Material Processing

Overview

Many crafting recipes in Pokemon Pokopia require processed materials rather than raw ones. Processing transforms raw resources gathered from the environment into refined components like Lumber, Ingots, Glass, Bricks, Paper, and Dye. Each processing type requires a specific Pokemon specialty. Knowing which Pokemon process which materials, and where to find them, is essential for efficient progression.

Raw materials are collected through exploration, mining, foraging, and drops from Pokemon with the Litter specialty. Processed materials are then used at Workbenches to build furniture, structures, and utility items.

Processing Specialties

There are five main processing specialties. Each one converts a specific category of raw material into a refined product.

Chop (Lumber)

The Chop specialty converts Small Logs into Lumber, one of the most commonly needed crafted materials. Present Small Logs to a Pokemon with Chop, and it will process them automatically.

Lumber is used in dozens of crafting recipes including tables, chairs, beds, storage boxes, building frames, and more. You will need a steady supply from early game onward.

Pokemon with Chop:

Tip: Scyther is one of the first Pokemon you befriend and provides Chop from the very start. Station it near a pile of Small Logs for continuous Lumber production.

Burn (Smelting)

The Burn specialty serves two functions. First, Pokemon with Burn can set fire to flammable objects like campfires and torches, providing light and activating certain habitat requirements. Second, and more importantly, Burn Pokemon operate the Smelting Furnace to convert ores and raw materials into refined products.

The Smelting Furnace (crafted from 4 Iron Ore + 4 Stone) accepts:

Place raw materials inside the Furnace, then station a Burn Pokemon nearby. The Pokemon will automatically fire the Furnace and process the materials over time. Multiple items can be queued.

Pokemon with Burn (partial list):

Tip: Charmander is available in the first region. Befriend it early and build a Smelting Furnace as soon as you gather enough Iron Ore and Stone.

Recycle (Paper and Iron Ore)

The Recycle specialty converts waste materials into useful resources. Present Wastepaper (dirty wastepaper found in the environment) to a Recycle Pokemon, and it becomes clean Paper. Present Nonburnable Garbage and it gets processed into Iron Ore. This provides an alternative source of Iron Ore beyond mining.

Pokemon with Recycle:

Crush (Dye)

The Crush specialty converts berries and certain items into colored Dye used for decorating and customizing items. Different berries produce different dye colors. For example, Leppa Berries become Red Dye.

Pokemon with Crush:

Concrete Mixing

The Concrete Mixer (crafted from 2 Iron Ingots) produces Concrete from raw materials. Concrete is needed for infrastructure items like Elevator Platforms, Lift Platforms, and paved surfaces. The Concrete Mixer does not require a specific Pokemon specialty; it operates on its own once materials are loaded.

Passive Material Generation

Litter

Pokemon with the Litter specialty passively drop useful materials near their habitats and homes. These materials appear on the ground around the Pokemon each morning and include Fluff, Vine Rope, Twine, Honey, and Squishy Clay. The specific material depends on the Pokemon species.

High-comfort Pokemon with Litter can also leave rare seeds, biome-specific materials, and crafting items. Maintaining high comfort levels on Litter Pokemon is one of the best passive income strategies in the game.

Generate

Electric-type Pokemon with the Generate specialty provide temporary power to devices and infrastructure. They are used to light up areas, power electricity systems, and activate certain machines. Generate Pokemon must be stationed near the device that needs power.

Processing Tips

• Build multiple Smelting Furnaces if you have enough Burn Pokemon. Running several furnaces in parallel speeds up Ingot and Glass production significantly.

• Station Chop Pokemon near forest areas where you gather Small Logs to create a processing pipeline: chop trees, hand logs directly to the Pokemon, collect Lumber.

• Recycle Pokemon near garbage-heavy areas (like the starting zones in Withered Wasteland) provides a free trickle of Iron Ore and Paper.

• Litter materials accumulate overnight. Check on your Litter Pokemon every morning to collect dropped materials before they despawn or get cluttered.

• Prioritize befriending at least one Pokemon of each processing specialty early in each region. This prevents bottlenecks when new crafting recipes require processed materials.

• Dream Islands are the best source of rare ores (Gold Ore from Volcanic Islands, Pokemetal Fragments from Sky Islands). Visit Dream Islands daily to stockpile materials for late-game recipes.