Legendary Beasts: Raikou, Entei, and Suicune

Overview

The Legendary Beasts are a trio of powerful Legendary Pokemon from the Johto region that players can encounter and befriend in Pokemon Pokopia. The trio consists of Raikou (Electric), Entei (Fire), and Suicune (Water). Unlike traditional Pokemon games, there are no battles involved; instead, players must locate each Beast on a specific Dream Island and speak with it to bring it home. Raikou is unique among the three because it also has a story encounter at Bleak Beach, while Entei and Suicune are found exclusively through Dream Island exploration.

Finding all three Legendary Beasts is a major milestone in Pokopia. Once all three have been befriended, the player unlocks the recipe for the Clear Bell, which is the key item needed to summon and befriend Ho-Oh. Each Beast also drops 3 Rare Pokemetal when encountered, providing 9 total across the trio. Since crafting the Clear Bell requires 5 Rare Pokemetal, the Beasts themselves supply most of the materials needed.

Prerequisites

Before attempting to find the Legendary Beasts, players need to meet several requirements:

1. Unlock Dream Islands: Progress through the Withered Wasteland story arc until Drifloon becomes available. Drifloon has the Dream Island specialty and is the only way to travel to Dream Islands.

2. Encounter Raikou at Bleak Beach: Complete the Brighten Things Up Important Request at Bleak Beach. After restoring electricity to the area and clearing the darkness, Raikou appears in a cutscene. This story encounter registers Raikou in the Pokedex and appears to trigger the availability of all three Beasts on Dream Islands.

3. Unlock Cooking: The Cooking system must be available so you can prepare Hamburger Steak. Eating a Hamburger Steak temporarily powers up Rock Smash, which is required to break through the blocks guarding each Beast.

4. Obtain the Required Dolls: You need three specific Dolls to access the correct Dream Islands. Each Doll sends you to a different island type when presented to Drifloon.

Required Dolls

Each Legendary Beast appears on a specific Dream Island type, and each island type is accessed by presenting a particular Doll to Drifloon. The three Dolls needed are:

If you are having trouble finding Dolls in the field, use the Dowsing Machine with a Search-specialty Pokemon to locate Glowing Blocks more efficiently. Doll availability at the PC Shop increases as you raise your Environment Level.

Spawn Mechanics

Legendary Beast encounters on Dream Islands are not guaranteed on any single visit. Each Beast has a small percentage chance of appearing each time you travel to its respective island. Here is what you need to know about how spawns work:

• One Doll per day: Only one Doll can be used with Drifloon per real-world day. You can revisit the same island multiple times within that day, but materials and spawns do not reset between same-day visits.

• Check the Pokedex on arrival: After landing on a Dream Island, open the Pokedex to check whether the Legendary is present. If it shows up on the island map, head to the cave. If not, the Beast did not spawn this time.

• Block barriers indicate presence: If the special block barrier (Steel, Lava, or Ice Blocks) is visible inside the cave, the Beast is behind it. If the barrier area is absent or empty, the Beast did not spawn.

• Resetting the day: If a Beast does not appear, you can either wait until the next real-world day for a fresh Dream Island visit, or advance your Nintendo Switch 2 system clock forward by one day to reset the island.

Finding Raikou

Story Encounter (Bleak Beach)

Raikou is unique among the three Beasts because it first appears during the main story. After completing the Brighten Things Up Important Request at Bleak Beach, a cutscene plays where Raikou appears and comments on the player's ability to restore light to the coastal town. Raikou then departs. This encounter registers it in your Pokedex and counts toward Hyper Trainer Rank progression, but Raikou does not stay on your island. To permanently recruit Raikou, you must find it again on a Dream Island.

Dream Island Recruitment

Present a Pikachu Doll to Drifloon to travel to the Ocean Dream Island. Then follow these steps:

1. After arriving, head toward the central mountain on the island.

2. Fly above the mountain and dive into the cave system in the center.

3. Follow the paths downward through the cave tunnels.

4. Look for an area with Steel Blocks and gaps in the walls. This indicates Raikou is present.

5. Eat a Hamburger Steak to power up Rock Smash, then break through the Steel Block barrier.

6. Walk up to Raikou and speak with it. Go through the dialogue to bring it along.

7. Collect the 3 Rare Pokemetal on the pedestal behind Raikou before returning to Drifloon.

Finding Entei

Unlike Raikou, Entei has no story encounter. It is found exclusively through Dream Island exploration and is often considered the hardest of the three Beasts to locate due to the random nature of spawns.

Dream Island Recruitment

Present an Arcanine Doll to Drifloon to travel to the Volcanic Dream Island. Then follow these steps:

1. After arriving, head toward the mountain in the center of the island.

2. Jump down the mountain entrance and follow the path deeper inside. The interior has considerably less lava than the exterior, so do not be deterred by the outer appearance.

3. Look for a boxed-off corner with Lava Blocks stopping your progress. This indicates Entei is present.

4. Eat a Hamburger Steak to power up Rock Smash, then break through the Lava Blocks.

5. Speak to Entei and go through the dialogue to bring it along.

6. Collect the 3 Rare Pokemetal on the pedestal behind Entei before leaving the island.

Finding Suicune

Suicune is also found exclusively through Dream Island exploration. Like Entei, there is no story encounter for Suicune.

Dream Island Recruitment

Present an Eevee Doll to Drifloon to travel to the Wasteland Dream Island. Then follow these steps:

1. After arriving, head toward the rocks in the center of the island.

2. Enter the cave system beneath the mountain.

3. Continue walking through the tunnels until you find an area with Ice Blocks blocking a passage. This indicates Suicune is present.

