Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks (Japanese: くらしのヒント livelihood hints) is a subsection of the main menu in Pokémon Pokopia. It contains and logs various information about game controls and mechanics for the player to reference.

Basic Controls

Name	Image	Description
Walking and Running		Tilt slightly to walk in that direction. If you tilt it all the way, you'll start running. If you press and hold or press , you can run even faster.
Camera Controls		Tilt to move the camera.
Climbing		If you walk toward a block, you can climb on top of it. However, you can't climb on top of anything that's more than one block high.
Jumping		Press to jump. This will allow you to get over holes and other obstacles with a little bit of air time!
Picking Up Items		You can pick up things on the ground with . Anything you pick up like this is automatically put in your bag.
Inhaling		Press and hold to inhale items on the ground near you. This can come in handy when you headbutt a tree to knock off its berries, or when you break rocks and dirt with Rock Smash
Your Bag		Items you obtain are placed in your bag. Press to access your bag. From there, you can use any items you have.
Your Bag		There's a limit to how many items you can fit in your bag. You can increase this limit by purchasing Packing Tips from the shop.
The Handy Bag		You can set your handy bag to always display by opening your bag and pressing . Items in your handy bag can be accessed by pressing or without having to open your bag.
Choosing What You Want		When there are multiple things nearby that you can interact with (such as items to pick up, objects to inspect, or Pokémon to talk to), you can press to target a specific one. Give it a try if you're having trouble with something!
Stockpile/ Spit Out		You can use Stockpile to swallow items that are too big to carry in your hands, such as furniture, and store them in your bag.
		You can use Spit Out to place the items you've stockpiled in your bag. Just go where you want to place an item, then press to spit it out.
		You can adjust the height at which you place an item by changing where the camera is facing. This can come in handy when placing wall-hanging items up high or filling holes in the ground.
Reaching High Places		If there are places up high that you can't reach by jumping, you can place blocks of material, such as dirt or sand, and climb them like a set of steps.
Placing Items at Your Feet		You can adjust where you place an object by moving the camera as you're placing it. If you point the camera straight down, you can place objects under your feet to lift yourself up one block at a time.
Squeezing Through Tight Spaces		As a Ditto, you can make yourself smaller to fit through tight spaces. You'll return to your normal size once you're back out in the open.
Taking Photos		You can take pictures of Pokémon and other things around you using your camera. Enter photo mode by pressing or selecting Camera in the menu. Once in photo mode, press to take a picture!
		Press while in photo mode to change the way you hold the camera.
		Once you get the tripod you'll be able to fix your camera on the tripod and move freely while you take photos. Press while in selfie mode to fix the camera in place.
The Communication Wheel		You can press to send messages and emotes or register the messages and emotes that you want to send. Use messages and emotes to have fun communicating with others!
Return Home		Select Return Home from the main menu to instantly return to your home. If you don't have a home, you'll return to a different safe location instead. This can come in handy if you find yourself stuck and unable to go anywhere!
Return Home		If you have your own home, you can instantly return to it by selecting Return Home If you don't have a home yet, you'll be taken to some other safe location.
Sucking Up Liquids		While holding to inhale, press to suck up water or other liquids in front of you and store it in your mouth.
		You can release the liquid you sucked up anywhere you want by pressing to spit it out. Liquids will spread over the area where they were spat out.
		You can change the volume of liquid you spit out by pressing and holding , then pressing or .
Strength		Press and hold to use Strength. While using Strength, you can push and pull objects in the world.
Strength		If you tilt while using Strength, you can rotate an object in front of you to the left of right.

