Pokopia Players Shouldn't Waste Time Manually Watering All the Grass in the Game

Pokemon Pokopia players may be wasting time with one activity in the game, as watering the grass isn’t as necessary as some fans think, and it can actually hurt their chances of helping out at least one Pokemon. Watering the grass in Pokemon Pokopia may seem like a nice way to make the island prettier and more inhabitable, but players should exercise restraint in making the whole island look lush and green.

The release of Pokemon Pokopia on March 5 has been a resounding success for its developers at Game Freak and Omega Force. Critics by and large love it, as it’s currently tied for the franchise’s highest review score of all time with Pokemon Y, with the plot of a Ditto in human form improving a deserted island to make a home for other Pokemon proving itself a simple yet rewarding premise. There have been no official numbers released regarding the game’s player count, but it’s clearly a commercial success too, as plenty of retailers are having trouble keeping physical copies of it in stock, and Amazon has even increased the price of Pokemon Pokopia to $79.99 due to high demand for the active life sim.

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Why Pokemon Pokopia Players Should Avoid Excess Grass Watering

While making the island look nice may be an altruistic goal, watering every patch of grass is a time sink that doesn’t pay off in the long run. Many habitats in Pokemon Pokepia, which are necessary for attracting specific Pokemon to the island, require certain plant life, including grass and flowers in their recipes. Using the Water Gun move can be helpful to create these environments, but it’s not necessary to do it everywhere, as some fans have pointed out that rain is a natural occurrence as you progress in the game, and it’ll do much of the watering work for them. Multiple fans have discovered this the hard way, sharing online that they spent hours watering across every corner of the map, only for nature to come along and effortlessly repeat all their redundant labor.

Watering all the grass isn’t just a waste of time, but a detrimental move for players trying to attract all the Pokemon in the game. Some Pokemon need a dry environment, which areas with watered grass are unsuitable for, and at least one Pokemon relies on Dry Tall Grass to make its habitat just right. In order to build a habitat suitable for Onix in Pokemon Pokopia, players will need a 2×2 patch of Dry Tall Grass and a Smooth Stone, which can be combined to get the Smooth Tall Grass habitat. The only way to get Dry Tall Grass is to create it by using Leafage on any patch that hasn’t already been watered, or by waiting for other grass that is exposed to direct sunlight or placed under a shelter to lose its moisture, so players watering every available patch may be making more work for themselves if they still don’t have Onix.

If players who have overwatered are having a hard time finding four dry patches together, they can always use the Rototiller skill to move Dry Tall Grass around, replant it, or add it to their inventories. Conversely, players wishing for a wetter environment can also force a localized rainstorm after unlocking the Rain Dance Site by spending two Castform Weather Charms and one plate of any kind of food.

In the meantime, the More Spores for Hoppip event in Pokemon Pokopia has gone live. Running through March 25, the event allows players who have completed the Pokemon Center restoration and befriended Drifloon to visit Dream Islands and collect Cotton Spores that can be traded in for picnic-themed furniture items. This special furniture will attract both Skiploom and Jumpluff, and players can already interact with Hoppip just by starting the event quest.