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Pokémon Pokopia for the Nintendo Switch 2 sees Ditto take the centre stage in a game for the first time.

Alongside Professor Tangrowth, Ditto is on a mission to bring life back to the world, make new habitats for Pokémon and discover what happened to the missing humans.

Below you'll find our Pokémon Pokopia walkthrough and guides list to help you on Ditto's adventure. Just keep in mind that there are small spoilers. If you're still unsure about whether this game is for you, check out Eurogamer's Pokémon Pokopia review.

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Pokémon Pokopia walkthrough

Pokémon Pokopia's main campaign is divided across a number of Important Requests, which act as the main storyline for each area, and various side requests. Each request has a number of individual tasks you need to complete - some simple, some not so. Alongside this, you need to continue increasing the Environment Level of a location by attracting new Pokémon with habitats and raising their Comfort Levels.

So here's our Pokémon Pokopia walkthrough organised by my recommended path through the game. It will take you through every main step you need to complete in each location. I've done my best but this guide does contain small story spoilers.

Withered Wastelands

Your first proper day in Pokopia begins after you've completed the tutorial by going to sleep by the campfire. When Ditto wakes up, the 24 hour clock will now apply and you'll be truly playing Pokopia! While we have a full Withered Wastelands walkthrough, here's a brief overview of what you need to do:

  1. Follow Professor Tangrowth to the Pokémon Center ruins and interact with the PC.
  2. Build some Pokémon habitats, including:
    • Scyther to learn Cut.
    • Hitmonchan to learn Rock Smash.
    • Timburr to have a Build Speciality Pokémon.
    • Drilbur to learn Rototiller.
  3. Build your first house, a Leaf Kit Den.
  4. Put the Ditto flag atop the house.
  5. At Environment Level 3, purchase the Pokémon Center rebuilding kit to begin the 'Rebuild the Pokémon Center' Important Request.
  6. Head to the caves north-west of the Pokémon Center to find Onix, this is the Bulldoze Pokémon.
  7. Return to Professor Tangrowth who will be in the tutorial area.
  8. Smash through the wall in the cave.
  9. Go to the tower to begin the 'Do the… Team Initiation Challenge?' Important Request. (It's fine to leave this request till later.)
  10. Talk to and complete Magikarp's request.
  11. Talk Professor Tangrowth at the Pokémon Center.
  12. Make the 'Seaside tall grass' habitat and wait for Slowpoke to appear.
  13. Help Slowpoke reach the Pokémon Center.

The 'Yawn up a Storm!' Important Request will now begin. We've got a full 'Yawn up a Storm!' walkthrough, but here's a brief overview on what to do:

  1. Increasing the humidity.
  2. Complete requests for Professor Tangrowth, Slowpoke, Bulbasaur and Squirtle.
  3. Making the 'Rain Dance site' habitat.
  4. Once you've done the above, go to the sea shore and talk to Kyogre.
  5. Break the blocks trapping Onix.
  6. Talk to Professor Tangrowth.

You'll now be able to go through the Area Gate. First, however, I recommend completing the 'Raise the Environment Level' Important Request by raising the Withered Wastelands Environment Level to 5. (It's also a good idea to keep the item you receive from this request!)

With the Area Gates open, you now have the choice of two locations: Bleak Beach to the east and Rocky Ridges to the north-west. I recommend going to Bleak Beach first as you'll learn how electricity works in Pokopia, which you'll find useful later on.

Finishing the 'Yawn up a storm!' Important Request in Pokémon Pokopia.
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Bleak Beach

We've got a full Bleak Beach walkthrough, but here's what I recommend doing first:

  1. Head to the Pokémon Center, building a bridge out of blocks for Professor Tangrowth.
  2. Repair the fountain by putting blocks in the gaps to rid the Pokémon Center of water.
  3. Complete the Meowth's request line about repairing and improving its home.
    • Involves building the 'Chirp-chirp meal' habitat for Torchic and 'Hydrated yellow tall grass' habitat for Piplup.
  4. Attract more Pokémon via habitats and repair flooded areas.
  5. Build a house when Professor Tangrowth requests you do so.
    • Ideally build a Sand Den to save time. Remember to add the furniture!
  6. Complete Trubbish's electricity tutorial request.
  7. Talk to Trubbish when it's standing near the Pokémon Center and follow it.
  8. Return to Professor Tangrowth and talk to him.
  9. Take Professor Tangrowth and the other Pokémon to Mosslax.

