Materials are the backbone of everything you build in Pokemon Pokopia. Raw materials are gathered from the environment using Pokemon specialties like Crush, Chop, and Grow, then processed into refined resources at crafting stations. This guide covers every material in the game and how to obtain it.
Raw Materials
| Material | How to Obtain |
|---|---|
| Stone | Found on the ground everywhere; break boulders with Crush |
| Leaf | Chop bushes and small plants; Grow specialty Pokemon drop them |
| Small Log | Chop small trees with Chop specialty |
| Sturdy Stick | Chop medium trees; occasionally from Litter Pokemon |
| Vine Rope | Cut vines with Chop; found hanging in caves and forests |
| Squishy Clay | Dig near water and riverbanks; common in Withered Wastelands |
| Glowing Mushroom | Found in dark caves and shaded areas across all regions |
| Honey | Obtained from Vespiquen exchange or flower habitats |
| Twine | Crafted from Vine Rope at the Workbench; also from Litter Pokemon |
| Limestone | Break certain light-colored rocks with Crush specialty |
| Copper Ore | Mine orange-tinted rock deposits with Crush |
| Iron Ore | Mine dark rock deposits with Crush; common in Rocky Ridges |
| Gold Ore | Rare ore deposits; Sparkling Skylands and deep caves |
| Glowing Stone | Break glowing rock formations with Crush; found in caves |
| Smooth Rock | Found near rivers and coastlines; needed for Onix habitat |
| Wheat | Grow from seeds using Grow specialty Pokemon; farmable |
| Volcanic Ash | Collected in Rocky Ridges near lava areas |
| Wastepaper | Found in trash piles and urban areas; Litter Pokemon produce it |
Processed Materials
These are created by using Pokemon specialties or crafting stations on raw materials.
| Output | Input | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Lumber | Small Log / Sturdy Stick | Chop logs with a Chop-specialty Pokemon (e.g. Scyther) |
| Brick | Squishy Clay | Burn Squishy Clay using a Burn-specialty Pokemon (e.g. Charmander) |
| Paper | Wastepaper | Recycle Wastepaper with a Recycle-specialty Pokemon (e.g. Magnezone) |
| Concrete | Limestone | Crush Limestone with a Crush-specialty Pokemon (e.g. Onix) |
| Iron Bar | Iron Ore | Smelt Iron Ore at a Furnace |
| Copper Bar | Copper Ore | Smelt Copper Ore at a Furnace |
| Gold Bar | Gold Ore | Smelt Gold Ore at a Furnace |
| Glass | Volcanic Ash | Smelt Volcanic Ash at a Furnace |
| Paint | Any Berry | Crush berries with a Crush-specialty Pokemon |
Farming Tips
- Set up Litter Pokemon habitats early - Pokemon with the Litter specialty (like Vileplume and Bellsprout) produce random materials over time, giving you a passive income of resources.
- Use Gather-specialty Pokemon - They collect nearby loose items and deposit them into storage, saving you time running around picking things up.
- Place Storage Boxes near Workbenches - Crafting pulls directly from nearby storage, so keeping boxes adjacent to your crafting stations eliminates inventory management headaches.
- Prioritize Scyther - The Chop specialty is needed constantly for Lumber. Scyther is available early from the Tree-shaded Tall Grass habitat.
- Smelt ores in bulk - Build multiple Furnaces if you need large quantities of metal bars. Each Furnace can process one ore at a time.
- Check the Items page for a full searchable list of all materials with habitat cross-references.