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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

Easy

Region: Withered Wasteland

ItemQuantityHow to Get
Leppa Berry5Headbutt trees in Withered Wasteland

Phase 2: Cascade Badge

Medium

Region: Multi-region (Rocky Ridges + Bleak Beach)

ItemQuantityHow to Get
Beans10Farm in Rocky Ridges
Tomato10Grow at Bleak Beach
Wheat10Farm in Rocky Ridges northwest area

Phase 3: Thunder Badge

Medium-Hard

Region: Multi-region (Sparkling Skylands for Wastepaper)

ItemQuantityHow to Get
Lumber20Chop specialty Pokemon + Small Logs
Fluff5Mareep Litter specialty (habitat drop)
Paper10Wastepaper + Recycle specialty Pokemon

Phase 4: Rainbow Badge

Hard

Region: Multi-region (Sparkling Skylands primary)

ItemQuantityHow to Get
Bricks40Squishy Clay + Burn specialty Pokemon
Gold Ingots20Gold Ore + Smelting Furnace + Burn Pokemon
Concrete50Limestone + Concrete Mixer + Crush Pokemon

Phase 5: Soul Badge

Very Hard

Region: Multi-region

ItemQuantityHow to Get
Electricity Points50Connect multiple Windmills to power grid
Crystal Fragments10Sparkling 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