Pokemon Specialties

Overview

Every Pokemon in Pokemon Pokopia has at least one specialty that determines what tasks it can perform in the world. Specialties range from chopping wood and generating electricity to running shops and appraising relics. There are 31 known specialties in total. Some specialties are shared by dozens of Pokemon, while others are exclusive to a single individual, making those particular Pokemon especially valuable.

Specialties are predetermined and cannot be changed. Each Pokemon has its set specialties when you discover it. There are no TMs, no leveling requirements, and no way to teach a new specialty to a Pokemon that does not already have it. If you need a specific specialty in a region where no Pokemon offers it, you must find one in another region and bring it along as a follower.

How Specialties Work

Method	Details
Interaction	Walk up to a Pokemon with the desired specialty and select "Look at this!" to give it materials, or ask it to perform its specialty task directly.
Followers	Pokemon following you passively perform their specialties as they travel. Fire Pokemon near flammable objects will ignite them; Grow Pokemon accelerate nearby plant growth; Litter Pokemon drop resources as they walk.
Automation	Station Pokemon near relevant stations for continuous work. Burn Pokemon at Smelting Furnaces process ore automatically. Generate Pokemon near appliances supply power.
Required for progress	Many quests and story objectives require specific specialties. You cannot finish the game without gathering Pokemon with key specialties like Build, Bulldoze, and Chop.

Scyther standing with the three starter Pokemon Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander in a green area

All Specialties

The 31 specialties are grouped below by function. Each table lists the specialty name, what it does, and every Pokemon that has it. Note that some Pokemon appear in multiple tables if they have more than one specialty.

Resource Processing Specialties

Specialty	Function	Pokemon
Burn	Light fires, power Smelting Furnaces, make Bricks from Squishy Clay, activate Sunny Day weather sites	Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Vulpix, Ninetales, Growlithe, Arcanine, Magby, Magmar, Flareon, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Torkoal, Litwick, Lampent, Chandelure, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Rolycoly, Carkol, Coalossal, Charcadet, Ceruledge, Volcanion, Magmortar
Chop	Break Small Logs into Lumber (10 logs yield 50 Lumber per batch)	Victreebel, Farfetch'd, Scyther, Scizor, Pinsir, Heracross, Crobat, Absol, Excadrill, Zoroark, Axew, Fraxure, Haxorus, Greninja, Dartrix, Decidueye, Grubbin, Charjabug, Vikavolt, Rookidee, Corvisquire, Corviknight
Crush	Produce colored paint from food; make Cement from Limestone with Concrete Mixer	Dugtrio, Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Onix, Steelix, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Electivire, Conkeldurr, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Amaura, Pawmo, Pawmot, Magmortar, Metagross, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Aurorus
Rarify	Convert 99 Star Dust into Rare Pokemetal by crafting Star Pieces	Porygon-Z
Recycle	Convert Nonburnable Garbage to Iron Ore; Wastepaper to Paper	Koffing, Weezing, Porygon, Porygon2, Trubbish, Garbodor, Cinccino, Beldum, Metang, Metagross
Litter	Drop useful materials near their homes (Vine Rope, Fluff, Honey, Clay, etc.)	Venusaur, Vileplume, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Grimer, Muk, Spinarak, Ariados, Mareep, Flaaffy, Combee, Cacturne, Trapinch, Swablu, Altaria, Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Garbodor, Haxorus, Tyrantrum, Clodsire, Glimmet, Glimmora, Rampardos, Bastiodon, Aurorus

Note that Porygon and Porygon2 both have the Recycle specialty, but Porygon-Z uniquely gains the Rarify specialty instead. This makes Porygon-Z one of the few Pokemon whose specialty differs from its pre-evolutions. Star Pieces are crafted from 99 Stardust (collected on Dream Islands), making Rarify a late-game method for obtaining Pokemetal.

