HOW TO GET

Pokemon with the Crush specialty are the shortcut for Black Paint. Manual gathering works too, but a dedicated helper means you're never caught short. It goes into 3 recipes, so having a passive supply helps.

How to get Black Paint: make it by processing raw materials using Crush. You can also grab it from a shop.

SpecialtyRandom Bonus from Crush Processing
1

Process via Crush

Your Crush Pokemon takes care of this at a workstation.

Crush Crush
2

Collect Black Paint

Grab the finished Black Paint from the output slot.

Black Paint

Paint used to color items black

Raw MaterialUsed in 3 crafting recipes
Alternative Methods
CrushCrush Helpers

Any of these Pokemon will produce Black Paint while you explore.

Learn about Crush›

POKOPIA BLACK PAINT CRAFTING RECIPES

You can craft Paint Balloon Beige, Paint Balloon Black and 1 more using Black Paint. These 3 recipes are mostly Other items that help fill out your island.

3 recipes
Paint Balloon BeigeOther
White Paintx1›Black Paintx1
Paint Balloon BlackOther
Black Paintx2
Paint Balloon NavyOther
Blue Paintx1›Black Paintx1