Pokémon Pokopia: All Materials & Crafting Chains

In Pokémon Pokopia, advanced materials like Paper, Bricks, and Concrete cannot be crafted at a workbench. You must use Pokemon with specific Specialties to process raw materials into finished products. This guide covers every crafting chain from raw resource to final product.

Quick Jump to Material:

Bricks Paper Concrete Iron Ingots Glass Lumber

Bricks

High (50-100+ for early quests)

Essential early-game building material needed for Pokemon Center reconstruction and housing.

1Raw Materials

Squishy Clay

Rock Smash clay deposits on Bleak Beach
Paldean Wooper Litter specialty (auto-drops near habitat)

Auto-farm: Paldean Wooper (Litter specialty)

2Processing Steps

Collect Squishy Clay from clay deposits or Paldean Wooper habitat

Give Squishy Clay to a Pokemon with Burn specialty

Required Specialty: Burn

TorchicCharmanderGrowlitheCharmeleonCharizardCombuskenBlazikenTorkoalMagmarCoalossalVulpix

Batch: 10 input → 10 output

Pro Tips

💡 Assign multiple Burn-specialty Pokemon to process clay simultaneously for faster output
💡 Build a Paldean Wooper habitat near your crafting area for passive Squishy Clay generation
💡 Bricks are heavily needed in Bleak Beach for Meowth housing and Pokemon Center rebuilds

First needed: Bleak Beach - Meowth Housing & Pokemon Center reconstruction

Paper

Medium (10+ for Team Initiation)

Required for the Team Initiation Challenge. Made from Wastepaper using Recycle specialty Pokemon.

1Raw Materials

Wastepaper (Nonburnable Garbage)

Sparkling Skylands scrap piles (primary source)
Scattered across various regions (rare)

Main supply is in the 4th region - Sparkling Skylands

2Processing Steps

Travel to Sparkling Skylands and collect Wastepaper from scrap piles

Give Wastepaper to a Pokemon with Recycle specialty, select 'Make me some paper'

Required Specialty: Recycle

TrubbishGarbodorMetangPorygonCinccino

Batch: 10 input → 20 output

Pro Tips

💡 Each batch of 10 Wastepaper produces 20 Paper - a 2:1 conversion ratio
💡 Trubbish is available early at Bleak Beach and has Recycle specialty
💡 Stock up on Wastepaper whenever visiting Sparkling Skylands

First needed: Team Initiation Challenge - Thunder Badge (Challenge 3)

Concrete

Very High (200+ for skyscraper)

End-game construction material needed in massive quantities for Sparkling Skylands skyscraper rebuild.

1Raw Materials

Limestone

Abundant throughout Sparkling Skylands

Easy to find in the Skylands region

Iron Ingots (for Concrete Mixer)

Smelting Iron Ore in Smelting Furnace with Burn specialty

2Processing Steps

Find Conkeldurr (Tinkmaster) at the Skylands construction site generator area

Conkeldurr gives you the Concrete Mixer recipe (costs 2 Iron Ingots to craft)

Place Concrete Mixer near a water source

Add Limestone to the mixer, assign a Crush specialty Pokemon to operate it

Required Specialty: Crush

Conkeldurr

Batch: 1 input → 1 output

Pro Tips

💡 Conkeldurr itself has Crush specialty - perfect for operating the mixer
💡 Place multiple mixers near water for parallel production
💡 The skyscraper rebuild needs hundreds of Concrete - start stockpiling early
💡 Floors 2-4 of the skyscraper require the most Concrete

First needed: Sparkling Skylands - Rebuild Huge Building quest

Iron Ingots

High (ongoing throughout game)

Refined metal used for electrical equipment, advanced buildings, and the Concrete Mixer.

1Raw Materials

Iron Ore

Rock Smash ore veins (all regions)
Recycle specialty Pokemon converting Nonburnable Garbage
Hard iron deposits require Hamburger Steak buff to break

Eat a Hamburger Steak (4 Beans on Frying Pan) to temporarily power up Rock Smash for hard deposits

2Processing Steps

Collect Iron Ore via Rock Smash on ore veins, or Recycle from garbage

Place Iron Ore into a Smelting Furnace

Guide a Burn specialty Pokemon to the furnace to provide fire

Required Specialty: Burn

MagmarTorkoalCharmanderCharizardTorchicBlazikenVulpix

Batch: 1 input → 1 output

Pro Tips

💡 1:1 conversion ratio for all ore types (Iron, Gold, Copper)
💡 Glass is made the same way: Volcanic Ash/Sand/Sandstone in furnace + Burn Pokemon
💡 Keep a Burn Pokemon stationed near your furnace for continuous smelting

First needed: Bleak Beach - Electrical infrastructure

Glass

High (late-game)

Refined material for windows and advanced structures. Made by smelting sand-based materials.

1Raw Materials

Volcanic Ash / Sand / Sandstone

Beach areas
Rocky Ridges
Sparkling Skylands

2Processing Steps

Collect Volcanic Ash, Sand, or Sandstone

Place material into Smelting Furnace, guide Burn Pokemon to provide fire

Required Specialty: Burn

MagmarTorkoalCharmanderTorchicVulpix

Batch: 1 input → 1 output

Pro Tips

💡 Same furnace used for Iron/Gold/Copper Ingots works for Glass
💡 Needed alongside Concrete for Sparkling Skylands construction

First needed: Sparkling Skylands - Building upgrades

Lumber

Very High (ongoing)

Basic processed wood. Made by having Chop specialty Pokemon process Small Logs.

1Raw Materials

Small Logs

Cut trees in any region using Cut ability

Trees regrow over time

2Processing Steps

Use Cut ability on trees to collect Small Logs

Give Small Logs to a Chop specialty Pokemon

Required Specialty: Chop

ScytherScizorPinsirSirfetch'dDecidueye

Batch: 10 input → 50 output

Pro Tips

💡 10 Small Logs = 50 Lumber (5:1 output ratio)
💡 Scyther is available early in Withered Wasteland
💡 Lumber is needed throughout the entire game - always keep a stockpile

First needed: Withered Wasteland - First constructions

Related Guides

Bricks Crafting Guide

Detailed brick production walkthrough

Paper Guide

Wastepaper locations & Recycle Pokemon

Concrete Guide

Concrete Mixer & mass production

Pokemon Specialties Database

Full specialty cross-reference

Area Unlock Guide

All 5 regions & unlock conditions

Building Materials Checklist

Per-region material requirements