There is plenty to discover in Pokémon Pokopia, and with humans having mysteriously vanished, there is no need for Pokémon battles. Instead, Pokémon in Pokopia have developed Specialities that can be of great assistance.
While Pokopia puts the player in control of saving a desolate landscape, the Pokémon you encounter will help you to progress and can make your life a lot easier.
If you want to know all of the Specialities available in Pokémon Pokopia, Insider Gaming has all the important details.
All Pokopia Specialities, Explained
Every Pokémon in Pokopia has at least one Speciality, which is either used automatically in the environment or when accompanying you.
Many Pokémon will actively use their Speciality without being directed, if the required items are available. Others, meanwhile, are only triggered when you interact with the Pokémon and request their help.
Using Specialities makes life in Pokopia a lot easier, lessening the burden for players. With the right approach, you can set things up for you Pokémon to produce resources and maintain crops passively.
The table below outlines all of the Specialities in Pokopia and a description of what they do.
| Speciality Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Burn | Pokémon travelling with you will ignite flammable objects. Can also hand Pokémon some items to Burn to create items. |
| Grow | Pokémon will use their free time to help nearby plants mature faster. |
| Water | Pokémon with the Water speciality will use nearby Water Basins to water plants. Offer food at a Rain Dance site and bring a Pokémon with Water to make it rain and raise humidity. Pokémon will cover Mud with bubbles that you can wash away with Water Gun. |
| Chop | Give Pokémon Small Logs to turn into Lumber |
| Build | Pokémon with Build specialty lead other Pokémon when building. |
| Bulldoze | Pokémon with the Bulldoze speciality can help to demolish buildings. |
| Search | Hold the Dowsing Machine and press A while walking with a Pokémon with the Search speciality to look for buried items. |
| Fly | Use the Pokédex to search for a specific Pokémon, and speak to a Pokémon with the Fly Speciality to be transported to them. |
| Recycle | Give Nonburnable Garbage to Pokémon to process into Iron Ore. |
| Gather | Pokémon will pick up materials and place them in a Community Box. |
| Generate | Pokémon will power nearby machines in their free time. |
| Crush | Give Pokémon select materials to Crush into other items. |
| Litter | Pokémon will drop useful items near their home. |
| Trade | Pokémon will start barter exchanges when a Cash Register is set up and provided with power. |
| Yawn | Trigger a Yawn to find out current Humidity level. |
| Dream Island | Take you to a Dream Island when brought a Doll, or interact with a doll to spawn the required Pokémon. |
| Gather Honey | Give Honey to these Pokémon to receive furniture with special patterns. |
| Collect | Exchange Lost Relics and Rare Feathers for other items |
| Appraise | Reveals what kind of Lost Relic item you have found |
| Illuminate | Emit light to Illuminate the whole town, charge electricity at Charging Station. |
| Paint | Use Bowls of Paint to change the color of items. Paint patterns on items. |
What Are Specialities in Pokémon Pokopia?
Specialities in Pokopia are useful traits that Pokémon have, which can help you create new items, look after the environment, and more.
Some Specialities are unlocked almost immediately, including Bulbasaur’s Grow and Charmander’s Burn, but the full uses for them may not be apparent until later.
Additionally, various Pokémon have more than one Speciality, making them even more useful when they are accompanying you. You can have up to five Pokémon following you at one time too, so there’s always room for more to join and cover every requirement.
While some Specialities are shared by various Pokémon, others have a unique Speciality, like Tangrowth’s Appraise.
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For more Pokémon Pokopia, read about the game becoming the highest-rated ever in the franchise, and check out all the multiplayer details.
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