In Pokémon Pokopia you do not find finished lumber, bricks, paper or concrete in the world: you find a raw item and hand it to a Pokémon with the right specialty. Small Logs become lumber with a Chop Pokémon such as Scyther, Squishy Clay becomes bricks with a Burn Pokémon such as Torchic or Charmander, Wastepaper becomes paper with a Recycle Pokémon such as Trubbish, and Limestone becomes concrete in a Concrete Mixer next to water with a Crush Pokémon such as Conkeldurr. Below is where to find each raw item, who processes it, what the materials are used for, and how many the story asks for. We have not played the game; every fact is attributed to the guides it came from. For general early-game advice see our Pokopia beginner tips.
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Pokopia materials: quick answer
- Lumber: give Small Logs to a Pokémon with Chop (Scyther is the usual first one). Small Logs come from cutting trees.
- Bricks: give Squishy Clay to a Pokémon with Burn. Break clay blocks with Rock Smash, mainly at Bleak Beach.
- Paper: give Wastepaper to a Pokémon with Recycle. Wastepaper lies around Sparkling Skylands.
- Concrete: learn the Concrete Mixer from Conkeldurr in the Sparkling Skylands story, place it by water, add Limestone and bring a Pokémon with Crush. Ordinary stone does not work.
- Be patient: processing is not instant, so hand over a stack and do something else.
| Material | Raw item | Specialty needed | Where the raw item is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumber | Small Log | Chop (Scyther, Pinsir, Heracross) | Cut trees; Serebii lists natural Small Logs in the Withered Wastelands, Bleak Beach and Sparkling Skylands |
| Brick | Squishy Clay | Burn (Charmander, Torchic, Flareon, Arcanine) | Clay blocks at Bleak Beach, the Withered Wastelands after rain, and a Dream Island |
| Paper | Wastepaper | Recycle (Trubbish, Garbodor, Porygon, Cinccino) | Sparkling Skylands, plus a Dream Island |
| Concrete | Limestone | Crush (Conkeldurr, Onix, Metagross, Tyranitar) plus a Concrete Mixer | Sparkling Skylands |
Lumber, bricks and paper, three of the four materials. AI-generated illustration, not the in-game look.
How to get lumber in Pokopia
Serebii’s specialty page says Pokémon with the Chop specialty “can process small logs into lumber”. GameTyrant’s lumber guide walks through the steps: get Small Logs, talk to Scyther, choose “Look at this!”, give him the logs, then pick “Make me some lumber” and say how many pieces you want. Come back later for the result. Pokopia Guide gives the same “Look at this” steps and adds that Pinsir and Heracross also have Chop; GamesRadar, which calls the move Cut, names Scyther as well.
Where do Small Logs come from?
Pokopia Guide says Small Logs drop when you use Cut on trees and worn lumber, and GameTyrant says cutting one stack of large beams yields four to five Small Logs. Serebii’s item list shows natural Small Logs in the Withered Wastelands, Bleak Beach and Sparkling Skylands. GameTyrant also notes you can pick up finished lumber lying on the ground now and then, and Serebii lists natural lumber in Rocky Ridges, Sparkling Skylands and Bubbly Basin (the Expansion Pass area).
Only one guide says how to call Scyther: GameTyrant describes a habitat of a tree surrounded by four tall grass tiles, then waiting or time travelling until he arrives. Treat that recipe as unconfirmed until a second source repeats it. Pokopia Guide also lists a conversion rate of 10 Small Logs to 50 lumber; no other source we read gives a rate, so check it in the game.
How to make bricks in Pokopia
Serebii’s items page lists Brick as “give Pokémon with Burn some Squishy Clay”, and GameTyrant’s brick guide says the same, naming Torchic and Charmander as helpers. Use the same “Look at this” dialogue and ask the Pokémon to turn the clay into bricks; it takes some time. Burn Pokémon on Serebii’s list include the Charmander and Cyndaquil lines, Growlithe, Vulpix, Torchic, Flareon and Entei.
Where to find Squishy Clay
- Bleak Beach: GamesRadar and Pokopia Guide both say clay blocks are found here, and Pokopia Guide recommends it as the main farm. You break the blocks with Rock Smash.
- Withered Wastelands: GameTyrant and Pokopia Guide say clay blocks only become breakable after rain, which starts when you release Onix during the “Yawn Up a Storm!” request.
- A Dream Island: Serebii lists Squishy Clay on the Dream Island reached with a Pikachu Doll, and Pokopia Guide calls it a renewable late-game source.
Pokopia Guide says its recipe rate is 10 Squishy Clay to 20 bricks; as with the lumber rate, we found no second source, so treat it as unconfirmed. GameTyrant adds that a Torchic habitat called “Chirp-chirl meal” (a birdhouse, a table and a plate of food) near the Bleak Beach Pokémon Center can summon Torchic.
How to get paper in Pokopia
Serebii’s items page says Paper is made by recycling Wastepaper with a Pokémon with Recycle, and its specialty page describes Recycle as processing “nonburnable garbage into iron ore and wastepaper into paper”. GameTyrant’s paper guide lists the same Pokémon Serebii does: Trubbish, Garbodor, Magnezone, Koffing, Cinccino, Porygon, Porygon2, Beldum, Metang and Metagross. GameTyrant says Trubbish should already be at Bleak Beach once you finish the “Brighten Things Up” quest.
