Pokémon Pokopia: Team Initiation Challenge — Complete Walkthrough
The Team Initiation Challenge is a multi-phase cross-region material collection quest triggered at a tower on the Withered Wasteland beach. Completing all 5 phases is required to see the ending credits. Each phase awards a classic Gym Badge and demands increasingly rare materials.
Phase 1: Boulder Badge
Region: Withered Wasteland
| Item | Quantity | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Leppa Berry | 5 | Headbutt trees in Withered Wasteland |
Phase 2: Cascade Badge
Region: Multi-region (Rocky Ridges + Bleak Beach)
| Item | Quantity | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Beans | 10 | Farm in Rocky Ridges |
| Tomato | 10 | Grow at Bleak Beach |
| Wheat | 10 | Farm in Rocky Ridges northwest area |
Phase 3: Thunder Badge
Region: Multi-region (Sparkling Skylands for Wastepaper)
| Item | Quantity | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Lumber | 20 | Chop specialty Pokemon + Small Logs |
| Fluff | 5 | Mareep Litter specialty (habitat drop) |
| Paper | 10 | Wastepaper + Recycle specialty Pokemon |
Phase 4: Rainbow Badge
Region: Multi-region (Sparkling Skylands primary)
| Item | Quantity | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Bricks | 40 | Squishy Clay + Burn specialty Pokemon |
| Gold Ingots | 20 | Gold Ore + Smelting Furnace + Burn Pokemon |
| Concrete | 50 | Limestone + Concrete Mixer + Crush Pokemon |
Phase 5: Soul Badge
Region: Multi-region
| Item | Quantity | How to Get |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity Points | 50 | Connect multiple Windmills to power grid |
| Crystal Fragments | 10 | Sparkling Skylands mining |
Preparation Tips
- 💡 Start stockpiling materials early — especially Bricks, Paper, and Concrete
- 💡 Build a Paldean Wooper habitat for passive Squishy Clay (Bricks)
- 💡 Build a Mareep habitat for passive Fluff drops
- 💡 Phase 4 is the hardest — 50 Concrete requires Sparkling Skylands access
- 💡 Use Dream Islands for supplementary resource farming