Pokémon Pokopia trick lets you unlock expired limited-time event 'mon

Pokémon Pokopia has run several limited-time events since it first launched where players can nab exclusive items using a currency made just for the event.

Those exclusive items can, in turn, be used to build habitats which lure in ‘mon tied to those specific events.

To date, we’ve had More Spores for Hoppip, Sableye’s Gem Hunt, Wish Upon a Jirachi, and Fetching Scales for Feebas.

Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sableye, Jirachi, Feebas, and Milotic are all the ‘mon to date who could only be obtained during those limited-time events.

Well, Feebas and Milotic are available now as Fetching Scales for Feebas doesn’t expire until August 28.

These events are pretty generous, typically running for a couple of weeks, but if you did miss out on their wares, there is a way to unlock these more elusive ‘mon.

And no, the trick isn’t to manipulate the time on your Nintendo Switch 2 although you can do that, setting the date and time to that which matched the time the event was originally held.

If you want to keep your settings as normal though, ArcadiaCitizen_ has come up with a handy solution, as spotted by Polygon.

The only item you’ll need is the game’s Mysterious Goggles which can be obtained from a Pokémon Center PC Shop for 100 life coins.

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Developers have a Cloud Island which’ll certainly help you out

You unlock the goggles very early on, but you may not actually have used them. For those that haven’t, they allow you to visit Cloud Islands.

Cloud Islands are basically online sandbox worlds that exist within their own little realms. You have your own, but you can also visit the Cloud Islands of other players or even developers.

They have their own Pokédex and PC. As for how you can obtain those event ‘mon, well, you’ll want to find a Cloud Island that has the items of furniture pertaining to the event you want the ‘mon from.

Handily, the developers have created an island that features every single item from the game. Access it using the code 6DXL PD6F.

You can then photograph those items and pieces of furniture, ensuring that your camera is in object mode.

Then, return to one of your base biomes and visit the Pokémon Center to make use of the 3D printer.

You’ll be able to select what you want to build from your object photographs; just make sure you have enough Pokémetal and Rare Pokémetal.

Then, when you have all of the items you need, you can recreate the habitats and those ‘mon will appear before long.

Is the process a tad longwinded? Yes, and it’ll definitely cost you a fair bit of Pokémetal, but it’s nice that the game includes these loopholes so players don’t have to permanently miss out.

Assumedly, more events will be coming our way in the future, although we’ve got plenty to keep us occupied for now given that Pokémon Pokopia’s DLC recently rolled out its first phase.

Those who purchase the DLC can now explore the enormous Bubbly Basin which is unlocked from Bleak Beach with Professor Tangrowth alerting you to the presence of a new ‘mon.