The 'Brighten things up!' Important Request will now begin. We've got a full 'Brighten things up!' walkthrough, but here's a brief overview of what to do:

  1. Increase the brightness of Bleak Beach by connecting the lights around the town to Utility Poles and generators.
  2. Complete requests for Professor Tangrowth, Meowth, Torchic, Peakychu, Trubbish and Mareep.
  3. Climb up the cliff and talk to Raikou.

Remember to purchase the Pokémon Center rebuilding kit once you reach Environment Level 3 in Bleak Beach to begin this location's 'Rebuild the Pokémon Center' Important Request.

After completing 'Brighten things up!', you'll also be able to begin the 'Raise the Environment Level' Important Request by talking to Professor Tangrowth. Like before, it involves reaching Environment Level 5 and I recommend keeping the reward. You can leave this request till later, but I recommend doing it now.

Next return to Withered Wasteland. Once there, you'll get a notification about being able to visit a new location by going down the road to the west. This is Palatte Town (though you'll be renaming it) and, since you don't need to visit it during the main campaign, we'll stick to the overall walkthrough. Instead, let's head north-west to Rocky Ridges.

Finishing the 'Brighten things up!' Important Request in Pokémon Pokopia.
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Rocky Ridges

We have a Rocky Ridges walkthrough, but here's a summary of what I recommend doing first:

  1. Head down to the Pokémon Center, clearing a path for Professor Tangrowth when needed.
  2. Talk to Professor Tangrowth at the Pokémon Center.
  3. Make 'Red Tall Grass' habitat and wait for Scorbunny to appear.
  4. Make the 'Grassy training field' habitat to attract Machoke.
  5. Talk to Machoke when it appears to learn Strength.
  6. Push the PC back into place in front of the Pokémon Center.
  7. Talk to Professor Tangrowth.
  8. Find the talking barrel inside the building opposite the Pokémon Center.
  9. Make the 'Pointy tree-shaded rocky tall grass' habitat to attract Dartrix.
  10. Make a Chopping Board using 2 Lumber.
  11. Make a Salad using 2 Leafs and eat it.
  12. Make the 'Mossy hot spring' habitat to attract Torkoal.
  13. Make a Bread Oven using 2 Stones, 2 Small Logs and 4 Volcanic Ash.
  14. Make Bread using 3 Wheat and have a Fire-type Pokémon light the oven.
  15. Eat the Bread and cut the chain.
  16. Talk to Chef Dente to start the 'Make a hamburger steak' request:
    • Talk to and follow Machoke.
    • Cut the fence.
    • Make the 'Digging and burning' habitat to attract Magmar.
    • Have Magmar make 2 Copper Ingots.
    • Make the Frying Pan using 2 Copper Ingots.
    • Make a Hamburger steak using 4 Beans.
  17. Complete the 'Investigate the source of the music!' request for Scorbunny:
    • Investigate the source of the music by heading up the tunnel.
    • Talk to DJ Rotom.
  18. After completing the above request, talk to DJ Rotom again when it has a speech bubble.

The 'Time to Party!' Important Request will now begin. While we've got a full 'Time to Party' walkthrough, here's a brief overview of what you need to do:

  1. Complete requests from Chef Dente, Professor Tangrowth and DJ Rotom.
    • Includes making the 'Uplighting duckweed' habitat to attract Ludicolo.
  2. Get the 'Hype' of the party up to 100.
    • Involves finding more Pokémon with the Hype Speciality and party themed items like balloons.
  3. Climb up the mountain and talk to Volcanion.

