What to know
- You unlock paint colors by crushing specific berries into pigments using Bastiodon’s Crush ability.
- Six berries create the primary paint colors, while black and white are rare base paints.
- Berries can be found through Dream Islands, Pokédex upgrades, and glowing water spots.
- Once you obtain all eight base paints, you can mix them to craft every paint color in the game.
Paint colors in Pokémon Pokopia are an important cosmetic and crafting feature that allow you to customize structures, decorations, and other creative elements across the world. While the game eventually offers access to all 18 paint colors, the system actually begins with a smaller set of base pigments derived from berries. Understanding where these berries come from, how to convert them into paint, and how to unlock the rare black and white paints is the key to completing the entire palette.
Quick overview of paint colors and sources in Pokémon Pokopia
| Paint Color | Source Berry | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Red | Leppa Berry | Starts in inventory |
| Yellow | Aspear Berry | Dream Islands, water spots, Pokédex upgrades |
| Green | Lum Berry | Dream Islands, water spots, Pokédex upgrades |
| Cyan | Rawst Berry | Dream Islands, water spots, Pokédex upgrades |
| Blue | Chesto Berry | Dream Islands, water spots, Pokédex upgrades |
| Pink | Pecha Berry | Dream Islands, water spots, Pokédex upgrades |
| Black | Special pigment | Rare shop or berry crushing |
| White | Special pigment | Rare shop or berry crushing |
These eight base paints become the foundation for crafting every other color in the game.
How berry paints become the six primary colors
The easiest paint colors to obtain are the six berry-based pigments. Each berry corresponds directly to a specific paint color once it is crushed, which means your first task is collecting these berries from the world.
Berry paint colors
Every berry listed above can be turned into a paint pigment once you have access to the crushing mechanic.
Red paint comes from the Leppa Berry, which conveniently starts in your inventory at the beginning of the game. This allows you to immediately experiment with the paint system once the crushing ability becomes available.
The remaining berries must be discovered while exploring the world. Dream Islands are one of the primary locations where fruit trees spawn different berry types, and visiting these islands regularly increases your chances of finding the ones you need.
Another reliable method involves glowing water spots scattered throughout the environment. Jumping into these shimmering locations can reward you with random berries, making them a great way to farm multiple berry types during exploration.
Your Pokédex progression also plays an important role. Upgrading your Pokédex gradually unlocks additional berry varieties, expanding the number of pigments you can produce.
How to unlock Bastiodon to crush berries into paint
While collecting berries is important, you cannot turn them into paint until you unlock Bastiodon and its Crush ability. This Pokémon acts as the primary method for converting berries into pigments.
To spawn Bastiodon, you must first construct its habitat known as the Shield Fossil Display. This structure requires a small set of materials and acts as the environment where Bastiodon appears.
Bastiodon habitat requirements
| Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Pedestal | 2 |
| Shield Fossil | 1 |
Once the habitat is placed, Bastiodon will spawn and provide access to the Crush ability.
Step 1
Place the required materials and build the Shield Fossil Display habitat. This environment is specifically designed to attract Bastiodon into your world.
Step 2
Wait for Bastiodon to spawn within the habitat area after construction is complete. Interacting with it will unlock the ability needed to process berries.
Step 3
Use Bastiodon’s Crush ability to grind berries into paint pigments. Each berry will convert into its corresponding paint color.
Step 4
Store the newly created pigments in your inventory and prepare them for crafting at the workbench.
Once this step is completed, you will have access to the six main berry paint colors used as the foundation for every other pigment.
Where to find black and white paint pigments
Black and white paints are significantly rarer than the berry-based colors. Unlike the other pigments, these paints do not come from berries and instead rely on rare acquisition methods.
One possible method is the Daily Shop. Occasionally, the shop inventory refresh will include black or white paint for purchase. Because the appearance rate is low, checking the shop every day dramatically increases your chances of finding them.
Another possibility comes from berry crushing. There is a very small chance that crushing berries with Bastiodon will randomly produce black or white paint, making it worthwhile to process excess berries whenever possible.
However, the most reliable method eventually becomes available in Pallet Town. Upgrading the Pokémon Center to Level 5 unlocks the ability to purchase black and white paints directly from the shop, removing the randomness involved with the other methods.
How to craft all remaining paint colors
Once you have all eight base paints, the rest of the system opens up.
These eight pigments act as the base palette used at the crafting bench to mix every other color available in the game. By combining different pigments together, you can produce secondary and tertiary paint shades.
Base pigments required for crafting
| Paint Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Red | Leppa Berry |
| Yellow | Aspear Berry |
| Green | Lum Berry |
| Cyan | Rawst Berry |
| Blue | Chesto Berry |
| Pink | Pecha Berry |
| Black | Rare shop or crushing |
| White | Rare shop or crushing |
With these paints collected, the crafting bench allows you to mix pigments and unlock the full set of 18 paint colors in Pokémon Pokopia.
The system works similarly to traditional color mixing. Combining different base colors produces entirely new shades that are used for decoration, structure painting, and customization.
Completing the full paint palette in Pokopia
Unlocking all paint colors in Pokémon Pokopia revolves around exploration, Pokémon abilities, and crafting progression. The process begins with collecting berries, continues with unlocking Bastiodon’s Crush ability, and finishes with obtaining the rare black and white paints needed for advanced mixing.
Once you gather all eight base pigments, the crafting bench allows you to experiment with combinations until every paint color in the game becomes available. This system encourages exploration across Dream Islands, consistent Pokédex progression, and regular shop checks in Pallet Town.
By following this progression, you will eventually unlock all 18 paint colors and gain complete creative control over your world in Pokémon Pokopia.
