In Pokémon Pokopia, Chef Dente is the special Greedent who once belonged to a chef trainer.
Chef Dente is one of the memorable Pokémon characters Ditto encounters while restoring the abandoned world. Unlike ordinary Pokémon that mainly populate habitats, these special characters have distinctive identities, occupations, or personal stories that add variety to Pokopia’s social-simulation setting.
The name is a culinary pun: “Chef” directly points to cooking, while “Dente” recalls the Italian phrase al dente, commonly used for pasta cooked until firm. That makes the character’s former connection to a chef especially fitting.
Chef Dente is a Greedent, the berry-loving Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Players may confuse this character with Tinkmaster, a Tinkaton associated with tools, or DJ Rotom, a Rotom inhabiting a stereo system. Those are separate named Pokémon in Pokopia.