(Sabl)eye see you!
For anyone eager to encounter Sableye in Pokémon Pokopia, you’re in luck. The Pokémon Company International has announced that the Sableye’s Gem Hunt event will begin on April 29, 2026, at 05:00 local time, giving players the chance to befriend Sableye.
For full details on the event, see below:
Pokémon Pokopia is all about making new friends, and the Sableye’s Gem Hunt event brings a new Pokémon pal to your town. From April 29, 2026, at 5:00 a.m. to May 14, 2026, at 4:59 a.m. local time, Sableye will appear near rebuilt Pokémon Centers, and you can befriend it to receive a request to collect red crystal fragments, which you can find on Dream Islands.
To summon Drifloon to take you to a Dream Island, interact with any doll. While on the Dream Island, collect as many red crystal fragments as you can find. When you return home, bring those fragments to Sableye at the Pokémon Center to exchange them for themed items, including furniture, building kits, and more. After the event is over, Sableye will stick around town with your other Pokémon friends.
Don’t forget that Sableye will only visit towns with a rebuilt Pokémon Center, so if you want to participate in this event, get those Pokémon Centers up and running.
Will you be taking the time to meet Sableye next week in Pokémon Pokopia? Let us know!
About Pokémon Pokopia:
Shape the world and build a cozy new life with Pokémon
Play as a Ditto and build a new life with Pokémon—from the ground up! With help from your Pokémon friends, rebuild a desolate world into a charming utopia, one step at a time.
Pokémon and people once lived happily together, but the world has withered and the humans are gone. The only remaining resident is a lone Tangrowth, living alone in the wasteland.
After waking from a long slumber, a peculiar Ditto decides to restore the desolate land using its transformation skills and its surprising new crafting abilities.
Learn the moves of your fellow Pokémon to change the land, travel, and more!
- Ditto’s vine-like arms dig into the ground and grass springs up.
- Ditto transforms into a Lapras and surfs across the water.
- Ditto transforms into a Dragonite and glides through the sky.
Collect and craft: Craft items and furniture, then decorate your space any way you like.
- Gather materials and craft
- Grow Crops
- Make comfy spaces for Pokémon
A little help here!: Some Pokémon might ask for your assistance—helping them out will take you one step closer to a cozy Pokémon utopia.
Some friendly faces:
- Professor Tangrowth: A vital guide for you and all the Pokémon you meet.
- Peakychu: An unusually pale Pikachu.
- Mosslax: Moss has grown all over this Snorlax—how long has it been asleep?!
Transforming the world means evolving the way you play, too!: From updating your hairstyle and outfit to visiting friends and taking photos of your creations together, there are so many ways to enjoy a world built by and for you!
Time for a house-warming party!:
Spread the fun with GameShare: You can even invite visitors who don’t have the game—whether they are on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system or Nintendo Switch—by using GameShare***!
Early purchase bonus: Purchase the Pokémon™ Pokopia game and you can get an in-game Ditto rug as an early purchase bonus. You can receive it by choosing “Get via Internet” from the Mystery Gift**** feature of the game and claim it by Sunday, January 31, 2027.
- The in-game Ditto rug can be received in either the game-key card***** or digital version of the game.
Every Nintendo Game, Application & DLC Releasing in 2026:
- (NS2) Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: January 15, 2026
- (NS2) Mario Tennis Fever | Release Date: February 12, 2026
- (NSW & NS2) Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics | Release Date: February 17, 2026
- (NSW, NS2, Android & iOS) Hello, Mario! | Release Date: February 19, 2026
- (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: February 19, 2026 (Digital)
- (NSW & NS2) Pokémon FireRed Version | Release Date: February 27, 2026
- (NSW & NS2) Pokémon LeafGreen Version | Release Date: February 27, 2026
- (NS2) Pokémon Pokopia | Release Date: March 5, 2026
- (NS2) Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Release Date: March 26, 2026
- (NSW & NS2) Pokémon Champions | Release Date: April 8, 2026
- (NSW, NS2, Android & iOS) Hello, Yoshi! | Release Date: April 9, 2026
- (NSW & NS2) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | Release Date: April 16, 2026
- (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: April 16, 2026 (Physical)
- (NS2) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | Release Date: May 21, 2026
- (NSW & NS2) Rhythm Heaven Groove | Release Date: July 2, 2026
- (NS2) Splatoon Raiders | Release Date: July 23, 2026
- (NS2) Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | Release Date: 2026
Every amiibo Releasing in 2026:
- Meta Knight & Shadow Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: March 5, 2026
- Ratha amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026
- Ratha V amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026
- Rudy amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026
- Captain Toad & Treasure Tracker amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026
- Elephant Mario amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026
- Poplin & Prince Florian amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026
- Mario and Luma amiibo (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Release Date: April 2, 2026
- Rosalina and Lumas amiibo (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Release Date: April 2, 2026
- Diana amiibo (PRAGMATA) | Release Date: June 11, 2026
- King Dedede & Tank Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: July 2, 2026
- Big Man amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026
- Frye amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026
- Shiver amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026
- Grace Ashcroft amiibo (Resident Evil Requiem) | Release Date: July 30, 2026
- Leon S. Kennedy amiibo (Resident Evil Requiem) | Release Date: July 30, 2026
- Chef Kawasaki & Hop Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026
- Noir Dedede & Hydra amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026
- Sword Kirby & Dragoon amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026
- Mineru’s Construct amiibo (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) | Release Date: TBD
Source: Pokémon
