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11 Overview
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33 Stardust is a collectible material found exclusively on Dream Islands in Pokemon Pokopia. It can be compressed into Star Pieces at a workbench, which serve two important purposes: gifting to Pokemon during multiplayer Link Play sessions to expand your Pokedex, and converting into Rare Pokemetal via the Rarify specialty. Stardust cannot be found anywhere in the main game world; Dream Islands are the sole source.
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55 Finding Stardust
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77 Stardust appears as sparkly pale-pink mounds on the ground across all Dream Island types. It spawns in several locations on each island:
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99 LocationDetailsBeaches and coastsThe most common spawn locations. Look along sandy shorelines.CavesCheck cave interiors, especially near walls and corners.Sandy areasAny sandy terrain on the island can have Stardust spawns.Rocky outcropsOccasionally found near rock formations.
1010 Every Dream Island will have a large amount of Stardust scattered across it. Collecting all Stardust on a single island and visiting for two consecutive days is typically enough to accumulate 99 Stardust for one Star Piece. The Ditto Doll reportedly generates islands with a higher Stardust spawn rate, making it the preferred Doll for Stardust farming.
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1212 Crafting Star Pieces
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1414 Star Pieces are crafted at any workbench using the following recipe:
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1717 ItemMaterialsRecipe TabStar Piece99 StardustOther
1818 The Star Piece recipe unlocks automatically the first time the player picks up Stardust. No additional quest or progression is needed to learn it.
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2020 Uses for Star Pieces
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2222 Link Play Gifting (Pokedex Expansion)
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2424 When visiting a friend's island via multiplayer Link Play, the player may encounter Pokemon that exist on the friend's island but are not yet in the player's own Pokedex. By gifting a Star Piece to that Pokemon:
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2727 The Pokemon accepts the Star Piece and gives the player a Souvenir gift item in return.The player brings the Souvenir back to their own island.Using the Souvenir causes a Pokemon of that species to appear on the player's island as a befriended resident.
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2929 This is the primary method for obtaining Pokemon that may be difficult to attract through normal habitat building, especially species exclusive to specific areas or conditions on other players' islands.
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3131 Rare Pokemetal Conversion
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3333 Pokemon with the Rarify specialty (Porygon2) can convert a single Star Piece into one Rare Pokemetal. Rare Pokemetal is required for crafting two key items:
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3535 ItemRare Pokemetal RequiredOther MaterialsPurposeTidal Bell55 Silver FeathersSummons LugiaClear Bell55 Rainbow FeathersSummons Ho-Oh
3636 Since each Star Piece yields only one Rare Pokemetal and 10 total are needed for both bells, players need at least 10 Star Pieces (990 Stardust) from this method alone. Rare Pokemetal can also drop randomly from Pokemetal Fragment blocks and is found behind Legendary Beasts on Dream Islands (3 per encounter), reducing the Star Piece requirement.
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3838 Farming Strategy
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4040 An efficient Stardust farming routine:
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4343 Use a Ditto Doll with Drifloon daily for reportedly higher Stardust rates.Thoroughly explore the island's beaches, caves, and sandy areas.Pick up every pink mound found on the ground.Craft Star Pieces at a workbench whenever you accumulate 99 Stardust.Combine Stardust runs with other Dream Island activities: material farming, Legendary hunting, and Stamp Rally collection.
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4545 Tips
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4747 Visit Dream Islands every day. Stardust is the only Dream Island exclusive material, so daily visits are the only way to accumulate it.Two Dream Island visits typically yield enough Stardust for one Star Piece (99 required).Prioritize Star Piece gifting in Link Play to fill Pokedex gaps. Some Pokemon are easier to obtain this way than through habitat building.If you have Porygon2, convert Star Pieces to Rare Pokemetal early. Accumulating 10 Rare Pokemetal for both bells takes time.Offer Dry-flavor food to Mosslax to boost Silver and Rainbow Feather spawns, which pair with Rare Pokemetal for bell crafting.