Overview
In Pokemon Pokopia, befriended Pokemon need homes to live in. While Pokemon can initially stay in their habitats, building dedicated dwellings is essential for raising their comfort level to higher tiers. Dwellings provide more floor space for furniture, better protection from weather, and overall happier living conditions.
Dwelling Types
Dwellings are built using Building Kits purchased from the PC Shop or crafted at a workbench. Each type offers different sizes and material costs:
Dwelling | Size | Key Materials | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Leaf Den | Small (1 room) | Leaves, Vine Rope | Your first home. Available very early. Limited furniture space. |
Stone Lodge | Medium (2 rooms) | Stone, Lumber | Mid-game dwelling. More space for furniture and decorations. |
Log Cabin | Medium-Large (2-3 rooms) | Lumber, Fluff | Comfortable wooden home with good interior space. |
Brick House | Large (3+ rooms) | Bricks, Iron, Glass | Late-game dwelling requiring industrial materials. Excellent comfort potential. |
Custom Structure | Variable | Any blocks and materials | Free-built using the building system. Size depends on your design. |
Building a Home
Purchase or craft a Building Kit: Building Kits are available from the PC Shop (Life Coins) or crafted if you have the recipe. Each kit corresponds to a dwelling type.
Choose a location: Select where to place the home. Flat terrain works best. Some Pokemon prefer specific environments (near water, on hills, etc.), so consider their preferences.
Recruit Build-specialty Pokemon: You need at least one Pokemon with the Build specialty (such as Timburr, Machop, or Cubone) to construct the dwelling. More Build Pokemon speed up construction.
Place the Building Kit: Set down the kit at the chosen location. Construction begins and takes real time to complete (can be accelerated by Engineer-specialty Pokemon like Tinkmaster).
Furnish the interior: Once built, fill the home with furniture matching the Pokemon's preferences to raise comfort.
Custom Structures
Beyond pre-made dwelling types, you can build entirely custom homes using the building system. Place blocks, walls, floors, and roofs manually to create any shape or size. Custom structures offer the most flexibility for maximizing furniture space and creating elaborate multi-room homes.
The late-game Magnet Rise move is especially useful for custom building, as it allows vertical flight and mid-air block placement without scaffolding.
How Homes Affect Comfort
More floor space = higher comfort: Larger homes allow more furniture, which directly increases comfort tier.
Matching preferences: Pokemon have preferences for furniture categories (Decoration, Toys, Relaxation). Placing preferred items provides a stronger comfort boost.
Weather protection: Enclosed homes with roofs and walls protect Pokemon from harsh weather, which benefits their comfort.
Neighborhood effect: Pokemon that prefer social interaction are happier when their home is near other Pokemon's homes.
Tips
Start with Leaf Dens early in the game. They are cheap and provide a basic comfort boost over habitats alone.
Upgrade to Stone Lodges and Log Cabins as soon as materials allow. The extra rooms make a significant difference in achievable comfort levels.
Use the 3D Printer to duplicate furniture for filling multiple homes quickly.
The Bulldoze specialty (Onix, Snorlax) lets you relocate or demolish homes if you need to rearrange your settlement.
Engineer-specialty Pokemon (Tinkmaster) reduce construction time. Always have Tinkmaster nearby when starting a new building project.