Overview
The bartering system in Pokemon Pokopia requires players to exchange items of equivalent point value. Every item has a hidden point value, and you must offer items whose combined values exactly match the price of the item you want. Understanding which items give the best return when traded away and which items are worth acquiring is essential for efficient resource management.
This guide covers the highest-value items to trade away, the best items to acquire, and strategies for maximizing your trade efficiency.
Best Items to Trade Away
When selling items through a Trade-specialty Pokemon's shop, focus on items that are easy to obtain but carry high point values. The table below lists the top items to trade away, ranked by value efficiency.
High-Value Trade Items
Item | Point Value | How to Obtain | Why It Is Good |
|---|---|---|---|
Castform Weather Charm | 1,500 points | Free daily from Dream Island (climb near Drifloon) | Highest value-to-effort ratio; one free per day |
Wooden Posts (batch of 10) | 1,000 points total (100 each) | Craft 10 from 2 Lumber; unlocked at 80 Pokedex entries | Extremely cheap to craft; high total value per batch |
500 points | Cook with Bread and Leaf | Simple ingredients, strong return for a cooked dish | |
100 points | Forage from Combee hives and flower areas | Abundant; gathered passively while exploring | |
Beans, Tomatoes, Wheat | 50 points each | Grow from seeds in crop fields | Renewable through farming; steady supply |
Carrots | 20 points each | Grow from carrot seeds | Low value but useful for topping up small gaps |
Bulk Items for Exact-Value Matching
Because the bartering system requires exact value matches with no change given, low-value bulk items are essential for filling gaps. Keep a stock of these items in your inventory for fine-tuning trade totals:
Item | Point Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
10 points each | Accumulate naturally from mining and terraforming; 99 per stack = 990 points | |
Carrots | 20 points each | Farm-grown; useful for filling 20-point gaps |
50 points each | Foraged from trees and bushes |
Having a variety of items at 10, 20, and 50-point increments makes it much easier to hit exact trade totals. Spare blocks from clearing land are especially handy since you accumulate them without any extra effort.
Best Items to Acquire
Knowing what to buy is just as important as knowing what to sell. Prioritize these high-value acquisitions when browsing Trade-specialty Pokemon shops:
Priority Acquisitions
Item | Why It Is Valuable |
|---|---|
Used to summon Ho-Oh and Lugia, and required for 3D Printing rare items. Very limited supply otherwise. | |
Unique Furniture Patterns | Once you own one copy, you can duplicate it indefinitely with the 3D Printer. Look for furniture you have not seen before. |
Berries You Do Not Own | Different players' worlds have different berry varieties. Single-player users can only get new berry types through trading. |
Habitat Materials | Materials needed for building Pokemon habitats, especially for rare or hard-to-find habitat recipes. |
Can be recycled into Paper at a workbench. Useful for crafting Signs and other paper-based items. |
Setting Up an Efficient Trade Shop
To access trading, you need a Cash Register placed on a table, powered by electricity. A Trade-specialty Pokemon must then staff the shop. There are two options:
Method | Requirements | Selection |
|---|---|---|
Pokemon Center Shop | Rebuilt Pokemon Center (Environment Level 3 + 1,000 Life Coins) | Limited item display; basic stock |
Standalone Poke Mart | 2 Long Tables side by side, 1 Cash Register on top, power source, Trade-specialty Pokemon | Wider item selection; more inventory slots |
Trade shop stock refreshes daily at 5:00 AM. The shop closes when all your Trade-specialty Pokemon are sleeping, so keep the day and night cycle in mind. Check back each morning for new items.
Daily Trading Routine
For maximum trade efficiency, incorporate these steps into your daily play session:
Collect your free Castform Weather Charm from Dream Island (1,500 points).
Harvest crops and gather any foraged items from your farms (Honey, vegetables, berries).
Craft a batch of Wooden Posts if you have spare Lumber (10 posts from 2 Lumber = 1,000 points).
Cook a Crouton Salad if you have Bread and a Leaf on hand (500 points).
Visit your Trade shop and check the daily stock for Rare Pokemetal, unique furniture, or berries you are missing.
Trade away your high-value items for the acquisitions you need, using blocks and low-value items to match exact totals.
Multiplayer Trading Tips
In multiplayer, you can also trade directly with other players. Keep these tips in mind:
Berry varieties differ between players' worlds. Offer berries you have extras of in exchange for types you are missing.
Unique furniture you have photographed can be 3D Printed at a rebuilt Pokemon Center for 4 Pokemetal each. If a friend has furniture you want, photograph it in their world and print your own copies.
Regular barter trades pause during active limited-time events. Plan your big trades outside of event periods.
Building Blocks you no longer need make good trade padding. If you have hundreds of excess Stone or Sand, offer them in bulk to fill point gaps.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Mistake | Why It Is a Problem |
|---|---|
Overpaying without exact change | The bartering system gives no change. Offering 1,200 points of items for a 1,000-point item wastes 200 points of goods. |
Trading away Rare Pokemetal | Rare Pokemetal is scarce and needed for summoning Legendary Pokemon. Buy it; do not sell it. |
Ignoring Wooden Posts | At 100 points per post and only 2 Lumber for 10 posts, they are the most efficient tradeable craftable item. Always keep a stock ready. |
Not visiting Dream Island daily | The free Castform Weather Charm is worth 1,500 points and takes seconds to collect. Skipping it is leaving easy value on the table. |
Selling unique furniture without photographing it first | Once sold, you lose the item. Always photograph furniture with the camera before trading it away so you can 3D Print more later. |
Tips
Keep a running inventory of items at different point tiers (10, 20, 50, 100). This makes exact-value matching much faster.
Fossils are worth 1,000 points each and are found through the Lost Relics system. A single fossil covers half the cost of Pokemetal (2,000 points).
If you are short on high-value items early in the game, focus on collecting and trading Honey (100 points) and vegetables (50 points) until you unlock Wooden Posts at 80 Pokedex entries.
The Withered Wasteland vending machine near the windmill dispenses one free drink daily. Drinks themselves are not tradeable, but the water or liquid they produce can power equipment that unlocks more tradeable items.