Moves

Name	Image	Description
Using Moves		You can use moves by pressing . Using a move reduces your PP. Your current PP is shown as a gauge at the bottom right of the screen.
Using Moves		There are many different kinds of moves. Try each one out and change the terrain to restore homes for all the Pokémon!
Running Out of PP		You'll get tired if you try to use moves while you're out of PP. The gauge at the bottom right of the screen displays how much PP you have left.
Running Out of PP		You can restore your PP by eating food, such as berries and vegetables. Open your bag with and select what you want to eat with .
Switching Between Moves		If you've learned multiple moves, press or to switch between them. You can register moves by holding or , or by pressing and holding .
Water Gun		You can use this move to spray water and revitalize dried dirt and withered plants, such as grass, trees, and flowers.
Water Gun		Eat soup to power up Water Gun. You can then press and hold to spray water over a larger area.
Leafage		You can use this move to make tall grass grow. It won't work in certain areas.
		Eat salad to power up Leafage. You can then press and hold to grow tall grass over a larger area.
		When powered up, Leafage can grow moss or vines on rocks, walls, and other surfaces.
Cut		You can use this move to cut what's in front of you, such as trees or wooden objects, with sharp blades.
		Eat bread to power up Cut. You can then press and hold to slice things up that are further away.
		When powered up, Cut can slice up harder substances than usual.
Rock Smash		You can use this move to break dirt, rock, and other materials with your fist. This lets you punch holes in walls or the ground.
		Press and hold to continuously use Rock Smash. You can look up pr down while using this move to redirect your smash.
		Eat hamburger steak to power up Rock Smash. When powered up, Rock Smash can break harder substances than usual.
Rototiller		Use this move to till dirt or grass into crop fields. Once you've made a crop field, you can plant vegetable seeds in it. You can't till dry dirt - use moves like Water Gun to make the ground nice and moist for tilling.
Rototiller		You can use Rototiller on plants and flowers to pick them up. Plants picked up this way can be given to other Pokémon as presents or stored in your bag!
Surf		You can press while in water to transform into Lapras, allowing you to swim freely.
Surf		Your PP will slowly decrease while you're using Surf. If you do run out of PP, you can keep using Surf until you press and end your transformation. You won't be able to use Surf again while you're out of PP.
Waterfall		You can quickly climb waterfalls while using Surf by pressing in front of the waterfall you want to climb.
Camouflage		You can use this move to transform into an object in front of you. You can move around while transformed.
Rollout		This move transforms you into a Graveler. Tilt to quickly roll in that direction. You can roll even faster by holding down or pressing .
		While holding down , you can roll into things to break them. However, if you roll into something that Rock Smash can't break, Rollout won't break it either, and your rolling will come to an abrupt stop.
		While transformed, you'll gradually spend PP. Once out of PP, you won't be able to roll anymore.
Glide		You can press while you're in the air to transform into Dragonite and use Glide to move around. You can't ascend higher than you were when you started gliding, though!
Glide		While transformed, you'll gradually spend PP. You'll transform back to your usual appearance when you land.
Magnet Rise		Magnet Rise lets you move while you hover in the air. You can float down or up by pressing or while using this move.
		Select an item in your bag and press to spit it out. For certain items, you can adjust the number of items you spit out at once by pressing and redirect where you spit them out by using . If you press , you can enter replacement mode, which allows you to swap what you want to spit out with what's on the ground.
		You can break what's in front of you with . The broken item will then be stored in your bag. If you press and hold the button to break something, you will store it in your body so you can spit it out whole.