Upon completing 'Time to Party!', you should be able to start the 'Raise the Environment Level' Important Request by talking to Professor Tangrowth. You know the drill by now - get the Environment Level up to Level 5 and keep your reward.

Don't forget to purchase the Pokémon Center rebuilding kit either to ensure you can complete the 'Rebuild the Pokémon Center' Important Request for Rocky Ridges.

When you're ready, head through the Area Gate just north of the one you entered Rocky Ridges to reach the next location.

Finishing the 'Time to party!' Important Request in Pokémon Pokopia.
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Sparkling Skylands

Welcome to the floating Sparkling Skylands! While we've got a full Sparkling Skylands walkthrough, here's what I recommend doing first:

  1. Use the lift to reach the Pokémon Center ruins.
  2. Talk to Rookiedee.
  3. Attract more Pokémon by making habitats, including the 'Hydrated pink tall grass' habitat to attract Froakie.
  4. Complete Froakie's request by making the 'Waterside dinghy' habitat to attract Dragonite.
  5. Once Dragonite appears, talk to them to learn Glide.
  6. Fly over to the next island.
  7. Climb the tower to meet Tinkamaster.
  8. Complete Tinkamaster's request by bringing them 6 Concrete and 1 Iron ingot.
  9. Make a Lift platform using 5 Iron Ingots, 5 Concrete and 1 Tinkagear.
  10. Place the lift on the platform below Tinkamaster's tower.
  11. Head over to Professor Tangrowth.
  12. Reach the big building with Professor Tangrowth and Tinkamaster by either making another Lift platform or by climbing up and around the island.
  13. Talk to Tinkamaster.
  14. Investigate each floor of the building with Tinkamaster.
  15. Talk to Tinkamaster at the building's entrance.
  16. Look at the building kit.

It's now time to complete the 'Rebuild the huge building' Important Request. Each floor will take an hour to construct thanks to Tinkamaster, which means it will take three hours of construction time in total outside of gathering the materials. We've got a full 'Rebuild the huge building' Important Request walkthrough, but here's a quick rundown of what you need to do:

  1. Build Skyland building 2F: 25 Concrete, 10 Glass, 5 Pokémetal and 5 Iron Ingots.
  2. Build Skyland building 3F: 25 Concrete, 10 Glass, 10 Glowing stone and 15 Copper Ingots.
    • Bring Chef Dente from Rocky Ridges to the Skyland building.
  3. Build Skyland building 4F: 40 Concrete, 15 Glass, 10 Paper, 10 Bricks and 20 Lumber.
    • Bring Peakychu from Bleak Beach to the Skyland building.
  4. Head to the building's roof and talk to Mewtwo.

As always, don't forget that you'll most likely unlock the 'Raise the Environment Level' Important Request after this. It's exactly the same as the ones before it - Environment Level 5 required and keep your reward. (Trust me.) You can also start the Sparkling Skylands 'Rebuild the Pokémon Center' Important Request after purchasing the Pokémon Center rebuilding kit.

Once the 'Rebuild the huge building' Important Request is complete, it's time to finish the 'Do the… Team Initiation Challenge?' Important Request. After this is done - congratulations! You've completed Pokopia! You're now free to continue improving the world, but may I suggest exploring what's under your feet first…

If you'd like the world of Pokopia to grow, then consider buying the Expansion Pass. The first town - Bubbly Basin - is now available and it includes the 'Build the beautiful building' Important Request.

