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11Overview22Mining in Pokemon Pokopia is the process of breaking ore-bearing blocks and terrain with Rock Smash to collect raw materials, then refining those materials into usable crafting components through Smelting Furnaces and specialty Pokemon. While not a standalone mini-game, mining forms a critical resource pipeline that feeds into building, crafting, and late-game progression. Iron Ingots, Gold Ingots, Copper Ingots, and Glass are essential for furniture, infrastructure, and major construction projects.44Rock Smash Basics66Rock Smash is the primary tool for mining. You learn it from Hitmonchan in the Withered Wasteland by building an Exercise Resting Spot habitat (a Punching Bag next to any Seat). Give Hitmonchan two Stones to complete his request, and he teaches you the move.88Controls1111Set Rock Smash as your active move (visible in the bottom-right of the screen).Press ZR to punch the highlighted block in front of you.Hold ZR for continuous punching on multi-hit blocks.Use the Right Stick to adjust the camera and aim at blocks above or below your current position.Rock Smash adds destroyed blocks to your inventory as Stone, Ore, or other materials depending on the block type.1313Powered-Up Rock Smash1515Standard Rock Smash cannot break reinforced blocks like metal grating, granite, or Gold Ore deposits. To break these tougher materials, you need to eat a Hamburger Steak (or Simple Hamburger) before mining. This cooking recipe powers up Rock Smash temporarily, allowing you to:1717Break through metal grating and steel blocksMine Gold Ore deposits in the deeper levels of Rocky Ridges minesSmash granite and reinforced stoneAccess hidden caves and passages sealed behind tough walls1919The power-up buff lasts until your PP depletes or until the next in-game day. Always carry extra Hamburger Steaks and Leppa Berries when heading into a mining session.2121Hamburger Steak requires Beans, which are grown from Bean Seeds planted in tilled soil (use Rototiller). A Frying Pan (crafted from Copper Ingots) and a Stove are needed for cooking.2323Ore Types and Locations2525Five raw minerals can be mined from the environment. Each ore type appears in specific regions and requires different processing methods.2727Ore / MineralAppearanceRegions FoundMining RequirementsStoneGray terrain blocksAll regionsBasic Rock SmashIron OreGray blocks with metallic veinsAll regions (common)Basic Rock SmashCopper OreBrown-orange blocks with visible copper streaksRocky Ridges mines, Sparkling SkylandsBasic Rock SmashGold OreYellow-gold blocks with bright streaksRocky Ridges deep minesPowered-up Rock Smash (Hamburger Steak)LimestonePale gray chalky blocksRocky Ridges, Sparkling SkylandsBasic Rock Smash2929Stone3030The most common material. Stone drops from almost any terrain block when hit with Rock Smash. Found everywhere in all five regions. Used in basic recipes (Workbench, Campfire, Block Crafting) and as a component in the Smelting Furnace and Concrete Mixer.3232Iron Ore3434Iron Ore drops from metallic-veined blocks found in caves, underground areas, and near abandoned structures. It is available in every region, though the densest deposits are in Rocky Ridges mines. Iron Ore is also produced by Pokemon with the Recycle specialty (Trubbish, Garbodor, Porygon) from Nonburnable Garbage, providing an alternative source when natural deposits run low.3636Iron is the most frequently needed metal in Pokopia. It goes into the Smelting Furnace recipe itself (4 Iron Ore + 4 Stone), Utility Poles for the electricity grid, furniture, and late-game infrastructure. Stock up early and keep Recycle-specialty Pokemon active.3838Copper Ore4040Copper Ore blocks have visible orange-brown copper streaks and are found primarily in the Rocky Ridges mines near the hot springs north of the Pokemon Center. Mining them requires only basic Rock Smash. Copper Ore blocks tend to spawn in clusters, making a single mine trip productive.4242An alternative way to get Copper Ore is completing Bulbasaur's jump rope minigame, which rewards one Copper Ore per session (once daily) for achieving 10 or more jumps.4444Gold Ore4646Gold Ore is found exclusively in the deeper levels of Rocky Ridges mines, behind reinforced walls. You must power up Rock Smash by eating a Hamburger Steak before attempting to mine Gold Ore blocks. Standard Rock Smash bounces off them harmlessly.4848Gold Ore deposits sit below the initial mine layer. Look for downward paths or breakable floor sections leading to a second underground level. Gold blocks have a distinctive bright yellow-gold shimmer. Gold Ingots are required for endgame furniture, the Team Initiation Challenge, and Pokemetal-tier items.5050Limestone5252Pale gray chalky blocks found in Rocky Ridges and Sparkling Skylands. Limestone