Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Sleep Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Stun Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Totter Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | | Warp Seed | Restores 5% of maximum Belly size | Gummies affect the Belly differently, depending on the Gummi and the Pokemon who eats it.
- If the Pokemon favours the Gummi, you will be told that it seems to like the Gummi. In this case, it will restore 60% of maximum Belly Size.
- If the Pokemon doesn't mind the Gummi, you will be told that it doesn't seem to dislike the Gummi. In this case, it will either restore 30%, 25% or 20% of maximum Belly size.
- If the Pokemon seems to be somewhat satisfied with the Gummi, it will either restore 5% of maximum Belly size, or not restore anything at all.
Here is a list of the Gummies:
| Gummies |
 Black Gummi |  Blue Gummi |  Brown Gummi |  Clear Gummi |  Gold Gummi |  Grass Gummi |  Gray Gummi |  Green Gummi |  Orange Gummi |  Pink Gummi |  Purple Gummi |  Red Gummi |  Royal Gummi |  Silver Gummi |  Sky Gummi |  White Gummi |  Yellow Gummi | Hold Items
Aside from feeding to increase (and sometimes decrease) your Belly, you can also attempt to manage your Belly using Hold Items. Here is a list of the Hold Items which affect Belly, and their effects on the Belly
| Hold Items |
 Diet Ribbon | Prevents Belly from filling. If the leader is holding it, Belly will deplete faster. If a teammate is holding it, it will get the Hungry Pal status | | Heal Ribbon | Belly depletes faster | | Mobile Scarf | Belly empties much faster when moving through walls, magma and other special terrain | | Munch Belt | Belly depletes faster | | Pass Scarf | Belly depletes whenever the item is utilised | | Stamina Band | Slows down the rate at which your Belly depletes | | Tight Belt | Prevents holder's Belly from depleting |
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