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11 Overview
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33 Illuminate is a unique Pokemon Specialty in Pokemon Pokopia exclusive to Peakychu, a special female Pikachu variant introduced in Pokopia. Peakychu lights up the entire town it is in, dramatically raising area brightness without requiring multiple light sources.
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55 What it Does
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77 Provides town-wide light that affects every habitat simultaneouslyMost useful in Bleak Beach, which begins in perpetual darknessFunctions during day and night cycles; the effect is constantOne Peakychu can replace dozens of individual light fixtures in terms of brightness contribution
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1010 Pokemon with Illuminate Specialty
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1212 Peakychu is the only Pokemon with the Illuminate specialty. According to the in-game lore, Peakychu used all her electricity to heal sick Pokemon friends, permanently draining her own energy and turning her normally yellow fur ghostly white. The Illuminate specialty in Pokopia is tied to that backstory; she illuminates the world she lives in.
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1414 How to Befriend Peakychu
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1616 Peakychu is found in Bleak Beach during the Brighten Things Up main quest line. Restoring her requires advancing the quest to its completion, after which Peakychu joins your settlement and immediately starts providing town-wide light.
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1818 Where Illuminate Matters Most
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2020 Peakychu's town-wide light is most valuable in Bleak Beach, which begins in perpetual darkness, but the effect is constant across the day and night cycle anywhere it is placed. Brightening an area also keeps other Pokemon active at night, so a single Peakychu can replace a large number of individual Streetlights and other light fixtures while encouraging more nighttime activity in the settlement.
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2222 Tips
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2424 Peakychu's town-wide illumination is one of the most impactful early-game upgrades. Prioritize completing the Brighten Things Up quest line to unlock her.Even with Peakychu, you may still want to add specific light fixtures (Streetlights, Wall Torches) for visual aesthetics. Her effect is on brightness, not on visible light fixtures.Peakychu has a high view count among Pokemon NPC variants because of how dramatically she changes Bleak Beach's appearance.