Interacting with Other Pokémon

Name	Image	Description
Life with Your Pokémon Friends		Enjoy your time her by chatting with other Pokémon, making all sorts of items, or doing whatever you like at your own pace!
Life with Your Pokémon Friends		You can also look for new Pokémon, help the Pokémon you already know with their requests, or build your dream town - this world is yours to enjoy as you see fit!
Befriending Pokémon		You can become closer friends with Pokémon by talking to them, giving them presents, and helping them with their requests. Pokémon who really like you may give you presents, so try to make friends with lots of different Pokémon!
Giving Presents		Select an item in your bag, then press to hold it in your hands. If you talk to a Pokémon while holding an item, you can choose to give it to them as a present!
Making Habitats		Grass, trees, rocks, furniture, and other items can be placed near each other in certain combinations to create Pokémon habitats. Placing the same combination of items in a different location - such as near water or in a high place - might even create a different habitat altogether!
Making Habitats		When you create a new habitat, a Pokémon you haven't yet registered in your Pokédex may appear there. Try making all sorts of habitats to meet a wide variety of Pokémon friends!
Homes		When a Pokémon starts living in a habitat, that habitat becomes their home. Once a habitat becomes a home, no new Pokémon will appear in that habitat. You will need to create more habitats for new Pokémon to appear.
Pokémon Traces		Sometimes you may notice something sparkling on the ground. You can investigate these sparkling areas to discover traces of a Pokémon, which will provide information about that Pokémon's habitat and preferred environment. This information will be recorded in your Pokédex.
Walking with Pokémon		You can travel with a Pokémon by asking one to come with you.
		Press to invite all the Pokémon in front of you to follow you. Up to five Pokémon can travel with you at a time.
		When Pokémon are hungry, they may refuse to travel with you or stop following you altogether. In those situations, give them some food.
Pokémon Requests		If you talk to a Pokémon who has a problem that needs solving, they may request your help. You can check the requests you've accepted from the main menu at any time.
Inviting Pokémon to Live Elsewhere		If you would like a Pokémon to move to a different home, bring them to a different habitat and ask them to live there instead. You can also have them move to a new town.
Inviting Pokémon to Live Elsewhere		However, a Pokémon will not move into a habitat that includes something they dislike.
Searching for Pokémon with the Pokédex		You can select a Pokémon in your Pokédex you want to find and press to begin searching for them. While you're searching for a Pokémon, other Pokémon you talk to will tell you where that Pokémon is.
The Highlight Reel		If you manage to take a photo of a Pokémon during a photo op, it will be added to your highlight reel.
The Highlight Reel		If you manage to snag a photo for your highlight reel, you may receive fabulous rewards, such as photo frames! Keep adding to your highlight reel by not missing out on photo ops!
Pokémon Active Hours		If the brightness of a Pokémon's home matches their preference or the hours of the day they are usually active, that Pokémon will stay awake longer.
Party Time!		First, set up a party cooking pot. Once the mood around the party cooking pot improves, you can throw a party. You can check the current mood by speaking to DJ Rotom.
		There are various ways to improve the mood. Install large lost relics around the area. Set up some decorations. Serve food on a party platter Get Pokémon with the Hype specialty to start dancing.
		Once the mood reaches 100, have Chef Dente prepare some party food!
		Throwing a party makes it easier to meet new Pokémon or become friendlier with Pokémon you already know. A party only lasts one day, but you can throw another one whenever you want by setting everything up again!
Jump Rope		You can play jump rope by talking to Bulbasaur. Press at the right time to jump over the vine - if it touches you, that's the end of the game!
		This minigame can also be played with other players. When playing with others, touching the vine removes you from the game. The last player remaining wins the game. Rankings are determined by the number of successful jumps each player made.
		Players who've touched the vine can change its speed to hinder players who are still jumping. Press to increase the vine's speed and to decrease it. The speed will change based on how many players press the buttons, so work together as a team!
Jump Rope Contests		When playing jump rope, you can receive wonderful prizes based on how many times you successfully jumped! Pull off lots of jumps to earn lots of prizes!
Jump Rope Contests		Connect with other players amd play jump rope with them! Compete against each other for the highest score!
Hide-and-Sneak		You can talk to Zorua to play the hide-and-sneak minigame. To win, you must touch the PC at the Pokémon Center without getting found by the seeker Pokémon. If you are found, you will be sent back to the starting point.
		Using Camouflage will make it harder for the seeker Pokémon to find you. You can also create distractions by placing items on the ground, using items that make noise, or using emotes. Try different types of diversions to create openings and keep moving toward the PC!
		When you play hide-and-sneak with other players, it becomes a team game. If any player touches the PC, the whole team wins. Players found by the seeker Pokémon will be sent back to the starting point. Work with your team to reach the PC!
Look That Way		Some Pokémon may ask you to play "look that way". In this game, you must guess when prompted whether the Pokémon will look left or right by pressing or accordingly. Guess correctly, and you win the round. Guess incorrectly, and you lose.
Look That Way		If you have more wins than losses after three rounds, you win the game. Winning will greatly increase your friendship with the Pokémon. But even if you lose, your friendship still improves somewhat.

