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Trade Specialty
June 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Trade is a Pokemon Specialty in Pokemon Pokopia. Pokemon with the Trade specialty exchange common materials for premium items at the island's cash register, giving players a reliable way to convert surplus resources into rare crafting materials, decorative items, and limited-stock goods. Trade is the bread-and-butter specialty for converting late-game material abundance into useful upgrades.
Staffs the cash register and offers daily item-exchange menus
Converts common materials (Pokemetal Fragments, Wood Chips, Stones) into premium goods
Provides limited-stock rare item rotations every in-game day
Functions similarly to the Collect specialty (Gimmighoul line) but accepts a broader range of inputs
Pokemon confirmed to carry the Trade specialty in Pokopia:
Pokemon | Rarity | Habitat | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Rare | Carries both Water and Trade; double-specialty value at the harbor | ||
Rare | Alternate Slowpoke final form; same Trade specialty as Slowbro | ||
Rare | Carries Trade and Hype; popular pick for shop staffing with morale boost | ||
Rare | Carries Trade and Litter (drops Stones); double-duty trader and resource generator | ||
Rare | Sole-Trade specialty; sells Fairy-themed decoration items | ||
Rare | Trade specialty with coastal-themed stock; rare seashell exchanges | ||
Rare | Carries Trade and Party; staffs the cash register during festivals | ||
Rare | Trade specialty with healing-themed stock; sells comfort-boost decorations |
Trade unlocks once you build and place a cash register near a Trade-specialty Pokemon's habitat. The recommended unlock route:
Befriend Slowbro at Palette Town (or any other Trade Pokemon listed above).
Build the cash register crafting recipe at Tinkmaster once you have unlocked it through Kenzo's Machamp Construction Co..
Place the cash register within the Trade Pokemon's habitat range; they will automatically staff it during their daily routine.
Trade Pokemon offer a rotating selection of items in exchange for common materials. The inventory refreshes daily and varies by which Pokemon is staffing the register:
Decorative items (themed flooring, wall panels, plants) that are otherwise difficult to obtain
Crafting materials (refined Pokemetal Ingots, premium fabric, polished Stones)
Rare consumables (premium berries, themed cooking ingredients)
Habitat decoration sets (themed full-room kits)
Trade and Collect specialty both involve exchanging items, but they operate on different scales. Collect (Gimmighoul line) accepts only rare-relic and feather inputs and trades them for very specific high-value items, while Trade accepts a broad range of common materials and trades them for general-purpose goods. Most playthroughs use both: Collect for endgame relic conversion, Trade for daily material recycling.
Always have at least one Trade Pokemon staffed at your cash register; the daily inventory rotation is a major source of decorative items you cannot craft directly.
Pair Trade Pokemon with Litter-specialty Pokemon (e.g., Blissey, which carries both) so the same habitat generates both the trade goods and the materials needed to exchange.
Place the cash register in a high-traffic area of your island; visiting Pokemon will browse the menu and occasionally make purchases that net you bonus rewards.
If you have multiple Trade Pokemon, rotate which one staffs the register daily to keep inventory varied; each Pokemon offers a slightly different stock pool.
