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11 Overview
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33 Farming in Pokemon Pokopia lets players grow crops for cooking ingredients, Pokemon food, and trading materials. The system uses Ditto's Rototiller move to prepare soil, Water Gun to irrigate, and the Grow specialty to accelerate plant growth. Farming connects directly to the cooking system, which powers up the player's moves and restores PP.
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55 Crops are one of three main food sources alongside foraged items (leaves, seaweed, mushrooms, carrots) and berries that grow on trees. Farming is not required to progress the main story but significantly helps with cooking, which becomes essential in later areas where stronger move variants are needed to break tougher materials.
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77 Rototiller
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99 Rototiller is the core farming move that tills dirt or grass into crop fields, allowing the player to plant seeds. It consumes PP when used. Rototiller can also pick up wildflowers, crops, and plants without destroying them, allowing relocation of existing vegetation.
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1212 How to Learn Rototiller
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1414 Travel to the right side of the Pokemon Center in the Withered Wasteland.Use Rock Smash to break through the stones blocking access to the area.Find the small pond on the left side of the cleared area. Drilbur appears here.Accept Drilbur's request. After completing it, Ditto learns Rototiller.
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1616 How to Use Rototiller
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1818 Equip Rototiller as your active move (visible in the bottom-right of the screen).Aim at ground blocks. Eligible tiles become highlighted.Press ZR to till the highlighted area into a crop field.Hold ZR to continuously till and move around while doing so, covering larger areas quickly.
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2020 Important limitation: Rototiller does not work on dry dirt. You must water dried-out ground with Water Gun first to restore it before tilling. This is a common early-game confusion in the Withered Wasteland, where much of the ground starts dry.
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2222 Planting and Growing Crops
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2424 Select seeds from your inventory to hold them.Aim at any tilled field and press A to plant the seeds.Water the crops using Water Gun if required. Some crops can grow without irrigation, but watering speeds up the cycle for all crops.Station a Pokemon with the Grow specialty nearby to accelerate growth. A Grow Pokemon is needed to trigger sprouting for some crops like beans.Harvest mature crops by pressing A or using Cut.
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2626 Watering and Irrigation
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2828 Water Gun (learned from Squirtle, the first move in the game) sprays water in a cross/plus (+) pattern across 5 blocks. Some crops require watering to grow at all, while others develop independently. Watering always speeds up the growth cycle regardless.
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3030 For hands-free irrigation, two options exist:
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3232 MethodSourceCostEffectWater Basin + Water Specialty PokemonCrafting/PC ShopVariesA Water specialty Pokemon stationed near a full water basin automatically sprays water on nearby fields and plants.SprinklersPokemon Center PC Shop50 Life CoinsAutomatically waters nearby vegetation without manual effort.RainWeather systemFreeNatural rain during rainy weather waters all outdoor plants.
3333 Eating Soup temporarily powers up Water Gun. When powered up, hold ZR to cover a larger area, making manual watering more efficient.
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3535 Available Crops
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3737 Plantable Crops
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3939 The following crops can be grown from seeds planted in tilled soil:
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4141 CropWild LocationCooking UseNotesBeansWithered Wasteland (hill west of the Pokemon Center)Hamburger Steaks (powers up Rock Smash)Needed for Team Initiation Challenge (10 beans) and "Time to Party" request (15 beans). Takes ~1 in-game day to grow with Grow specialty.WheatRocky Ridges (south of the area, past the Pokemon Center)Bread (powers up Cut)Requires reaching Rocky Ridges (Great Trainer Rank). Essential for late-game progression.TomatoesBleak Beach (west of the gate to Withered Wasteland, after Rock Smash)Soups and Hamburger SteaksRestores PP when eaten raw. Needed for Team Initiation Challenge. Seeds unlock at Bleak Beach Environment Level 3.PotatoesVarious areasHamburger Steaks and SoupsFast-growing crop. Used in Potato Hamburger Steak.Leafy GreensVarious areasSalads (powers up Leafage)Base ingredient for all Salad recipes.
4242 Foraged Ingredients
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4444 These ingredients are gathered from the world rather than grown from seeds:
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4646 IngredientHow to GetCooking UseCarrotsPull from leaves sticking out of the ground in various areasCarrot Bread, Healthy Soup. Better than berries for PP restoration.LeavesCut grass or trees with Cut (learned from Scyther)All Salad recipes. Can be farmed in an infinite loop (see Tips).MushroomsFound growing wild in caves and damp areasMushroom Soup, Mushroom Hamburger SteakSeaweedFound near coastal areas in Bleak BeachSeaweed Salad, Seaweed SoupFresh WaterPurchased from the Pokemon Center PC ShopAll Soup recipes (base ingredient)
4747 Berries
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4949 Leppa Berries are the most common berry. To harvest them, water withered trees with Water Gun to revive them, then press A near the tree to headbutt it and knock berries down. They restore PP when eaten directly and are used in Leppa Bread and Leppa Salad. Chesto Berries and Aspear Berries also exist and have dedicated seeds (Leppa Seeds, Chesto Seeds, Aspear Seeds are listed in the game's item database).
