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11 Welcome to Pokopia

33 Pokemon Pokopia opens with your Ditto waking from a long slumber, transformed into a human shape. You find yourself in a withered world with only Professor Tangrowth for company. This guide covers everything you need to know to get started rebuilding the world into a thriving Pokemon paradise.

55 First Steps

77 After the opening cutscene, Professor Tangrowth introduces you to the basic controls and mechanics. Your first tasks involve learning your initial moves from the Kanto starters:

1010 SkillEffectWater Gunfrom Squirtle: Revitalizes dried-out ground and waters crops. Sprays in a + pattern covering 5 blocks.Leafagefrom Bulbasaur: Pulls grass from the earth and creates patches of tall grass for habitats.Cutfrom Scyther: Chops down trees and harvests Small Logs for building materials.

1111 Shortly after, you learn Rock Smash from Hitmonchan, Jump from Magikarp, and Rototiller from Drilbur. With these six abilities in hand, you have all the essential tools for the early game. Rototiller is especially important because it lets you prepare soil for farming and pick up wildflowers without destroying them.

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1313 Important: Always use Water Gun on dry ground before using Leafage. If you skip watering, the resulting grass grows dry and withered instead of lush green. This matters for habitat quality.

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1515 Settings to Change Immediately

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1717 Before diving in, adjust these settings for a much better experience:

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1919 SettingRecommendationCamera DistanceChange to "Far" in Settings. The default camera sits too close to Ditto, making it hard to see your surroundings while building or exploring.Run buttonConsider swapping Run from B to R in Settings. This frees your right thumb for camera control while sprinting.Mouse modeThe Switch 2 controller's optical sensor enables mouse-style precision for furniture placement and block positioning. Toggle it on in Settings if you prefer it.

2020 Essential Controls

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2222 ActionControlNotesInhale (vacuum)Hold YBulk-collect items from the ground. The single biggest time-saver in the game.StockpilePress YPick up and carry large objects in Ditto's body.HeadbuttPress A near treeKnock berries and items from trees. Costs zero PP.Call followerD-pad UpCommand a Pokemon to follow you, skipping the dialogue menu.Switch movesHold L (wheel)Open the power wheel to select a different move.StrafeHold ZLPrecision side-to-side movement for block and furniture placement.Use moveZRActivate the currently selected move. Hold for continuous use.JumpRAfter learning Jump from Magikarp.Return HomePokedex menuInstantly teleport back to your Ditto Flag location.

2323 Your First Crafting Session

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2525 Your first Workbench costs just 2 Stones, which you can gather by using Rock Smash on nearby rubble. Build the Workbench, then place a Storage Box (1 Lumber) directly adjacent to it. When these two items are touching, the Workbench automatically pulls materials from the Storage Box during crafting, eliminating constant inventory juggling.

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2727 Priority crafts for the early game:

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2929 ItemMaterialsPurposeWorkbenchStone x2Crafting station; build a second one in distant areasStorage BoxLumber x1Place adjacent to Workbench for automatic material accessCampfireSturdy Stick x1, Stone x1Light source; later used for cooking and habitatsStraw BedLeaf x2Early furniture for Pokemon housingLog TableSmall Log x1Furniture for housing (counts toward the 3-piece minimum)Log ChairSmall Log x1Furniture for housing

3030 Every house needs at least three pieces of furniture before a Pokemon will consider moving in. Crafting a bed, table, and chair is the cheapest way to furnish a home.

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3232 Building Your First Home

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3434 You have two options for your first home:

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3636 Leaf Den Kit: Purchase from the PC Shop for 50 Life Coins (unlocked at Environment Level 2). Requires 3 Sturdy Sticks and 3 Leaves, plus a Pokemon with the Build specialty (Timburr) and a helper. Takes about 15 real-world minutes to construct.Manual build: Place blocks in a square formation with at least four walls, two blocks high, and a doorway opening. Add three pieces of furniture inside. No waiting required.