Specialties

Name	Image	Description
Specialties		Each Pokémon has a specialty. You can see a Pokémon's specialty in the Pokédex, which you can access via the menu.
Help from Followers		When you travel with a Pokémon, they'll help you out in various ways. If you stand in front of something you need help with, the Pokémon with you will use their specialty to try to help you out.
Burn		Pokémon with the Burn specialty will ignite nearby flammable objects in their free time. If you're traveling with a Pokémon who has this specialty, just stand in front of what you want burned, and they'll set it ablaze for you.
Burn		Pokémon with the Burn specialty can process metals, such as iron ore and copper ore, at a smelting furnace.
Grow		Pokémon with the Grow specialty will use their free time to help nearby plants mature faster. If you bring a Pokémon with this skill to a plant, they will help grow it for you!
Grow		Plants such as tomatoes won't grow unless they're watered, even if a Pokémon who specializes in growing is with you. Use Water Gun or something similar to water your plants first, then ask a Pokémon to help you grow them!
Water		Pokémon with the Water specialty will use nearby water basins you've filled to water surrounding plants.
		Offer food at a Rain Dance site and bring a Pokémon with the Water specialty there to have them throw a Rain Dance party, which will increase the humidity of the area.
		If you encounter any mud while traveling with a Pokémon who has the Water specialty, they'll cover the mud with bubbles. You can then spray the mud with water to wash it away!
Chop		Pokémon with the Chop specialty will process small logs you give them into lumber.
Build		Pokémon with the Build specialty will lead other Pokémon when building or remodeling structures. You can't build anything without a leader Pokémon.
Bulldoze		Pokémon with the Bulldoze specialty can serve as leaders when demolishing Pokémon Centers for reconstruction. They can also serve as leaders when demolishing or relocating other buildings.
Search		If you hold the Dowsing Machine and press while walking with a Pokémon who has the Search specialty, you'll start looking for buried items.
Fly		If you speak to a Pokémon with the Fly specialty while you're using the Pokédex to search for another Pokémon, they can take you to that Pokémon's location. To search for a Pokémon, select it in your Pokédex, then press to start searching.
Teleport		If you speak to a Pokémon with the Teleport specialty while you're using the Pokédex to search for another Pokémon, they can take you to that Pokémon's location. To search for a Pokémon, select it in your Pokédex, then press to start searching.
Recycle		You can give nonburnable garbage to a Pokémon with the Recycle specialty to have them process that trash into iron ore.
Recycle		You can give wastepaper to Pokémon who have the Recycle specialty to process into paper!
Gather		Pokémon with the Gather specialty will pick up materials and other items they find on the ground and place them in a community box.
Gather		They can also bring materials from a community box to anywhere they can be processed, such as a smelting furnace.
Generate		Pokémon with the Generate specialty will power nearby machines in their free time. If you're traveling with a Pokémon who has this skill, just stand in front of a machine and they will generate power to it for you.
Crush		If you provide suitable materials to a Pokémon with the Crush specialty, they will process those materials into other items.
Litter		Pokémon with the Litter specialty will sometimes drop useful items near their home.
		Items dropped in this way vary depending on the Pokémon.
		Pokémon will not drop items while you're watching them. Leave them alone and check on them later.
Trade		Pokémon with the Trade specialty may start barter exchanges at places where bartering is possible. Just set a cash register on a table and supply it with power!
Trade		You can trade items you own for items you want. Offer up to five items to the Pokémon you're trading with to convince them to make a trade. Offering items they like will make trading more likely to succeed!
Hype		Pokémon with the Hype specialty will start dancing if music's playing nearby, improving the mood of the area.
Yawn		You can talk to a Pokémon with the Yawn specialty to find out how humid it is currently.
Dream Island		A certain Pokémon will take you to a Dream Island if you bring them a doll. Once you've visited a Dream Island at least once, you can get that Pokémon to come to you by interacting with a doll.
Gather Honey		If you give honey to a Pokémon with the Gather Honey specialty, they'll give you furniture with special patterns in exchange.
Storage		Pokémon with the Storage specialty can hold items fr you. Just tell one of these Pokémon "I wanna check my storage" to add items to or remove items from their inventory.
Storage		If you use a workbench while accompanied by a Pokémon who is holding items for you, you can use any crafting materials they are holding directly from their inventory.
Explode		If you bring a Pokémon with the Explode specialty to a cannon, they'll hop inside! Light the launcher's fuse to send them flying - they'll explode on impact, destroying everything around them!
Collect		Pokémon with the Collect specialty can exchange lost relics or rare feathers for other items.
Rarify		If you give Star Pieces to a Pokémon with the Rarify specialty, they will turn them into rare Pokémetal for you.
Appraise		If you show a lost relic to Professor Tangrowth, who has the Appraise specialty, they can tell you what kind of item you've found.
Illuminate		Peakychu, who has the Illuminate specialty, can emit light to illuminate the whole town. But they need to build up enough electricity at a powered charging station first.
Illuminate		Pokémon become more active at night when the town is illuminated.
Paint		Smearguru has the Paint specialty and can use bowls of paint to change the color of many items, including furniture. However, some items can't be recolored.
		They can also paint patterns on items. If you find any human records that depict a pattern or items that have patterns on them, bring them to Smearguru.
		Some items can even have their individual parts decorated with different patterns or colors!
Eat		Mosslax has the Eat specialty and wants some food. Place something to eat on an offering dish, and good things may happen based on the food's flavor or rarity!
Party		Chef Dente, who has the Party specialty, will lead and instruct other Pokémon when cooking food for a party. You can't have a party without a Pokémon leading it!
Party		Also, because this Pokémon is good at cooking, if you cook with them using a cutting board or other kitchen equipment, you may end up making more food than expected.
DJ		If you give a music CD to DJ Rotom, who has the DJ specialty, they'll play that right then and there! You can even give them several CDs to play multiple music tracks in a row.
DJ		You can also talk to a DJ Pokémon to gauge the current mood of nearby Pokémon.
Engineer		Tinkmaster has the Engineer specialty and can lead other Pokémon during large building or rebuilding projects. If you assign them as the leader of a regular building project, it will be completed in less time than usual.
Engineer		Additionally, if you give them iron ingots, Tinkmaster will process them into Tinkagears!