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5252 Decorative Seeds
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5454 Flower and hedge seeds are available for decorative planting rather than cooking:
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5656 Wildflower SeedsBeautiful-Flower SeedsCute-Flower SeedsAdorable-Hedge SeedsHealthy-Hedge SeedsDandy Flower Seeds (event-only, from the More Spores for Hoppip event)
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5858 Obtaining Seeds
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6060 SourceDetailsPokemon Center PC ShopBean Seeds, Wheat Seeds, Tomato Seeds: ~50 Life Coins per 5 bags. Limited daily stock that refreshes each day. Some seeds unlock based on area Environment Level (e.g., Tomato Seeds at Bleak Beach Env Level 3).Wild DiscoveryCrops found growing wild in specific areas. Use Rototiller on wild crop blocks to collect the whole plant; use Rock Smash to get just the seed.Cutting with ScytherUsing Cut on mature plants, flowers, and trees sometimes yields seeds alongside the crop or berry.Pokemon giftsBefriended Pokemon occasionally offer seeds when you give them presents, complete their requests, or build their habitats.Quest rewardsHitmonchan gives 3 bags of bean seeds during the "Grow Some Beans" request.Dream IslandsAbandoned structures on Dream Islands may contain rare seeds.Event itemsDandy Flower Seeds cost 5 Cotton Spores during the Hoppip event.
6161 Grow Specialty Pokemon
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63-Pokemon with the Grow specialty make plants grow faster when stationed near farm plots or when following the player near plant sites. VGC lists approximately 22 Pokemon with the Grow specialty, including evolutionary lines:
63+Pokemon with the Grow specialty make plants grow faster when stationed near farm plots or when following the player near plant sites. Approximately 22 Pokemon have the Grow specialty, including evolutionary lines:
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6565 PokemonOther SpecialtiesBulbasaur, Ivysaur, VenusaurNoneOddish, Gloom, Vileplume, BellossomNoneBellsprout, Weepinbell, VictreebelBellsprout: LitterCacnea, CacturneNoneExeggcute, ExeggutorTeleportRowlet, Dartrix, DecidueyeDartrix/Decidueye: ChopSnivy, Servine, SerperiorServine: LitterSprigatito, FloragatoNoneLeafeonNone
6666 During the More Spores for Hoppip event, Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff also have the Grow specialty. Bulbasaur is available earliest and is the recommended farming companion for the first half of the game.
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6868 Cooking Integration
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7070 Farming feeds directly into the cooking system, which is unlocked in Rocky Ridges after freeing Chef Dente (a Greedent trapped in a barrel). All cooked food fully restores PP for the powered-up move and can be gifted to Pokemon to increase their happiness.
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7272 Recipe TypeStationBase IngredientMove Powered UpEffectSaladChopping Board1 Leaf + 1 otherLeafageGrows 4 patches of grass instead of 1 (5 in + pattern when powered)BreadBread Oven or Frying Pan over fire1 Wheat + 2 otherCutCuts through metal and tougher materialsSoupCooking Pot over fire/stove1 Fresh Water + 2 otherWater GunIncreased power and area coverageHamburger SteakFrying Pan over fire/stove1 Bean + 3 otherRock SmashBreaks normally unbreakable rocks, collects gold and iron ore
7373 Recipe Variants
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7575 Adding different secondary ingredients creates recipe variants with distinct flavor profiles:
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7777 VariantKey IngredientFlavorTomato Hamburger SteakTomatoSourPotato Hamburger SteakPotatoSweetMushroom Hamburger Steak / SoupMushroomDryCarrot BreadCarrotSpicySeaweed Salad / SoupSeaweedBitterLeppa Bread / SaladLeppa BerrySweetCrushed Berry SaladChesto Berry (requires Crush specialty nearby)SweetShredded SaladAny (requires Chop specialty nearby)VariesBread BowlSoup + Wheat (requires Burn specialty nearby)VariesHealthy SoupBean + LeafSpicy
7878 Farming Habitats
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8080 Several habitats are built using farming components:
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8282 HabitatNumberComponentsPokemon AttractedFresh Veggie Field#0158 Vegetable Fields (any crop type)Drilbur, Excadrill, RowletToil in the Soil#1084 Vegetable Fields + 1 WheelbarrowTyranitarChef's Kitchen#133Cooking Stove + Plain Table + Cutting Board + Modern Sink + Stylish Cooking Pot + 1 Plated FoodGreedentYellow CarpetEvent4 Dandy Flowers in 2x2 gridHoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
8383 Tips
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8585 Learn Rototiller as early as possible in the Withered Wasteland. Water any dry ground with Water Gun before attempting to till it.Station Bulbasaur near your farm plots. It is available early and has the Grow specialty, which is essential for triggering sprouting and speeding up growth.Leaf farming loop: Use Leafage to plant grass, let it grow, cut with Scyther's Cut to get leaves, then replant. Eating Salad powers up Leafage to grow 4-5 patches at once, creating an unlimited leaf supply.Place a Water Basin near your fields and station a Water specialty Pokemon nearby. The Pokemon will automatically water your crops without manual effort.Prioritize growing Beans and Wheat. Hamburger Steaks (Rock Smash power-up) and Bread (Cut power-up) are the two most important recipes for story progression.Buy seeds daily from the PC Shop. Stock refreshes each day, and 50 Life Coins per 5 seeds is a reasonable price.Use Rototiller on wild crop blocks to collect the entire plant intact. Use Rock Smash on a planted block to get just the seed instead.Water withered trees with Water Gun, then press A to headbutt them for Leppa Berries. This is the primary PP restoration method before unlocking cooking.Having Pokemon with Chop, Crush, or Burn specialties nearby while cooking creates unique recipe variants with different flavor profiles and effects.Build the Fresh Veggie Field habitat (#015) with 8 Vegetable Fields to attract Drilbur and Rowlet, both useful farming companions.Save 50 vegetable seeds for the Leafeon habitat challenge in Palette Town, which requires planting all 50 seeds at once.