Pokémon Pokopia: Sableye Event Date, Rewards, and How to Get Red Crystal Fragments Explained

There’s a second event coming your way in Pokémon Pokopia, and it brings Sableye into town for a limited time. Besides a new Pokémon, the Sableye Pokopia event will also introduce a new event currency in the form of Red Crystal Fragments, which you can use to unlock items and build Sableye’s habitat. Once the event goes live in the game, Sableye will appear near any rebuilt Pokémon Center and set up a shop there, where you can exchange these fragments for camping-themed items.

Like other limited-time events in Pokopia, you will be able to befriend the Pokémon for a short time that isn’t otherwise available. So if you’re looking to make the most of this one, here’s when the Sableye Pokopia event will start, when you can meet Sableye for the first time, and how to get it to stay in your Pokopia town.

Pokémon Pokopia: Sableye Event Start and End Date

The Pokémon Pokopia Sableye event will run from April 29, 2026, at 5:00 AM to May 13, 2026, at 4:59 AM (local time) and follow the game’s real-time system, so it’ll begin and end at 5 AM.

Once that window closes, Sableye and all related event activities won’t be available in the game through regular play. That gives you roughly two weeks to jump in, collect Red Crystal Fragments, and unlock everything related to Sableye before it disappears.

How To Start Sableye Event in Pokémon Pokopia

To start the Sableye event in Pokémon Pokopia, head to your town’s Pokémon Center once the event goes live. You’ll receive a notification when you leave your den, letting you know that a “certain Pokémon” is the talk of the town. However, you’ll need a rebuilt Pokémon Center, as Sableye will only appear once construction is complete.

When you arrive, Sableye will be waiting outside the Pokémon Center. Talk to it to kick things off. After the interaction, Sableye will move inside the Pokémon Center and open its event shop, where you can exchange Red Crystal Fragments for rewards and other items.

Pokémon Pokopia: Red Crystal Fragments Locations

Red Crystal Fragments are the main currency and are used to purchase Sableye’s event items and build its habitat. Red Crystal Fragments can be found inside caves scattered across Dream Islands.

To reach Dream Islands, interact with Drifbloom or use Pokémon Dolls. Every Dream Island contains at least one small cave system, so the type of Pokémon Doll you use doesn’t matter. Inside these caves, you’ll find Red Crystal Clusters. Use Rock Smash to break them and collect Red Crystal Fragments.

Pokémon Pokopia: All Sableye Event Items

You can buy a wide variety of camping-themed furniture and utility items from the event shop in exchange for your hard-earned Red Crystal Fragments. If the shop isn’t open yet, interact with Sableye outside the Pokémon Center first to unlock it.

Once the shop opens for business, you will be able to exchange Red Crystal Fragments for a range of camping-themed items until the event concludes. While some items are purely decorative, others, like the adventure kit and map, are required to build Sableye’s habitat.

All items in the shop are event-exclusive, so they can only be obtained while the event is active. Here’s everything that will be available in the event shop:

Pokémon Pokopia: How to Build Sableye’s Habitat

To complete the event, you’ll need to build Sableye’s habitat, called the Treasure-hunting Set. You’ll need three specific items: the Adventure Kit, the Map and Compass, and Treasure, all of which can be purchased via the event shop.

After collecting them, arrange the items in an L-shape to create the habitat and complete Sableye’s setup in your town. Once built, you will be able to invite Sableye to move into your town after the event ends. Until then, Sableye will stay inside the Pokémon Center and cannot be assigned a permanent home.

And that about does it for our Pokémon Pokopia Sableye event guide. For more gaming news and guides, be sure to check out our gaming page!