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3838 Once your first home is ready, craft a Ditto Flag (Sturdy Stick x1, Twine x1, Leppa Berry x1) and place it outside. This claims the structure as your personal home. You wake there each in-game day, and the "Return Home" option in the Pokedex teleports you back at any time.

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4040 Befriending Your First Pokemon

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4242 Pokemon appear in the world based on habitat conditions. In the early game, the Kanto starters (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle) appear during the tutorial, and you will quickly encounter common Pokemon like Pidgey, Oddish, and Machop.

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4444 To befriend a Pokemon:

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4646 Walk up to it and press A to interact.If it shows interest (indicated by a heart icon), press Up on the D-pad to ask it to follow you.Lead it to a furnished house (3+ furniture pieces) and ask if it wants to move in.The Pokemon moves in and begins performing its specialty tasks in the area.

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4848 Early Pokemon to prioritize:

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5050 PokemonSpecialtyWhy It MattersScytherChopConverts Small Logs into Lumber, your most-used building materialCharmanderBurnLights campfires, powers Smelting Furnaces, makes Bricks from ClayTimburrBuildRequired for Building Kit construction projectsPidgeySearch / FlyFinds buried Lost Relics; fast-travels to Pokemon locationsOddishGrowAccelerates crop and plant growth near your farmOnixBulldozeRequired for rebuilding the Pokemon Center (hardcoded worker)

5151 Understanding PP

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5353 PP (Power Points) is the blue curved bar at the bottom-right of the screen. Every move you use drains PP from this gauge. When PP runs out, Ditto enters a fatigue state with reduced movement speed and extremely slow actions.

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5555 Recovery MethodDetailsEat berriesHeadbutt trees to collect Leppa Berries at zero PP cost. Carrots (from the ground) restore even more.Eat cooked mealsFull PP restore plus temporary move power-up. Best option once cooking is unlocked.Pokemon CenterHealing machine fully restores PP for free. Once per day.RestSitting in chairs or lying in beds slowly restores PP (very slow).PP UpBuy from PC Shop (requires Environment Level 3). Permanently increases max PP.

5656 Moves only consume PP if they actually connect with a target. Swinging Cut at empty air costs nothing. Surf, Rollout, and Glide drain PP continuously while active. Strength does not consume PP at all.

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5858 Inventory Management

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6060 You start with only 20 item slots (each holding up to 99 of one item). This is the biggest early-game limitation. Purchase Packing Tips: Rookie from the PC Shop for 100 Life Coins as soon as it becomes available. It adds 10 slots, bringing you to 30. Further Packing Tips upgrades expand capacity to a maximum of 130 slots.

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6363 Priority spending order: When the PC Shop unlocks new items at each Environment Level, buy Packing Tips and PP Up before recipes or decorations. These quality-of-life upgrades make everything else easier.

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6565 Progression Systems

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6767 Environment Level

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6969 Environment Level is a per-area score (1 through 5) that reflects the health and vibrancy of each region. Raising it unlocks new items in the PC Shop, new challenges, new recipes, and eventually allows you to rebuild the Pokemon Center.

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7171 Three main ways to raise Environment Level:

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73-MethodDetailsImprove PokemoncomfortThe fastest method. Talk to Pokemon and ask "How's your comfort level?" to learn what they need. Fulfilling furniture preferences and completing personal requests provides large comfort boosts. See the Habitat System article for the full comfort tier system.Tidy up the environmentUse Water Gun on dried grass, flowers, and trees to revive them. Use Rock Smash to clear out-of-place rubble. All this cleanup counts toward Environment Level.Complete Pokemon requestsPokemon with thought bubbles above their heads have personal requests. Completing these raises both their comfort and the area's Environment Level.

73+MethodDetailsImprove Pokemon comfortThe fastest method. Talk to Pokemon and ask "How's your comfort level?" to learn what they need. Fulfilling furniture preferences and completing personal requests provides large comfort boosts. See the Habitat System article for the full comfort tier system.Tidy up the environmentUse Water Gun on dried grass, flowers, and trees to revive them. Use Rock Smash to clear out-of-place rubble. All this cleanup counts toward Environment Level.Complete Pokemon requestsPokemon with thought bubbles above their heads have personal requests. Completing these raises both their comfort and the area's Environment Level.