Comfort Levels

Name	Image	Description
Comfort Level		You can tell how much a Pokémon likes their home by checking out their comfort level. Place things the Pokémon likes near their home to raise their comfort level.
		Interested in raising a Pokémon's comfort level? Go ahead and ask them if they're feeling comfy! They'll let you know if there's anything they need from you. If you don't have what they ask for, check the shop or go hunting for recipes!
		When you place an item for a Pokémon, be sure to place it near their home. Items placed too far away will have no effect on the Pokémon's comfort level.
		You can press near a Pokémon's home to display the area around it. This area display will disappear if you press again or if you move away from the home.
Increasing Comfort Level		If you ask a Pokémon "How's your comfort level?" they will tell you how comfortable they currently are. This will also allow you to see how to raise that Pokémon's comfort level.
		You can get information about an item or favor that the Pokémon is requesting that day. Granting a Pokémon's request will increase their comfort level.
		Asking a Pokémon "How's your comfort level?" and granting their request isn't the only way to improve their comfort. They may also want other items or favors besides what they've requested. Feel free to try different things when you have time!
Comfort Level: Relaxation		Place furniture around a Pokémon's home for them to rest on, such as a bed or a chair, to raise their comfort level.
Comfort Level: Relaxation		Pokémon can't use beds or chairs that are smaller than they are. Make sure to get big furniture for big Pokémon!
Comfort Level: Food		A Pokémon's comfort level will increase when they eat their favorite food or if they eat until they are full.
Comfort Level: Food		You can give food directly to a Pokémon for them to eat, but you can also put food on a plate near their living space or plant a berry tree near their home. When the Pokémon is hungry, they will eat on their own.
Comfort Level: Toys		Place items around a Pokémon's home that they can play with, such as toy blocks or pinwheels, to raise their comfort level.
Decorating to Improve Comfort		Adding decorations to a Pokémon's home, such as mushroom lamps or wreaths, will increase their comfort level.
Things Pokémon Like		Different Pokémon like different things. Placing something a Pokémon likes around their home will greatly raise their comfort level!
		A Pokémon's comfort level also greatly increases when they consume their favorite food or drink.
		You can check your Pokédex to see what each Pokémon likes.
Things Pokémon Dislike		Every Pokémon likes certain things–and every Pokémon dislikes certain things too! If you place items that a Pokémon dislikes around their home, their comfort level will decrease.
Preferred Environment		Pokémon also have different preferences when it comes to brightness, temperature, and humidity. Adjusting a Pokémon's home to match these preferences will raise that Pokémon's comfort level.
		You can check your Pokédex to see a Pokémon's brightness, temperature, and humidity preferences.
		Roofs and light sources can affect the brightness of a home. You can brighten a home by placing lamps or streetlights around it. Conversely, you can darken a home by placing a roof over it to block light.
		Items that can heat or cool an area, such as campfires or ice, will change the temperature of the home they're placed near.
		Water, plants, and other related items will increase a home's humidity. You can also remove those types of items from a home to make it drier.
Comfort Level: Houses		Building a house allows you to easily increase a Pokémon's comfort level. Once construction on a house is finished, you can invite Pokémon to move in.
		The larger the house, the more the comfort levels of the Pokémon living there will increase.
		The comfort levels of Pokémon living in a house won't be affected by adjustments to brightness, temperature, or humidity outside the house. Such adjustments need to be made inside the house to affect the comfort levels of the Pokémon living there.
Comfort Level: Pokémon Center		You can make a Pokémon more comfortable by clearing a path from their home to a Pokémon Center. If a Pokémon seems to be having trouble going for a walk, try tidying up the paths around their home!
Tidying Up Paths		If you make paths nicer, such as by smoothing over cracked ground or placing steps on hills, you can encourage Pokémon to travel farther from their homes.
Tidying Up Paths		When Pokémon go for a walk, they can visit buildings, such as Pokémon Centers or other Pokémon's homes.
Legendary and Mythical Pokémon		Legendary Pokémon have a greater effect on the environment level than other Pokémon, making it easier to increase.