4. Eat a Hamburger Steak to power up Rock Smash, then break through the Ice Blocks.

5. Walk up to Suicune and speak with it. Agree to take it with you.

6. Collect the 3 Rare Pokemetal on the pedestal behind Suicune before leaving via Drifloon.

Legendary Beast Comparison

The following table summarizes the key details of each Legendary Beast, including their types, specialties, and habitat preferences.

Specialties and Practical Uses

Each Legendary Beast has a unique specialty that makes it a valuable helper around your island. These specialties are not just cosmetic; they save time and reduce the need for other infrastructure.

Raikou (Generate Specialty)

Raikou has the Generate specialty, which allows it to passively produce electricity for nearby machines, lamps, appliances, and other powered devices. Placing Raikou's habitat near your electrical infrastructure reduces or eliminates the need for Windmills or Furnace Generators. This is particularly useful in areas with heavy electrical demand, like automated farms or lit pathways.

Entei (Burn Specialty)

Entei has the Burn specialty, allowing it to ignite campfires, stoves, and furnaces in its vicinity. Placing Entei near a cooking station or Smelting Furnace means you no longer need to manually assign a Burn-specialty Pokemon to keep those stations running. Entei effectively automates fire-based tasks nearby.

Suicune (Water Specialty)

Suicune has the Water specialty, letting it spray nearby fields and plants with water. This makes Suicune an excellent farming companion, automatically watering crops and flowers in its vicinity. Suicune can also clean off mud from paths and perform Rain Dance to affect local weather patterns.

Housing and Habitat Preferences

After befriending each Beast, you can assign it to a house on your island. Like all Pokemon in Pokopia, the Legendary Beasts have specific habitat and food preferences that affect their Comfort Level. A higher Comfort Level means the Pokemon is happier and works more efficiently when using its specialty.

To maximize each Beast's Comfort Level, decorate their house with furniture and items matching their preferences. Offer food matching their favorite flavor: Dry-flavor dishes like Mushroom Soup for Raikou, Bitter-flavor dishes for Entei, and Sour-flavor dishes for Suicune.

Unlocking the Clear Bell

The most significant reward for completing the Legendary Beast trio is unlocking the Clear Bell recipe. After all three Beasts have been befriended and are living on your island, the game automatically grants the Clear Bell crafting recipe.

The Clear Bell requires the following materials to craft:

Once crafted, ring the Clear Bell while Ho-Oh is flying overhead. Ho-Oh will descend and land, triggering a special cutscene and allowing you to befriend it. This makes the Legendary Beasts a critical stepping stone in the chain toward one of the rarest encounters in the game.

Connection to the Legendary Birds and Lugia

The Legendary Beasts' quest chain mirrors a parallel path involving the Legendary Birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres). While the Beasts unlock the Clear Bell for summoning Ho-Oh, befriending all three Legendary Birds unlocks the Tidal Bell recipe, which is used to summon Lugia. Both bell recipes require 5 Rare Pokemetal and 5 of their respective feather types (Rainbow Feathers for Clear Bell, Silver Feathers for Tidal Bell).

Tips and Strategy

• Always bring Hamburger Steak: Before using a Doll with Drifloon, cook and eat a Hamburger Steak. You need the powered-up Rock Smash to break the Steel, Lava, or Ice Blocks guarding each Beast. Without it, you cannot reach them even if they spawn.

• Check the Pokedex first: After arriving on any Dream Island, open your Pokedex immediately to check whether the Legendary is present. This saves time exploring the cave if the Beast did not spawn.

• Collect Rare Pokemetal every time: Each Beast has 3 Rare Pokemetal on a pedestal behind it. Do not forget to collect these before leaving. You will need 5 total for the Clear Bell, and the 9 from all three Beasts give you a healthy surplus for other crafting as well.

• Prioritize the Arcanine Doll: Some players report that Entei has the most frustrating spawn rate. Since you can only use one Doll per day, consider prioritizing Entei visits first and saving Raikou and Suicune for after.

• Use the Dowsing Machine for Dolls: If you are searching for Dolls in the wild, equip the Dowsing Machine and bring a Search-specialty Pokemon to locate Glowing Blocks that may contain them.

• Time manipulation: If a Beast does not spawn, you can advance your Nintendo Switch 2 system clock forward by one day to reset Dream Island availability, rather than waiting for the next real-world day.

• Housing placement matters: Once befriended, place each Beast's house near infrastructure that benefits from its specialty. Raikou near electrical systems, Entei near cooking stations and furnaces, and Suicune near farms and gardens.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the Legendary Beasts appear on islands accessed with a Ditto Doll?

The Ditto Doll sends you to a random Dream Island type. If it happens to generate an Ocean, Volcanic, or Wasteland Dream Island, the corresponding Beast may appear. However, since the Ditto Doll is random, using the specific Dolls (Pikachu, Arcanine, Eevee) is far more reliable.

Do I need to find them in a specific order?

No. The three Beasts can be found in any order. The only requirement is that you have completed Raikou's story encounter at Bleak Beach to make all three available on Dream Islands.

Can the Beasts live in any habitat?

Yes. All three Legendary Beasts can be assigned to any house you build. However, decorating the house to match their ideal habitat and furniture preferences will maximize their Comfort Level.

What if I forgot to pick up the Rare Pokemetal?

If you left the island without collecting the Rare Pokemetal from behind a Beast, those specific pieces are gone for that encounter. However, Rare Pokemetal can also be obtained by giving Star Pieces to Porygon2 (which has the Rarify specialty), so you can still gather enough for the Clear Bell through other means.