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How to Have Pokemon Follow You

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Pokemon Pokopia - How to Have Pokemon Follow You
You can ask a Pokemon to follow you in Pokemon Pokopia if you need it for a task or to move into a home. Read on for all the ways you can ask a Pokemon to follow you, the maximum number of Pokemon that can follow you, and what following Pokemon are for.

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How to Have Pokemon Follow You

  1. Talk to the Pokemon
  2. Press Up on the D-Pad

Talk to the Pokemon

Asking Charmander to Follow

You can ask a Pokemon to follow you by talking to them and selecting the "Follow me!" option. They should then automatically start following you.

Press Up on the D-Pad

Button Controls
NSW - Dpad Up Ask Pokemon to follow you
Hold NSW - Dpad Up
 Part ways with following Pokemon

A faster way to ask a Pokemon to follow you is to approach them and press the Up button on your controller. Ditto will react as well as the target Pokemon, then the Pokemon will start to follow you.

If you want Pokemon to stop following you, you can hold the Up button, and you'll part ways.

How Many Pokemon Can Follow You?

Maximum of 5 Pokemon

Pokemon Following You

Up to five Pokemon can follow you at a time. If you need to swap out some Pokemon, you can ask Pokemon to stop following you before you ask another Pokemon to start following you.

What to Do with Following Pokemon

Checkmark Use Pokemon Specialties
Checkmark Construct Buildings
Checkmark Transfer to a New Home
Checkmark Complete Pokemon Requests

Use Pokemon Specialties

Pokemon Specialties and Likes

The main reason you'll probably want a Pokemon to follow you is to make use of their specialties. Each Pokemon has a specific job it can do based on its specialty.

If you lead a Pokemon to an item or location where they can make use of their specialty, they will automatically perform the associated task. For example, if you lead Charmander, which has the Burn specialty, to an unlit campfire, it will ignite it.

List of Pokemon by Specialties

Construct Buildings

Pokemon Specialties

Constructing a building using a building kit requires specific Pokemon to be brought to the site. Interact with the box in front of the construction site to see the materials and Pokemon you need.

If the required Pokemon are available on your island, you can ask them to follow you so that you may lead them to the construction site.

Transfer to New Home

3 Furniture Items in a Leaf Den

Pokemon do not need to stay in the habitat you discover them from. You can build houses for them to move into in order for them to be more comfortable.

Once a house is ready, you can ask a Pokemon to follow you to the house. Then, talk to them to ask them to move into their new home.

Complete Pokemon Requests

Squirtle Request

Some Pokemon may request that you bring them to a particular place or do a particular activity. You'll need to ask them to follow you in order to fulfill these types of requests.

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