Environment

Name	Image	Description
Growing Vegetable Crops		After you've used Rototiller to make a crop field, you can plant seeds and grow vegetables. Water your crops often, either with Water Gun or by other methods, to make sure they grow!
Growing Vegetable Crops		Press to harvest vegetables once they are ripe. You can then water your vegetable plants with Water Gun or other methods to regrow them.
Planting Seeds		Flower and tree seeds can be planted in the ground. Open your bag, select the seeds to hold in your hands, and press to plant them. Seeds can't be planted in dry ground–be sure to wet the ground with Water Gun or something similar first!
Planting Seeds		It takes a little time for seeds to grow. Try waiting until the next day to check on them.
Lost Human Relics?		You may sometimes find lost relics buried in the ground. Try showing them to a Pokémon with the Appraise specialty!
Lost Human Relics?		Some items you find buried in the ground are unstable and could explode at any minute! If you happen upon one of these, quickly spray it with water!
Rippling Water #1		You may sometimes see ripples and sparkles on the water's surface. You can investigate them to get items.
Honey		Sometimes you may notice flowers that are sparkling. You can inspect these flowers to obtain honey.
Humidity		The humidity of the entire town is affected both by how many plants are in the area, and the number of water sources and how big they are. You can check the current humidity level with Slowpoke's yawn.
Humidity		There are three ways you can increase the humidity level: Water dry ground to make grass grow. Water plants, such as dry tall grass and trees. Create water sources, such as ponds.
Brightening Areas		You can brighten up a dark town by placing items that emit light. Try placing light sources everywhere to brighten up the entire town.
		Though fires only provide a small amount of light for your town, they also generate warmth that can raise the comfort level for Pokémon who like that kind of environment.
		The flower on Mosslax's head will bloom more and more as the town brightens. Install lights everywhere to really illuminate your town!