Finishing the 'Rebuild the huge building!' Important Request in Pokémon Pokopia.
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Pokémon Pokopia guides list: All our Pokopia guides listed

Below you'll find all of our Pokémon Pokopia guides so far:

Walkthroughs and Important Requests:

Bubbly Basin DLC:

Part 2 DLC:

Pokémon:

Legendary Pokémon:

Habitats:

Materials:

Items and Recipes:

Ditto mechanics:

Human Records:

Events:

Other:

Ditto at the beginning of Pokémon Pokopia.
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Pokémon Pokopia tips and tricks

Here's are to Pokopia tips and tricks to help you get started on Ditto's adventure:

  • Security cameras. Security cameras. Security cameras. I'm getting this one out of the way first, because I wished I realised how useful this item was from the very moment I started playing Pokopia rather than a couple of hours in. It would have saved me so much time backtracking. Security Cameras are the best thing to spend your coins on early on, because they will notify you when a Pokémon appears in a habitat they're pointed at. Best of all you can move Security Cameras remotely, so you can set up multiple habitats in the range of one camera. These items will grant you the freedom to explore the world without backtracking!
  • Remember to collect and use Honey. Honey is another item I wished I started using earlier on. It allows you to summon Pokémon back to their habitats, which can save you a lot of time running about the map looking for them. You'll most likely gather up a large Honey stock early on from flowers and Pokémon like Combee.
  • Get your item management system sorted fast. While we're on the topics of items, it's a good idea to establish your own item management system quickly. You're going to be picking up a lot of items in Pokopia and I'm assuming you don't want to go backtracking around the world just because you can't remember where you put your Sturdy Sticks. Remember - putting a Storage Box next to a Workbench allows you to use the items inside automatically when crafting.
  • Build multiple versions of the same habitat. The majority of the habitats can attract a range of Pokémon, with these Pokémon having different rarities. Due to this, it's always a good idea to make certain habitats multiple times to ensure you meet all of the Pokémon they offer. It's also a good idea to try making certain habitats, like ones simply consisting of grass, at higher altitudes as it could result in you finding a whole new habitat.
  • Play at different times of the day. Some Pokémon will only appear at night in Pokopia, so you'll need to put in some nighttime hours if you want to complete this game's Pokédex. Again, the Security Cameras will come in handy here as you can simply boot the game up and see if you've gotten any notifications about a Pokémon appearing.
An overview of a developed version of Withered Wastelands in Pokémon Pokopia.
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  • Watch out for overlapping habitats. Pokémon habitats will overlap and this will most likely happen to you, especially in the early game. Now overlapping habitats can be great if the Pokémon have similar needs, because they'll both benefit from the improvements you make. Yet, at the same time, overlapping habitats can cause problems if the Pokémon have conflicting needs. It's also a good idea to keep an eye on what your Pokémon residents like and dislike, so you can change it if needs be.
  • Complete the side requests! Resist the urge to mainline the Pokopia campaign as many of the game's useful features are actually locked behind the side requests handed out by Pokémon. Want to swim? Side request. Want to learn how to move water? Side request. Thankfully, the requests menu automatically updates whenever a new side request is available even if you're not in that location.
  • Return to past locations. I highly recommend taking the time to return to past locations during the main campaign as well. Not only will this give you the chance to complete new side requests, but you might find new Pokémon traces, glowing circles in the water or maybe even a surprise…
  • Explore the world fully. While we're on the topic of exploration, I highly recommend taking the time to explore every area in Pokopia fully. Again, you might feel tempted to stick to the designated path but there's all kinds of secrets and items to be found everywhere. Taking the time to gather them all up could really save some time in the future.
  • Always carry food. Whether it's to restore PP, power up Ditto's moves or to feed Pokémon to increase their Comfort Levels, it's always a good idea to have a good stock of food hanging out in your inventory.
  • Smash those golden glowing blocks. The world of Pokopia is full of secrets and lost knowledge, with most of it being found in the glowing golden blocks littering the landscape. Smashing these will always result in a reward - be it some materials, a Lost Relic or a useful item like a fossil. Just remember to use Water Gun on the blocks that might explode or else you won't get anything.
  • The world is yours to construct. Finally, it's always important to remember that the world of Pokopia bends completely to your whims. You have the power to shape it in whatever way you choose, so, if you don't like something, just change it. This might take a bit of work, but never feel like you can't alter part of the landscape.

Best of luck in Pokopia!

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