is processed into Cement using a Concrete Mixer operated by a Crush-specialty Pokemon (Onix, Graveler, Pawmo). Cement combined with Water and Stone produces Concrete, a key building material for Sparkling Skylands infrastructure like Lift platforms.5454Special Mining Materials5656Several materials collected through mining do not go through the standard ore-to-ingot pipeline but are equally important for crafting and progression.5858MaterialHow to ObtainRegionPrimary UseVolcanic AshRock Smash on volcanic terrainRocky RidgesSmelting Furnace: produces GlassSandRock Smash on sandy terrain / beachesBleak Beach, Palette TownSmelting Furnace: produces GlassSandstoneRock Smash on layered sandy blocksRocky Ridges, Sparkling SkylandsSmelting Furnace: produces GlassSquishy ClayRock Smash on brown terrain cubesBleak Beach (abundant)Burn-specialty Pokemon convert to BricksGlowing StonePowered-up Rock Smash on glowing depositsRocky Ridges volcano minesLate-game building (Skyland construction)PokemetalFound exploring; rare spawns in minesAll regions (rare)3D Printer item duplication; endgame furniturePokemetal FragmentsFound in mines and debrisWithered Wasteland, Sparkling SkylandsProcessed into Pokemetal6060Glowing Stone6161Glowing Stone is a rare late-game material found deep within the Rocky Ridges volcano mines. Nodes spawn behind large rock pillars and in tucked-away corners of the mine network. Mining Glowing Stone requires powered-up Rock Smash. Transforming into Graveler via Rollout is recommended for faster clearing of deposits and obstacles in the mine.6363Glowing Stone is required for the final stages of the Skyland building reconstruction in Sparkling Skylands (the quest that leads to encountering Mewtwo). Resources respawn after leaving and re-entering the region, so loop between the mine and surrounding areas for efficient farming.6565Processing: Smelting Furnace6767The Smelting Furnace is the main processing station for ores. It converts raw ore into metal ingots and sand-type materials into glass.6969Crafting the Smelting Furnace7171RecipeMaterialsNotesSmelting Furnace4 Iron Ore + 4 StonePlace at a crafting hub next to Storage Boxes7373Pre-built Smelting Furnaces also exist throughout the game world (notably in Rocky Ridges near Magmar's habitat), so you can start smelting before crafting your own.7474How Smelting Works7676Place ore (Iron, Copper, or Gold) or sand-type material (Volcanic Ash, Sand, or Sandstone) into the Furnace.Station a Pokemon with the Burn specialty nearby.The Pokemon will automatically begin firing into the Furnace.Wait for the smelting cycle to complete. The Pokemon works continuously as long as ore remains in the Furnace.7878All smelting conversions use a 1:1 ratio. Placing 5 Copper Ore produces 5 Copper Ingots. Placing 10 Iron Ore produces 10 Iron Ingots.8080Smelting Recipes8282InputOutputRatioNotesIron OreIron Ingot1:1Most-used metal; needed in bulk for late-gameCopper OreCopper Ingot1:1Used for Frying Pans, Concrete Mixer, early furnitureGold OreGold Ingot1:1Endgame furniture, Team Initiation ChallengeVolcanic AshGlass1:1Rocky Ridges exclusive source materialSandGlass1:1Bleak Beach and Palette Town source materialSandstoneGlass1:1Rocky Ridges and Sparkling Skylands8484Burn-Specialty Pokemon for Smelting8585Any Pokemon with the Burn specialty can operate a Smelting Furnace. Ask the Pokemon to follow you, walk to the Furnace, and it will automatically take over. Stationing multiple Burn Pokemon near a cluster of Furnaces dramatically increases throughput.8787PokemonRegion First AvailableNotesCharmanderWithered WastelandEarliest Burn Pokemon; available from the tutorialTorchicBleak BeachAlso converts Squishy Clay to Bricks (2 per clay)MagmarRocky RidgesFound at Digging and Burning habitat near minesTorkoalRocky RidgesMossy Hot Spring habitatVulpixSparkling SkylandsFluffy Flower Bed habitatVolcanionRocky Ridges (story)Legendary; encountered during "Time to Party" quest8989Processing: Concrete Mixer9090The Concrete Mixer converts Limestone into Cement and Water + Stone into Concrete. A Pokemon with the Crush specialty (Onix, Graveler, Pawmo, Geodude line) is required to operate it.9292RecipeMaterialsNotesConcrete Mixer2 Iron IngotsRequires Crush-specialty Pokemon to operate9494InputOutputNotesLimestoneCementCrush specialty requiredWater + StoneConcreteKey building material for Sparkling Skylands9595Processing: Bricks9696Bricks are not produced through the Smelting Furnace. Instead, Pokemon with the Burn specialty directly convert Squishy Clay into Bricks. Torchic is especially efficient, producing 2 Bricks per Squishy Clay (10 clay yields 20 bricks at a time).9898Squishy Clay is found primarily on Bleak Beach by using Rock Smash on the brown terrain cubes scattered around the flooded built-up area, the abandoned Pokemon Center, and the