Overview
Copper Ore is a crafting material in Pokemon Pokopia mined from copper deposits across multiple regions. Copper is the earliest metal raw material players encounter in the game, making it useful for early-tier recipes that do not require the heavier industrial materials of late-game builds.
In-game description: "Raw mineral copper. When processed into ingots, it can be used as a crafting material"
Item Details
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Category | Material |
Trade Value (standard) | 10 |
Trade Value (favorite) | 15 |
Favorite Category | Metal stuff |
How to Obtain
Overworld Locations
Withered Wasteland (earliest source): Scattered copper deposits.
Rocky Ridges: Higher-yield copper veins in mining tunnels.
Palette Town: Sandbox-area copper spawns.
Dream Islands
Copper Ore spawns naturally on the Eevee Doll Dream Island. Use an Eevee Doll to access this island and farm copper passively during Dream Island runs.
Crafting Chain
Step | Input | Output | Facility |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Copper Ore | Copper Ingot | Smelting Furnace |
Optional | Copper Ingot + other materials | Various recipes | Workbench |
Smelt Copper Ore into Copper Ingot using a Smelting Furnace powered by a Burn-specialty Pokemon.
Recipes Using Copper
Copper Ingot is used in lighter metal recipes than Iron Ingot. It is one of the four metals required for the Rocky Ridges Pokemon Center rebuild (alongside Iron Ingot, Crystal Fragment, and Stone). Copper is also used in earlier-tier furniture and decoration recipes that have a warm metallic aesthetic.
Tips
Mine Withered Wasteland's copper deposits early. Copper is the first metal you can process and unlocks the smelting tutorial.
Save 25 Copper Ingots for the Rocky Ridges Pokemon Center rebuild. This is the largest single Copper requirement in the game.
Eevee Doll Dream Island runs are a passive way to stockpile Copper alongside other materials.