Pokmon Pokopia has a hidden reward for completing the game's Pokedex, and you can even stumble upon part of the secret early on

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Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:16:53 +0000

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Pokmon Pokopia has a secret reward, but players can only earn it if they complete their Pokedex first.

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Skylands Players need to find all 300 Pokmon before accessing it The
completed Pokdex will be required to unlock the area Pokmon Pokopia has a secret reward, but players can only earn it if they complete their Pokdex first.

Pokopia launched earlier this month on Nintendo Switch 2 , so many players are likely still slowly trucking along and have not even finished the game's story yet. It's a huge game with plenty to do, and for those who are invested for the long haul, there's a pretty neat reward waiting for you at the end of the road. Article continues below You may like Pokmon Pokopia review: did the Nintendo Switch 2 finally get its system seller? Pokmon Pokopia is the highest-rated Pokmon game since X/Y on Metacritic, and it's not even out on Nintendo Switch 2 yet Pokmon Pokopia is sold out at many major retailers, but its really not difficult to see why Disclaimer Pokmon Pokopia spoilers ahead! According to IGN , players can unlock a hidden reward for finishing their entire Pokdex, and you can actually encounter the beginnings of it quite
early on.

If you investigate the Sparkling Skylands, you can stumble upon a cave deep
in one of the islands where they meet Gyrados for the first time. The area
can be found by locating a room with a broken ladder and by following a black/yellow stripe WARNING panel on the floor.

After breaking through the panel beneath where the ladder descends, you
should eventually drop into a small cavern. It's in there that players will find an Area Gate that lets players scan their Pokdex.

Here's the catch. You'll only be able to open it if you have completed the entire Pokdex, which means finding all 300 Pokmon first, minus event-only creatures. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

If you haven't already discovered the Area Gate, you'll receive the recipe
for the Neo Dowsing Machine by collecting the 300th Pokmon, which Professor Tangrowth will tell you to take to Sparkling Skylands.

Alternatively, you can use a Pokmon with the Search ability to help you track down the Area Gate without having to go through the trouble yourself.

When you unlock the Area Gate with your completed Pokdex, you'll find a
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If you go up to the printer, you'll be rewarded with a cute certificate you can hang up, congratulating you on your completed Pokdex.

"We hereby certify your achievement of completing the Pokdex. May this great feat be celebrated by all!" the certificate reads.

In TechRadar Gaming's five-star Pokmon Pokopia review , lifestyle managing editor Josephine Watson said she "underestimated how well Nintendo would tackle its latest town-building / cozy life sim."

"Its story-driven, offering a great gameplay loop, inventive mechanics, and very few friction points; Nintendo clearly learned from some of Animal Crossing: New Horizons quality-of-life hiccups," Watson writes. "My only
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