shores. Paldean Wooper with the Litter specialty also drops Squishy Clay near its home periodically.100100Bricks are used for the Bleak Beach Pokemon Center reconstruction (20 Bricks needed), the Pikachu Fountain (10 Bricks), various Building Kits, and decorative block crafting (Arched Tiling).102102Alternative Iron: Recycle Specialty104104When mine deposits run low, Pokemon with the Recycle specialty provide a renewable iron source. Give Nonburnable Garbage (found at Bleak Beach and other areas) to a Recycle Pokemon and select "Look at this!" to offer the material. The Pokemon will process it and deliver Iron Ore the next time you speak with them.106106PokemonSpecialtyConvertsAvailable InTrubbishRecycleNonburnable Garbage to Iron OreBleak Beach (Trash Collection Site habitat)GarbodorRecycle, LitterNonburnable Garbage to Iron OreBleak Beach (rare)PorygonRecycleNonburnable Garbage to Iron OreBleak Beach (Abandoned machinery)CinccinoGather, RecycleNonburnable Garbage to Iron OreBleak Beach (Changing Area, rare)MetangRecycleNonburnable Garbage to Iron OreSparkling Skylands108108Recycle Pokemon also convert Wastepaper into Paper, making them dual-purpose resource converters. Set up a Trubbish or Garbodor near your crafting hub for passive iron and paper production.109109Ore by Region111111Each region offers different mining opportunities. Plan your mining trips based on what materials you need.113113RegionAvailable OresSpecial MaterialsNotesWithered WastelandStone, Iron OrePokemetal Fragments (rare)Basic mining; learn Rock Smash hereBleak BeachStone, Iron Ore, SandSquishy Clay, Nonburnable Garbage, Sea GlassBest source for Bricks via Squishy ClayRocky RidgesStone, Iron Ore, Copper Ore, Gold Ore, LimestoneVolcanic Ash, Sandstone, Glowing StoneRichest mining region; requires powered-up Rock Smash for Gold Ore and Glowing StoneSparkling SkylandsStone, Iron Ore, Copper Ore, LimestoneSandstone, Crystal Fragments, Pokemetal FragmentsConcrete for Lift platforms; Glowing Stone for Skyland buildingPalette TownStone, SandVariesLimited mining; sandbox building focusDream IslandsVaries by island typeStardust (exclusive), Crystal FragmentsResources do not respawn until next day115115Key Items Requiring Mined Materials116116Most major progression milestones require mined and smelted materials. Here are the most important uses:118118Item / ProjectMining Materials NeededContextSmelting Furnace4 Iron Ore, 4 StoneEssential crafting stationConcrete Mixer2 Iron Ingots (from Iron Ore)Needed for Concrete productionUtility Pole (x5)2 Iron Ore, 2 StoneElectricity grid infrastructureFrying Pan2 Copper Ingots (from Copper Ore)Cooking station for food buffsPokemon Center Rebuild20 Stone, 20 Lumber + othersMajor milestone per regionSkyland Building (4F)Concrete, Pokemetal, Iron Ingots, Glass, Glowing Stone, Copper IngotsFinal story quest; leads to MewtwoTeam Initiation (Stage 4)40 Brick, 20 Gold Ingots, 50 ConcreteMulti-region challengeRail Tracks (x10)1 Iron Ingot, 1 StoneFast transport between areas120120Mining Tips121121TipDetailsBuild a crafting hub per regionPlace a Workbench, Smelting Furnace, and Storage Boxes together in every active area. Materials do not transfer between regions.Station multiple Burn Pokemon at FurnacesIngot production is the biggest late-game bottleneck. Having three or four Burn Pokemon operating separate Furnaces simultaneously saves hours of waiting.Always carry Hamburger SteaksYou never know when you will encounter Gold Ore or Glowing Stone deposits that require powered-up Rock Smash. Cook extras and keep them in your inventory.Use Rollout for efficient mine clearingAfter learning Rollout from Graveler in Rocky Ridges, transform into Graveler to roll through mine tunnels. Rollout breaks blocks faster than standard Rock Smash and covers more ground.Set up Recycle Pokemon earlyTrubbish is available early in Bleak Beach. Station it near your crafting area to convert Nonburnable Garbage into Iron Ore passively. This becomes essential once natural iron deposits thin out.Mine Rocky Ridges thoroughlyRocky Ridges has the widest variety of ores (Iron, Copper, Gold, Limestone) plus Volcanic Ash for Glass and Glowing Stone for endgame content. It is the most important mining region in the game.Resources respawnOre blocks regenerate after you leave and return to a region. If you deplete a mine, visit another area and come back later to find fresh deposits.Check Dream IslandsVolcanic Dream Islands (Arcanine Doll) are a good source of Iron Ore, Gold Ore, and Glowing Stone. Sky Dream Islands (Dragonite Doll) provide Pokemetal Fragments and Crystal Fragments.Storage Box next to FurnacePlace a Storage Box directly adjacent to each Smelting Furnace. Burn Pokemon will automatically pull ore from nearby storage, letting you queue up large smelting batches without manual feeding.