Main Story Walkthrough

What is Pokopia?

Pokopia is a building and simulation game developed by Koei Tecmo and Game Freak, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. You play as Ditto, transforming into different Pokémon to learn their skills and rebuild the world around you.

• Main story: roughly 20 to 30 hours
• Completionist run: 80+ hours
• Core loop: befriend Pokémon, learn skills, build habitats, restore each area

How the Story Works

There are four main areas to complete, followed by the endgame and a generous post-game.

After finishing the first area (Withered Wasteland), you can choose to tackle Bleak Beach or Rocky Ridges in either order. Sparkling Skylands always comes last.

Withered Wasteland ➜ Bleak Beach or Rocky Ridges (your choice) ➜ Sparkling Skylands ➜ Endgame ➜ Post-game

Area 1: Withered Wasteland

Main Quest: "Yawn Up A Storm!" / Rescue Onix and bring the rain back.

Key Steps

1. Meet Squirtle and learn Water Gun
2. Meet Bulbasaur and learn Leafage
3. Befriend Charmander and learn Burn
4. Meet Scyther and learn Cut
5. Meet Hitmonchan and learn Rock Smash
6. Meet Drilbur and learn Rototiller
7. Meet Magikarp and learn Jump
8. Build habitats and raise humidity to 100%
9. Rescue Onix to restore the rain

Skills You Learn

Water Gun, Leafage, Cut, Rock Smash, Rototiller, Jump

After Clearing

Rebuild the Withered Wasteland Pokémon Center using the required materials and Pokémon helpers.

Area 2: Bleak Beach

Main Quest: "Brighten Things Up!" / Wake up Mosslax and bring light back to the coast.

Key Steps

1. Meet Lapras and learn Surf
2. Meet Zorua and learn Camouflage
3. Meet Paldean Wooper and learn Suck Up Liquids
4. Meet Peakychu (a special Pikachu) and discover the Illuminate ability
5. Clean up the S.S. Anne area
6. Wake Mosslax to bring the light back

Skills You Learn

Surf, Camouflage, Suck Up Liquids

After Clearing

Rebuild the Bleak Beach Pokémon Center and unlock more trading Pokémon.

Area 3: Rocky Ridges

Main Quest: "Time To Party!" / Throw a party in the ash-covered ruins.

Key Steps

1. Meet Machoke and learn Strength
2. Meet Graveler and learn Rollout
3. Work with Chef Dente (Greedent) to cook party food
4. Set up DJ Rotom for the music
5. Boost the area mood with party preparations
6. Learn how ores, ingots, and the furnace work

Skills You Learn

Strength, Rollout

What Unlocks Here

• Smelting Furnace: turn ore into ingots
• Expanded cooking system: curry, party dishes, and more
• Music system: DJ Rotom lets you play different tunes

Area 4: Sparkling Skylands

Main Quest: "Rebuild The Huge Building!" / Help Tinkmaster reconstruct a skyscraper.

Key Steps

1. Meet Dragonite and learn Glide
2. Meet Gyarados and learn Waterfall
3. Navigate the floating islands
4. Work with Tinkmaster (Tinkaton) on the skyscraper project
5. Gather advanced materials like Pokémetal and Glass

Skills You Learn

Glide, Waterfall

What Unlocks Here

• The most complex building projects in the game
• Pokémetal crafting
• Tinkagear production through Tinkaton

Endgame

What You Need to Do

1. Complete all four area main quests
2. Finish the Team Initiation Challenge, a game-long quest that starts early and involves building requests and item deliveries at Bleak Beach
3. Clear all Important Requests in your quest log

Tip: Keep an eye on the Team Initiation Challenge from the start. It requires multiple deliveries across different areas, so chipping away at it early saves time later.

Post-Game

Legendary Pokémon

Magnet Rise

Unlocked in the post-game, Magnet Rise lets you fly freely in any direction, place blocks from the air, and absorb materials while floating. It completely changes how you build.

Dream Islands

Unlocked via Drifloon, Dream Islands can be explored solo or with a friend in co-op. They contain unique materials, special dolls, and some even lead to legendary Pokémon encounters.

Mysterious Slates

There are 27 slates in total (A through Z, plus ?!). Use the Dowsing Machine alongside a Search Pokémon to find them hidden across the world. Collecting all 27 summons Mew.

Mysterious Feathers

• Rainbow Feather: drops from the sky when you hear a Pokémon roar. Likely connected to Ho-Oh.
• Silver Feather: appears the same way. Likely connected to Lugia.

Beginner Tips

1. Save your Life Coins. They are tempting to spend early, but you will need them for important purchases later on.
2. Build habitats as soon as you can. More Pokémon means more Specialties, which speeds up your progress across every area.
3. Get a Chop Pokémon early. Lumber is one of the most-used materials in the game and you will burn through it fast.
4. Get a Burn Pokémon early too. You need Bricks from Clay and Ingots from the Furnace constantly.
5. Set up a Community Box with Gather Pokémon. This gives you passive material collection while you focus on quests.
6. Plant crops regularly. Food fuels the cooking system, which upgrades Ditto's skills.
7. Talk to every Pokémon you see. Some have side requests that reward rare items.
8. Do not ignore Litter Pokémon. They automatically drop critical materials like Iron Ore and Paper.
9. Use the Dowsing Machine often. Pair it with a Search Pokémon to find hidden items and slates.
10. Check the weather. Some rare Pokémon only appear during rain or sunshine.
11. Play at different times of day. Certain Pokémon are night-exclusive.
12. Rebuild Pokémon Centers. They unlock PC shops and give you access to more Building Kits.
13. Keep Recycle Pokémon near trash piles. Free Iron Ore and Paper with zero effort.
14. Feed Mosslax daily. After waking Mosslax up, feeding it grants daily buffs to item rarity or spawn rates.

Which Area Should You Do After Withered Wasteland?

You can pick Bleak Beach or Rocky Ridges in any order. Here is a quick comparison:

Our recommendation: go to Bleak Beach first. Surf opens up so many new areas to explore that it is worth grabbing as early as possible.