7474 Trainer Rank

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7676 Trainer Rank advances through completing Important Requests (main story quests, shown with yellow speech bubbles). There are four Trainer Ranks total. The first two unlock access to new areas:

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7878 RankDetailsRank 1 (starting)Access to Withered Wasteland and Palette Town.Rank 2 (Great Trainer)Unlocks Bleak Beach and Rocky Ridges. Achieved by completing the "Yawn up a Storm" quest.Rank 3Unlocks Sparkling Skylands. Achieved by completing main quests in Bleak Beach and Rocky Ridges.Rank 4End-game acknowledgement of story completion. Does not unlock new areas.

7979 Rebuilding Your First Pokemon Center

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8181 Rebuilding the Pokemon Center in the Withered Wasteland is a major milestone. It unlocks the PC Shop (recipes, Packing Tips, PP Up), the healing machine (free PP restore), and the 3D Printer (duplicate items using Pokemetal).

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8383 RequirementDetailsEnvironment LevelLevel 3 in Withered WastelandRebuilding Kit1,000 Life Coins from PC ShopMaterials20 Lumber, 20 Stone, 10 Leaf, 10 Vine RopePokemon needed8 total, including Build, Bulldoze (Onix), and Chop specialtiesBuild timeCompletes the next in-game day (5:00 AM)

8484 Do not attempt this before rescuing Onix during the "Yawn Up a Storm" quest. Onix is hardcoded as one of the eight required workers. Without it, you will be stuck at seven out of eight.

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8686 Daily Activities

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8888 Once your area is running, establish a daily routine:

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90-ActivityDetailsDaily challengesCheck the Pokemon Center Terminal every 24 hours. Challenges reward Life Coins and sometimes recipes.Shop rotationSome items in the PC Shop rotate daily. Check each day so you do not miss limited offerings.FeedMosslaxOnce befriended, offer food to Mosslax daily for a flavor-based buff (Different flavors provide various gameplay buffs).Visit Dream IslandsAfter befriending Drifloon, visit a Dream Island each day for rare materials, Stardust, and unique items.Sunday bonusSparkling ripples and Lost Relics appear more frequently on Sundays. Use Sundays for relic hunting.

90+ActivityDetailsDaily challengesCheck the Pokemon Center Terminal every 24 hours. Challenges reward Life Coins and sometimes recipes.Shop rotationSome items in the PC Shop rotate daily. Check each day so you do not miss limited offerings.Feed MosslaxOnce befriended, offer food to Mosslax daily for a flavor-based buff (Different flavors provide various gameplay buffs).Visit Dream IslandsAfter befriending Drifloon, visit a Dream Island each day for rare materials, Stardust, and unique items.Sunday bonusSparkling ripples and Lost Relics appear more frequently on Sundays. Use Sundays for relic hunting.

9191 Common Beginner Mistakes

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9393 MistakeDetailsIgnoring inventory upgradesPacking Tips are more important than any recipe or decoration. Buy them first.Forgetting to water before plantingRototiller does not work on dry dirt. Always use Water Gun first.Skipping the storyIt is tempting to decorate endlessly, but story progression unlocks critical abilities, recipes, and new regions. Prioritize Important Requests (yellow speech bubbles).Not placing Storage Boxes next to WorkbenchesThis single setup eliminates most inventory frustration.Spreading too thinFocus on one area at a time. Materials in one region's storage are not accessible from another.Overlooking sparklesRainbow-aura sparkles near objects reveal Pokemon traces that register new habitats in your Habitat Dex. Always investigate them.Using the Switch screenshot button for questsSome quests specifically require photographs taken with the in-game camera, not the system screenshot button.

9494 Playtime Estimates

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9696 GoalApproximate TimeStory credits20 to 40 hoursStory + side content35-40 hoursFull completion (all Pokemon, relics, furniture)100+ hours

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