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11 Overview
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33 Strange Strings are a rare crafting item in Pokemon Pokopia. They are dropped at low rates from rocks broken with Rock Smash and are the key ingredient in instrument-style crafting recipes used by music-themed Pokemon and habitats.
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55 Where to Find Strange Strings
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77 SourceNotesRock Smash dropsSmall chance to drop from rocks broken via the Rock Smash move. Rocks in caves and on rocky terrain have the highest drop rates.Gimmighoul tradesTradeable with Gimmighoul and Gholdengo through their treasure-collecting interactions.Gholdengo exchangesGholdengo offers Strange Strings as part of its higher-tier trade pool once enough offerings are made.
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99 Uses
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1111 Strange Strings are an ingredient in stringed-instrument decorations and certain crafted items themed around music and sound. The most common recipe is the Guitar decoration; a related recipe produces the Bass Guits, a stylized bass-guitar prop used in DJ-themed habitats and stage builds. Both items are tied to the DJ specialty workflow.
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1313 Crafting Tips
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1515 Carry a Pokemon with the Rock Smash move when exploring caves and rocky areas; consistent breaking is the most reliable Strange Strings source.Cultivate a Gimmighoul trade route by giving it Coins; once it transforms into Gholdengo, the trade pool expands to include more Strange Strings.Reserve Strange Strings for music-themed builds. Their drop rate is low enough that wasting them on unrelated crafts will slow your progression on stage and DJ habitats.Pair stringed-instrument decorations with a DJ specialty Pokemon to host concerts that increase nearby Pokemon Comfort Levels.
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1717 Related
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1919 Rock Smash: primary acquisition method.Gimmighoul: trade partner that drops Strange Strings.Gholdengo: evolved trade partner with expanded Strange Strings trades in Pokopia.DJ specialty: uses string instruments crafted with Strange Strings.Music CDs: companion music content played from DJ-themed habitats.