Town Development

Name	Image	Description
The Workbench		At a workbench, you can use materials to craft items from recipes you've learned. You can find new recipes around the world–or, in certain situations, come up with your own.
Storage Boxes		You can store your items inside a storage box. If your bag gets full, make some space by putting items in here!
		You can also press and hold , then press to transfer half a stack of items.
		If you place a storage box next to a workbench, you can use materials directly from the box when crafting items!
Constructing Buildings		Follow these steps to build a house. 1. Place a building kit in the spot where you wish to build. 2. Collect the materials listed in the kit. 3. Gather Pokémon who meet the requirements of the kit. It will take a little time for the building process to complete.
		Talk to a Pokémon who meets the requirements of the building kit you placed and have them follow you to it. once there, you can ask them to help with the building process!
		You can use a different building kit to remodel an existing house or Pokémon Center into a whole new house with all of the same furniture inside. However, you cannot turn a large house into a smaller one.
		To demolish a house, place a demolition kit in front of the house, then gather Pokémon to help with the demolition.
		To relocate a house, place a relocation kit in front of the house, then gather Pokémon to help with the relocation preparations. Once preparations are complete, place the kit in a new spot, then gather Pokémon to help with the relocation.
Placing Furniture & Living in Houses		A newly built house does not come with any furniture. Pokémon cannot live in a house until it has three different pieces of furniture inside.
		If you talk to a Pokémon who is following you while you're both near a house, you can invite them to live in that house. Pokémon are very comfortable in houses and love living in them!
		When powered by electricity, certain houses will light up and the machines inside will start running. Try placing utility poles to provide power to a house.
Ditto's Home		Place a Ditto flag on a house to make it your home. For block houses, you can place the flag nearby. You can also invite other Pokémon to live with you.
Ditto's Home		Place a variety of furniture in your house to increase your comfort level.
Making Houses Out of Blocks		You can create a block house by enclosing a space within four walls and a door. Just like with a leaf den, Pokémon will move in if you place three different pieces of furniture inside.
Making Houses Out of Blocks		A block house can be made without a building kit as long as you place the blocks correctly. However, it can't be destroyed with a demolition kit or moved with a relocation kit.
About Dream Islands		Drifloon can take you to mysterious places called Dream Islands. Some items can only be found on Dream Islands, so explore them thoroughly! When you're ready to leave a Dream Island, just talk to Drifloon.
About Dream Islands		You can only travel to one Dream Island per day, but you can revisit that island as many times as you want. If you would like to go to a different island, you'll have to wait until the next day to talk to Drifloon again.
Summoning Drifloon with Dolls		Interact with a doll on the ground to summon Drifloon. If you ever want to go to a Dream Island, call Drifloon using any doll!
Summoning Drifloon with Dolls		The Dream Island that Drifloon takes you to will change depending on the type the doll used.^[sic] Try finding different dolls if you want to visit new Dream Islands.
A New Dream Island Every Day		You can only travel to one Dream Island per day, but you can revisit that island as many times as you want. If you would like to go to a different island, you'll have to wait until the next day to talk to Drifloon again.
A New Dream Island Every Day		At the start of a new day, Drifloon will forget the location of any Dream Islands you visited the day before, but they'll find a new island for you every day. Make sure to travel to an island daily if you want to gather heaps of materials!
Human Records		You can sometimes find written records, such as letters and notes, that humans left behind. Inspect them to read their contents.
Dowsing		If you talk to a Pokémon with the Search specialty while you're holding a Dowsing Machine, you can look for items. Work together to find items buried in the ground!
Pokémon Fossils		You may occasionally dig up Pokémon fossils. Some fossils are made up of multiple parts, so make they're assembled in the proper order when displaying them on exhibition stands!^[sic]
The Mysterious Mural		You can fit mysterious slates into the indentation on the wall.
The Mysterious Mural		Mysterious slates can sometimes be found buried in the ground. Use the Dowsing Machine to look for them! Something might happen if you insert all the slates in the correct configuration.
Installing Security Cameras		This camera lets you view things even when you're far away. Place a security camera on the ground, then select Security Cameras from the Camera menu to view what it's seeing. If you've placed several cameras, you'll be able to toggle between the different camera views.
Transforming Your Look		You can transform into a new look by pressing near any furniture with a mirror, such as a dresser.
		You can use the outfits you've obtained to change your look however you like.
		If you choose Ditto color for your face, your entire body will become that color. You will not be able to change the individual color of other parts of your body, such as your hair or clothing.
Generators		Machines that produce electricity. The way electricity is produced and the amount produced varies depending on the type of generator.
		You can place utility poles near a generator to transmit electricity over long distances.
		Windmills produce electricity using wind power. They work no matter where you place them, but they'll make more electricity if you install them at higher elevations.
		Waterwheels use water to produce electricity. After you set one up, you'll need a constant flow of water against the bottom of the wheel to generate electricity.
		Furnaces use fire to produce electricity. You can power them by feeding them small logs, leaves, and other burnable materials as fuel. Furnaces generate a lot of electricity but will stop working if they run out of fuel.
Changing Colors with Paint		Smearguru has the Paint specialty and can use bowls of paint to change the color of many items, including furniture. However, some items can't be recolored.
		If you want to change the color of things you can't carry, such as houses, just bring Smearguru to them!
		Use a paint balloon to paint something in front of you. You can craft paint balloons out of paint.
		They can also apply patterns to items. If you find any human records that depict a pattern or items that have patterns on them, bring them to Smearguru.
		For certain furniture, you can change the color or pattern of each individual part.
Holding Liquids in Your Mouth		You can press to gulp any drink you're holding in your hands. The liquid you can spit out afterwards changes depending on the drink you gulped!
Let's Cook!		You can use a cutting board and other kitchen equipment to cook food with various ingredients. Eating food you cook will power up your moves.
Let's Cook!		If other Pokémon are nearby when you cook, they might join in and help out. You may even end up with a different end result than expected depending on the Pokémon's specialty and the ingredients you used. Try making all sorts of food and see what you come up with!
Smelting Furnaces		You can melt materials such as copper ore and iron ore to make ingots. Place the materials in a smelting furnace and ask a Pokémon with the Burn specialty to help you.
Getting a Handcar Working		If you place a handcar on connected railway tracks, you can ride it to get around. If you connect additional handcars, you can bring small Pokémon with you on your ride.
Getting a Handcar Working		Place a crossing gate near a line of railway tracks to make a railroad crossing where handcars will briefly stop. Connect two railroad crossings via railway tracks, and Pokémon will ride handcars on their own.
Setting Up a Lift		You can create a lift by placing two lift platforms facing each other at some distance. You can ride lifts to faraway places when no other path is available and bring other Pokémon with you too.
Setting Up a Lift		You can't make a lift if the lift platforms are too far apart, if the angle between them is too steep, or if something is blocking the space between them.
Setting Up an Elevator		If you vertically place elevator platforms and connect them by ladders, you can make elevators to transport you up and down.
Setting Up an Elevator		You can summon an elevator by pressing the button on the platform. You'll have to wait a bit for the elevator to arrive. Once you're on the elevator, use the up or down button to move to the floor you want to go to.

