Pokemon Pokopia announces a new event with exclusive rewards for April 2026

This article was updated by Andrea Tram on 26 April 2026 with an explanation of how to repeat an event after it has finished. It was first published on April 15.

Pokemon Pokopia has announced its third special event, Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest, which will give players a chance to win some fun rewards. Special weekly event in Pokemon Pokopia is scheduled for April 19-26, but as with the first big event, there's an easy way to get there early.

Success Pokemon Pokopia he was stunning. The Pokemon The franchise's first-ever life sim sold more than 2 million copies in its first four days on the market, and the critical response was also great, making it the highest-grossing Pokemon game ever made, just before Pokemon Y. The development teams at Game Freak and Omega Force are not resting on their laurels and continue to add fun activities through special limited time events, with many more planned for the future.

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Pokemon Pokopia Bulbasaur Jumping Contest Dates and Times

April 19, 2026, 5:00 a.m. to April 26, 2026, 4:59 a.m. (local time)

Coming Pokemon Pokopia the Kanto Grass-type main starter event will allow players to encounter Bulbasaur outside of the Pokémon Center and participate in a jump rope mini-game and collect prizes for completing successful jumps in sequence. This minigame can be played alone or in multiplayer, but some special rules will apply. When playing co-op on a player's primary island, only the host player will receive items, but the player who completes the most jumps in a session will have bragging rights for the highest world score. This does not apply to Cloud Islands, where anyone in a multiplayer jump rope match will be able to get the highest score and only the winner of each competition will receive rewards.

If you want to access the event but are after April 26th at 5:00 AM, here's how you can do it:

Go to the Switch 2 home screen (you can simply press the home button even when in game)
Go to System Settings
Scroll down to System
In the system, scroll down to Date and Time and click on it
Click “Sync clock using the Internet” if this option is active to disable it
Go to Current date and time
Set the date to April 19 and the time to anything after 5:00 AM. The same applies to any other day, from April 20th to April 25th
Start Popopia

Shortly after release Pokemon Pokopia On March 5, the More Spores for Hoppip event was launched, allowing players to collect cotton spores and exchange them at the Pokémon Center for picnic-themed prizes, some of which attracted Hoppip and its evolution to the island. The first event in the game Pokemon Pokopia lasted 15 days, and the accelerated pace and smaller scale of Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest means players will have less than half that time to participate. As with the first event, there is also a prerequisite to get started as players will need to complete the Yawn of the Storm requirement for the Slowpoke located in the Withered Wasteland.

Encountering Slowpok in Pokemon Pokopia (2026)

Some players have already been able to discover the existence of Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest using time travel methods in Pokemon Pokopiasetting the Switch 2's onboard clock to future dates to see what the game has in store for them. While the development team didn't provide a full list of rewards players can collect, those who were able to jump into the bungee jumping action early reported that new rewards are available after completing the first jump and every 10 jumps thereafter. Prizes that have been reported include Leppa Berries, Honey, Star Pieces, Large Lost Relics, Rainbow Feathers, Silver Feathers, Pokemetal, and Rare Pokemetal. Additionally, players who manage to complete 51 consecutive jumps will reportedly be rewarded with a special jump rope trophy.

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These rewards may not seem as appealing as those in past events, but there is one more major one Pokemon Pokopia event planned for the end of April. Between April 29 and May 13, players will be able to encounter Sabley and collect exclusive rewards that allow them to build a suitable environment for the Darkness Pokémon. As with other events, players with a lack of patience do not have to wait for the official start of this event and can use the aforementioned time travel methods to experience it immediately.