Where to find Wastepaper
- Sparkling Skylands: Serebii, Pokopia Guide and GameTyrant all place it here. GameTyrant says it lies on the ground or drops from colourful trash blocks. Serebii also lists natural Wastepaper in Palette Town.
- A Dream Island: Serebii and GameTyrant say the island you reach by giving Drifloon a Dragonite Doll has Wastepaper to farm.
Watch the names: a Pinwheels recipe in Serebii’s list asks for Wastepaper as it is, not for finished Paper.
A concrete mixer by the water with limestone and finished slabs. AI-generated illustration, not the in-game look.
How to make concrete in Pokopia
Concrete comes later than the other three. GamesRadar says you cannot make it until Sparkling Skylands, where the story teaches you to turn limestone into concrete with a mixer and a Crush Pokémon, “namely Conkeldurr”. Serebii’s crafting list matches that: the Concrete Mixer’s unlock is “Talk to Conkeldurr”, and it costs 2 Iron Ingots. Pokopia Guide’s concrete section gives the same cost.
- Get the recipe. Talk to Conkeldurr during the Sparkling Skylands story (Serebii, Pokopia Guide).
- Craft the Concrete Mixer. It needs 2 Iron Ingots, which you smelt from Iron Ore in a furnace (Serebii, Pokopia Guide).
- Place it near water. Pokopia Guide says the mixer only works beside water, and Serebii’s description says it makes concrete “out of water and stone”.
- Add Limestone and bring a Crush Pokémon. Serebii’s items page says to mix Limestone in the mixer with a Pokémon with Crush; Pokopia Guide adds that ordinary stone is not a substitute.
- Collect the concrete. If nothing comes out, Pokopia Guide says to check the water, the input and the helper’s specialty first.
Limestone is a Sparkling Skylands item on Serebii’s list, and Pokopia Guide says there are “thousands of blocks” of it there. Crush Pokémon on Serebii’s list include Onix, Steelix, Conkeldurr, Golem, Tyranitar, Metagross and the Cranidos and Shieldon lines.
How many materials does the story ask for?
GamesRadar’s Team Initiation Challenge walkthrough lists the amounts for the stages that use these four materials. Pokopia Guide also gives 50 concrete for the challenge.
| Challenge stage | Needs |
|---|---|
| Stage 3 | 20 lumber, 5 fluff, 10 paper |
| Stage 4 | 40 bricks, 20 gold ingots, 50 concrete |
Pokopia Guide also says the Sparkling Skylands Pokémon Center rebuild needs 25 concrete; we found no second source for that number.
What are lumber, bricks, paper and concrete used for?
Everything below comes from Serebii’s Crafting and Recipes list, which also shows where each recipe is unlocked.
| Material | Example recipes and costs (Serebii) |
|---|---|
| Lumber | Storage Box: 1 lumber (unlocked by registering 6 Pokémon); Wooden table: 1 lumber; Plain table: 1 lumber and 2 twine |
| Brick | Brick steps: 2 bricks (Bleak Beach shop, Lv. 2); Brick wall: 2 bricks (Bleak Beach Lv. 4); brick roof pieces: 2 bricks each (a bundle at Bleak Beach Lv. 5); Stone fireplace: 2 bricks, 2 stone, 2 sturdy sticks |
| Paper | Wallpaper-style surfaces such as walls and flooring: 6 paper each; Party popper: 1 paper and 1 vine rope (Withered Wastelands Lv. 5); Hanging scroll: 2 paper |
| Concrete | Concrete steps and Asphalt road: 2 concrete each (Sparkling Skylands Lv. 2); Concrete slab: 2 (Lv. 4); Rough wall: 2 (Lv. 7); Lift platform: 5 iron ingots, 5 concrete, 1 Tinkagear (from Tinkaton in the story) |
If you are decorating rather than building, our Pokopia Pokédex lists the habitats and specialties of every Pokémon, which helps you plan who to invite for Chop, Burn, Recycle and Crush. The Dazzling Decorations expansion is also on the way, so a stockpile will not go to waste.
Tips for stocking up
- Recruit the processors early. pokopia.dev’s materials guide says to prioritise Scyther because lumber is a constant bottleneck.
- Give the whole stack. Pokopia Guide suggests handing over many items at a time rather than one by one.
- Use Litter Pokémon. Serebii says Pokémon with the Litter specialty scatter items near their homes; Pokopia Guide lists Mareep for fluff and Spinarak for twine as examples.
- Keep a storage box beside the workbench so crafting can draw on what you have stored (Pokopia Guide).
FAQ
How do you get paper in Pokopia?
Pick up Wastepaper, mainly in Sparkling Skylands, and give it to a Pokémon with the Recycle specialty such as Trubbish, Porygon or Cinccino.
How do you get lumber in Pokopia?
Cut Small Logs from trees and give them to a Pokémon with Chop, such as Scyther. You can also find lumber lying around in some areas, per GameTyrant and Serebii.
How do you make bricks in Pokopia?
Break clay blocks with Rock Smash to get Squishy Clay, then give the clay to a Pokémon with Burn, such as Torchic or Charmander.
How do you make concrete in Pokopia?
Get the Concrete Mixer recipe from Conkeldurr in Sparkling Skylands, craft it with 2 Iron Ingots, place it by water, add Limestone and bring a Pokémon with Crush.
Checked: Nov 13, 2026 04:59 UTC. Sources: Serebii items, specialties and crafting pages; Pokopia Guide; pokopia.dev; GameTyrant’s lumber, brick and paper guides; GamesRadar.
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