Construction Specialties

Specialty	Function	Pokemon
Build	Construct structures from Building Kits; required for most construction projects	Poliwrath, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Farfetch'd, Cubone, Marowak, Mr. Mime, Pinsir, Heracross, Azumarill, Combusken, Blaziken, Makuhita, Hariyama, Riolu, Lucario, Timburr, Gurdurr, Conkeldurr, Tinkatink, Tinkatuff
Bulldoze	Rebuild Pokemon Centers; relocate or demolish buildings	Onix, Steelix, Snorlax, Munchlax, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Makuhita, Hariyama, Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon, Bonsly, Clodsire
Engineer	Lead major builds; craft Tinkgears; reduce Building Kit construction time	Tinkmaster
Explode	Can be fired from cannons to destroy large rock sections	Voltorb, Electrode

Energy and Environment Specialties

Specialty	Function	Pokemon
Generate	Supply electricity to power lamps, machines, and appliances	Pikachu, Raichu, Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone, Voltorb, Electrode, Electabuzz, Electivire, Jolteon, Pichu, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Elekid, Raikou, Plusle, Minun, Charjabug, Vikavolt, Pawmi, Pawmo, Pawmot, Wattrel, Kilowattrel
Grow	Accelerate growth of nearby plants, crops, flowers, and trees	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Exeggutor, Cacnea, Cacturne, Leafeon, Snivy, Servine, Serperior, Rowlet, Dartrix, Decidueye, Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada
Water	Water plants from water basins, clean mud, perform Rain Dance at weather sites	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Politoed, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Gyarados, Lapras, Vaporeon, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Marill, Azumarill, Azurill, Suicune, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Wingull, Pelipper, Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon, Shellos, Gastrodon, Froakie, Frogadier, Greninja, Goomy, Sliggoo, Goodra, Cramorant
Illuminate	Light up the entire town via Charge Station	Peakychu
Yawn	Indicate biome humidity levels for comfort monitoring	Slowpoke

Exploration and Transport Specialties

Specialty	Function	Pokemon
Fly	Fast-travel to a specific befriended Pokemon's current location (same zone only)	Charizard, Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Aerodactyl, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Dragonite, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Wingull, Pelipper, Vibrava, Flygon, Altaria, Chatot, Drifblim, Corviknight, Cramorant, Kilowattrel
Teleport	Psychic-based fast travel to a target Pokemon (same zone only)	Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Mewtwo, Mew, Slowking, Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir
Search	Locate hidden Lost Relics, CDs, and Mysterious Slates buried underground	Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Ekans, Arbok, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Psyduck, Golduck, Growlithe, Arcanine, Umbreon, Vespiquen, Drilbur, Excadrill, Skwovet, Dreepy, Drakloak, Farigiraf
Dream Island	Transport player to Dream Islands using Poke Dolls	Drifloon

Specialty	Function	Pokemon
Trade	Operate shops and bartering stations at powered Cash Registers	Blastoise, Clefable, Wigglytuff, Meowth, Persian, Alakazam, Slowbro, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Eevee, Glaceon, Snorlax, Hoothoot, Noctowl, Ampharos, Sudowoodo, Murkrow, Honchkrow, Misdreavus, Mismagius, Tyrogue, Hitmontop, Gardevoir, Mawile, Prinplup, Empoleon, Gastrodon, Happiny, Chansey, Blissey, Dusknoir, Audino, Zorua, Zoroark, Mimikyu, Dachsbun, Armarouge, Ceruledge, Typhlosion, Dragapult, Sylveon
Gather	Collect dropped materials from Litter Pokemon and deposit them in Community Boxes	Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Gastly, Mr. Mime, Espeon, Girafarig, Farigiraf, Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir, Mismagius, Drifblim, Minccino, Cinccino, Rolycoly, Carkol, Coalossal, Dreepy, Drakloak, Dragapult
Hype	Dance to music from CDs; improve area mood and atmosphere	Raichu, Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Diglett, Dugtrio, Bellossom, Marill, Azurill, Politoed, Ludicolo, Volbeat, Illumise, Kricketot, Kricketune, Chatot, Cinderace, Skwovet, Meowscarada, Sylveon
Storage	Hold materials as portable storage; expand accessible inventory at Workbenches	Gulpin, Swalot
Collect	Trade appraised Lost Relics and feathers for rare items	Gimmighoul, Gholdengo

