{"id":136474,"date":"2026-03-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198706"},"modified":"2026-03-15T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:00:00","slug":"video-how-to-build-a-real-house-in-pokemon-pokopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/15\/video-how-to-build-a-real-house-in-pokemon-pokopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: How To Build A &#8216;Real&#8217; House In Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ff31fa3ff337f\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ff31fa3ff337f\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"EpRpUa_1zJA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EpRpUa_1zJA?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a> has been available on the Switch 2 for over a week now, and if you&#8217;re still getting your head around the basics (or haven&#8217;t got the game just yet), this quick and easy tutorial about how to make a &#8216;real&#8217; house for you or your Pok\u00e9mon offers some handy advice.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re not referring to assembly kits here &#8211; we&#8217;re talking about your very own custom-made house from the floor to the roof.<\/p>\n<p>So, what will it take to get the job done? As our senior video producer Alex Olney explains in the short and simple video above (<em>note: there are some minor gameplay and environmental <strong>spoilers<\/strong><\/em>), all you&#8217;ll need is a door and some connected blocks to get the game to register an &#8220;empty house&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The walls only need to be one block in height, and you&#8217;ll need <em>some<\/em> floor space, but you don&#8217;t even need a roof. And that&#8217;s it! Just remember, if you remove any blocks, you&#8217;ll need to add them back to ensure the build is classed as a home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"b84c5acb5cc80\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Pokopia - Nintendo Life\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b84c5acb5cc80\/pokemon-pokopia-nintendo-life.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b84c5acb5cc80\/pokemon-pokopia-nintendo-life.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pokemon Pokopia - Nintendo Life\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the building phase is complete, you can furnish the space to fulfil the living requirements (that&#8217;s three items of furniture for a Pok\u00e9mon, or a Ditto Flag to make it your home), and you&#8217;re good to go!<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia and how it works, or are just finding the whole thing a tad overwhelming with everything on offer, be sure to check our extensive list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-pokopia-how-to-create-waterfalls\">guides here on Nintendo Life<\/a>. We&#8217;ve got tips, the game&#8217;s Pok\u00e9dex, details about the habitats, and much more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:197760,198639,198590 @ 1773675071 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Have you built a house in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia yet? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia has been available on the Switch 2 for over a week now, and if you&#8217;re still getting your head around the basics (or haven&#8217;t got the game just yet), this quick and easy tutorial about how to make a &#8216;real&#8217; house for you or your Pok\u00e9mon offers some handy advice. 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