Some crafted items need power to function. Lamps, machines, the Smelting Furnace. You'll need Pokemon with the Generate specialty to produce electricity, then distribute it through utility poles and windmills. Pikachu is the obvious choice but Magnemite works too.
Steps#
- Befriend Pokemon with the Generate specialty (Pichu, Mareep, Voltorb, Magnemite are common).
- Place electrical items that need power (lamps, machines, etc.) in your area.
- Lead Generate Pokemon near the items — they produce electricity automatically.
- For wider coverage, craft and place utility poles or windmills to extend the power grid.
- Connect items to the grid by placing them within range of powered poles.
Electrical Components
Electricity runs on Iron Ingots and Copper Ingots. Smelt ore at the furnace to get these.
Copper Ingot
Smelted copper for crafting
Iron Ingot
Smelted iron for crafting
Lumber
Processed from small logs
Pikachu, Magnemite, Voltorb, and a few others carry Generate. Pikachu is the most common early electric Pokemon. You need at least one Generate Pokemon to power any electrical structure.
Windmills generate passive power without a Pokemon, but they're slower and weather-dependent. A Generate Pokemon produces steady electricity regardless of conditions. Most players use both for reliability.
Smelting Furnaces, advanced crafting stations, lighting, and the Pokemon Center all need power. You can run basic operations without electricity, but mid-game and endgame crafting requires it. Set up a power grid early.
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