How to unlock bag upgrades in Pokémon Pokopia

Bag upgrades are one of the most important features in Pokémon Pokopia, because as you build new habitats and help your new Pokémon friends, you need to carry more materials. From food to a personal stock of small logs, stones, and leaves, the number of items in your bag constantly increases.

While you can build storage chests to free some slots in your inventory, the best solution to have a bigger inventory is to learn how to unlock bag upgrades in Pokémon Pokopia.

How to unlock bag upgrades in Pokémon Pokopia

To unlock bag upgrades in Pokémon Pokopia, you need to buy the Packing Tips sold via the PC shop. There are four tiers of Packing Tips, and they become available as you progress in the campaign and raise the Environment Level of the main areas. You can buy each upgrade only once.

By buying all the Packing Tips, you end up having 120 slots in your inventory divided into four pages of 30 slots. Below, see all the upgrades, their costs, and how to unlock them:

Packing Tips: Rookie

Area: Withered Wasteland

This is the first upgrade you have access to, and you only need to be at Environment Level 1 in Withered Wasteland for it to be available for purchase. It costs 100 gold and adds a third row to your inventory.

Packing tips: Intermediate

Area: Rocky Ridges or Bleak Beach

The second tier of bag upgrade you can buy is Intermediate, and it becomes available once you reach Environment Level 2 at either Rocky Ridges or Bleak Beach. Costing 500 gold, this upgrade adds one extra inventory page of 30 slots.

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Packing Tips: Pro

Area: Rocky Ridges or Bleak Beach

You can buy this Pro bag upgrade once you reach Environment Level 2 in either Rocky Ridge or Bleak Beach, whichever one is the third area you are visit. This upgrade takes you to three inventory pages and it costs 1,000 gold.

Packing Tips: Expert

Area: Sparkling Skylands

Sparkling Skylands is the final area in the game and, by reaching Environment Level 2 in it, you can buy the last Packing Tips upgrade. The Expert tier adds another page to your inventory for 1,500 gold.

​If you’re starting out in Pokémon Pokopia, we have guides to help you spruce up your island. We have both a Pokédex and Habitat Dex to assist in figuring out what can spawn where, and what you need to build to summon your favorite creatures. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, you can also check out our beginner’s guide for some early tips and tricks to help smooth out your journey.

We also have walkthroughs for the important requests that progress the story: “Yawn up a Storm!,” “Brighten Things Up!,” “Time to Party!,” and “Build the Huge Building!” If you’re looking to play with friends, know that there are restrictions for the regular Pokopia multiplayer and for the GameShare version.