Exclusive Specialties

Several specialties are locked to a single Pokemon or a very small group, making these individuals particularly valuable. These Pokemon are typically encountered through story progression, specific habitat builds, or exploration.

Specialty	Pokemon	Function	How to Obtain
Appraise	Professor Tangrowth	Identify Lost Relics into furniture	Available from the start of the game
Collect	Gimmighoul	Trade appraised Lost Relics and feathers for rare items; Gholdengo also has this specialty	Found in Rocky Ridges near the Museum
DJ	DJ Rotom	Manage playlists of in-game music CDs	Story encounter
Dream Island	Drifloon	Grant access to Dream Islands via Poke Dolls	Build "Riding Warm Updrafts" habitat (3 campfires in a line)
Eat	Mosslax	Exchange food for rare items and daily buffs based on flavor	Story encounter
Engineer	Tinkmaster	Lead major builds; craft Tinkgears; reduce build times	Story encounter
Gather Honey	Vespiquen	Exchange honey for special furniture items with unique patterns	Build Vespiquen habitat
Illuminate	Peakychu	Light up the entire town via Charge Station during story and progression events	Story encounter in Bleak Beach
Paint	Smearguru	Change furniture colors and add patterns	Story encounter
Party	Chef Dente	Lead feasts; provide cooking bonuses; increase meal output	Rescued from barrel in Rocky Ridges
Rarify	Porygon-Z	Convert 99 Star Dust into Rare Pokemetal via Star Pieces	Evolve Porygon2 (which has Recycle instead)
Transform	Ditto	Learn other Pokemon's moves through transformation	Player character only
Yawn	Slowpoke	Report biome humidity levels for comfort monitoring	Found during Withered Wasteland story

Tips for Using Specialties

Tip	Details
Station Burn Pokemon at Furnaces	Place multiple Fire-type Pokemon near your Smelting Furnaces and crafting stations. Ingot production is the biggest late-game bottleneck, and more Burn Pokemon speed it up.
Litter Pokemon as followers	Keep Bellsprout, Combee, or Mareep as followers for free materials (Vine Rope, Honey, Fluff) dropped passively as they walk with you.
Recycle station	Set up Trubbish and Garbodor near your crafting hub when natural iron deposits run low. They convert garbage into Iron Ore and wastepaper into Paper.
Grow Pokemon near farms	Station Bulbasaur, Oddish, or other Grow Pokemon near your crop fields to accelerate plant growth. This dramatically reduces farming wait times.
Multiple Search Pokemon	Bring along Pokemon with Search when exploring new areas. They locate hidden Lost Relics, CDs, and Mysterious Slates that are otherwise invisible.
Trade shop setup	To open a player shop, assign a Trade Pokemon to a powered Cash Register. The Pokemon handles transactions automatically. Keep Generate Pokemon nearby to maintain power.
Plan specialty needs per region	Before moving to a new region, check what specialties are required for story progression (Build, Bulldoze, Chop are most common). Bring followers from previous regions if the needed specialties are not available locally.
Rarify for late-game Pokemetal	Once you have Porygon-Z, farm Stardust from Dream Islands and use Rarify to convert 99 Stardust into Star Pieces, which yield Rare Pokemetal. This is one of the most reliable late-game sources of Pokemetal.
Fly and Teleport forfast travel	Keep at least one Fly or Teleport Pokemon befriended in each zone. Both specialties let you instantly travel to another befriended Pokemon's location within the same zone, saving significant travel time.

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