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Overview

Lucky Days are a weekly bonus mechanic in Pokemon Pokopia that boosts resource gathering every Sunday. During a Lucky Day, the game world generates more Glowing Blocks and Sparkling Ripples in spring water sources, increasing the chances of finding rare items, recipes, Mystery Slates, and Dolls. The player is notified at the start of the in-game day when a Lucky Day is active.

When Do Lucky Days Occur?

Lucky Days occur every Sunday based on the Nintendo Switch 2's system clock. The bonus activates at the daily reset (5:00 AM local time on Sunday) and lasts until the following daily reset (5:00 AM Monday). No special action is needed to trigger a Lucky Day; it happens automatically.

Effects

More Glowing Spots

During Lucky Days, Glowing Spots appear more frequently throughout all areas. These spots can be broken with Rock Smash to reveal rewards including Lost Relics, Fossils, Mystery Slates, Dolls for Dream Islands, and other collectibles. The increased spawn rate means more chances to find rare items per exploration session.

Enhanced Sparkling Ripples

Spring water sources produce more Sparkling Ripples on Lucky Days. Additionally, a brighter variation of Sparkling Ripple can appear, which has a higher chance of rewarding recipes and items compared to the standard ripple. Check every spring water source you pass on Lucky Days.

What Lucky Days Do NOT Affect

• Pokemon spawn rates (use Spicy-flavor Mosslax offerings for that)

• Shop inventory (use Sour-flavor Mosslax offerings)

• Dream Island resources (these have their own independent spawn rules)

• Stamp Rally stamp rarity (completely random regardless of day)

Maximizing Lucky Days

To get the most out of every Lucky Day:

1. Eat Hamburger Steak to power up Rock Smash before exploring. You need the upgrade to break harder Glowing Spots.

2. Explore all five areas systematically. Glowing Spots increase across every region.

3. Check spring water sources for the bright Sparkling Ripple variant.

4. Use the Dowsing Machine with a Search-specialty Pokemon to locate Glowing Spots more efficiently.

5. Visit a Dream Island on Sunday too. While Dream Islands have separate spawn rules, you can still collect your daily Stamp and farm materials.

Tips

• Set a reminder to play on Sundays. The Glowing Spot increase is the best weekly opportunity for finding rare Dolls and Mystery Slates.

• Combine Lucky Day exploration with Mosslax Sweet-flavor offerings, which boost Ancient Artifact discovery rates, for maximum collectible farming.

• The bright Sparkling Ripple variant can drop recipes you do not yet own. Prioritize checking water sources if you are still missing crafting recipes.

• Lucky Days are especially valuable early in the game when your Glowing Spot encounter rate is low and you need Dolls for Dream Island access.