Using the PC

Name	Image	Description
Environment Level		This parameter will increase as you befriend more Pokémon and raise their comfort levels. As the environment level goes up, you'll unlock more challenges and shop items!
Challenges		These are small goals that will help improve the comfort of Pokémon in the area and raise the environment level. Completing challenges will award Life Coins.
Challenges		Challenge Days take place once a week. On these days, you can get more Life Coins than usual for completing daily challenges.
The Shop		At the PC Shop, you can use Life Coins earned from challenges and other events to buy items, recipes, and more!
		Some items for sale in the shop can unlock useful features, so complete lots of challenges to collect Life Coins!
		Certain days of the week are Shop Days. On these days, rare items than usual will be available under the Today Only! header.
Ordering Items		You can order items available for purchase from shops in other player's towns! Any items you order will be delivered via the PC in your town.
Stamp Rally		You can begin a stamp rally after receiving a stamp card from the PC at the Pokémon Center. You can add a stamp to the card once per day using the PC.
		Every Friday, you can exchange the stamps you've collected for Life Coins. If you've collected rare stamps on your card, you'll get more Life Coins than usual!
		You can stamp your card at Pokémon Center PCs in other locations, too–such as another player's world or a Cloud Island. Collect as many stamps as you can get each week before Friday rolls around!
Healing at a Pokémon Center		Once a day, you can use the healing machine inside to fully restore your PP.
Healing at a Pokémon Center		Sometimes a Pokémon with the Trade specialty will trade items with you at the cash register inside the Pokémon Center.
The 3D Printer		The 3D printer at the Pokémon Center can create a copy of an item from a photograph. You'll need Pokémetal to create copies.
		Object mode lets you take the photos you need for creating copies of items. Boot up the camera with , then switch modes with before taking a photo.
		You can even create copies from photos you take on Cloud Islands or in other players' towns.

Link Play

Name	Image	Description
Palette Town		These islands don't have a story to pursue, but they are vast and undeveloped, so you can build them up as you see fit! You can also invite others to play via Link Play to help you develop an island, or you can all visit a Dream Island together.
Palette Town		You can also bring Pokémon from other towns to Palette Town. There are also some Pokémon who you can only find there! Work together with other players and Pokémon to create a fun and lively island!
Playing with Others via Link Play		You can play with other players locally or online by selecting Link Play on the PC at the Pokémon Center.
		You can invite players to your world, visit other players' worlds, or create a Cloud Island for everyone to explore together. You can also use messages and emotes to communicate with each other!
		Connect with other players and have fun together!
		Select local connection to play with other players in the same physical space as you, or select online connection to play with players who are far away.
		A Link Code is required when playing via Link Play. You will need to either have a Link Code from another player or create your own and share it with your friends. Don't share your Link Code with people you don't know!
Inviting Others to Visit Your World		You can invite other players to your town to show off what you've made and all the Pokémon you've befriended! Other players can also help you develop your town.
Visiting a Friend's World		You can go to other player's towns and play with them, or check out how they've built their town and get new ideas for your own! You can even help them build if they're in Palette Town!
Playing on a Cloud Island		Cloud Islands exist in a different world of their own. Players who know your Cloud Island's address and Link Code can play there even when you aren't around. Work with friends to create your own unique island!
Shops on Cloud Islands		You can also buy items from a Cloud Island's PC shop. Though purchased items can't be brought back to your world, you'll still remember any recipes you've learned, so you can craft those items even after you've returned home.
Virtual Mode		This mode allows you to visit a virtual version of another player's Cloud Island. Your actions in the virtual world will not affect the other player's actual Cloud Island on their end.
Virtual Mode		In virtual mode, you can see how players all over the world are developing their islands and get inspiration. However, this mode does not allow you to bring your Pokémon friends with you.
Using Star Pieces		If you give a Star Piece to a Pokémon who is visiting from another player's world, that Pokémon will give you a gift! (This cannot be done with some Pokémon.)
Using Star Pieces		If you open a Pokémon's gift at a vacant habitat, a new Pokémon will appear–the same species as the Pokémon who gave you the gift!
Pokémon Gifts		If you open a Pokémon's gift at a vacant habitat, a new Pokémon will appear–the same species as the Pokémon who gave you the gift!
Inviting Pokémon from Other Towns		Pokémon you meet when you play with others may visit your world afterward. You can also invite them to visit when you first meet them!
Inviting Pokémon from Other Towns		Pokémon visitors will bring you gifts, so don't be afraid to invite lots and lots of Pokémon!