How to Get and Use Tinkagears in Pokemon Pokopia

A character in a blue hat hammers a pink creature next to a large gavel sculpture. Text reads, “You got 12 Tinkagears!” The scene is bright and playful.
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By Alexandria LopezStaff Writer

A character in a blue hat hammers a pink creature next to a large gavel sculpture. Text reads, “You got 12 Tinkagears!” The scene is bright and playful.
  • Primary Subject: Pokemon Pokopia
  • Key Update: Tinkagears are essential mid-game crafting materials required for infrastructure like elevators and the "Initiation Challenge" main quest.
  • Status: Confirmed
  • Last Verified: March 17, 2026
  • Quick Answer: To get Tinkagears, have Tinkmaster process iron ingots (crafted from iron ore via a Smelting Furnace) into gears. You'll find Tinkmaster in Sparkling Skylands.

Tinkagears are important to progress through the storyline of Pokemon Pokopia, but they take some work to get.

In Pokemon Pokopia, you play as a Ditto transformed into a human-like figure. Set in a world where humans have disappeared, the main objective of the game is to rebuild the barren towns, meet new Pokemon, and discover why humans are no more. To do that, you need to gather materials to not only build infrastructure, but to progress through quests.

And one important resource is Tinkagears. Here's how to get them and what they're used for.

How to Get Tinkagears in Pokemon Pokopia

Currently, the only way to get Tinkagears is to ask Tinkmaster to process iron ingots into Tinkagears. One iron ingot will yield three Tinkers.

In a colorful game setting, a character in a pink outfit talks to another with a striped hat. A dialogue box offers crafting options involving iron ingots.
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Credit: Nintendo

To get iron ingots, you need to use the Smelting Furnace and enlist the help of a Pokemon with the Burn specialty to turn iron ores into ingots. Iron ore can be obtained by using Rock Smash on metal objects, such as street lamps. You can also give a Pokemon with the Recycle specialty non-burnable garbage, which they will turn into iron ore.

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Players will meet Tinkmaster in Sparkling Skylands. Lucky for you, you will naturally come across them as you progress through the storyline.

What Are Tinkagears Used For in Pokemon Pokopia?

Tinkagears are used to create many things in Pokemon Pokopia, such as the Lifts, Elevators, Concrete Mixer, and the Construction-Site Generator. Some habitats also require furniture that can be built using Tinkagears.

Game crafting menu showing an elevator platform. Materials needed include glass, concrete, and tinkagear. Items are displayed with icons.
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Credit: Nintendo

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Tinkagears are also used to complete Part 5 of the "Do the... Team Initiation Challenge?" Main Story Quest, which requires you to give 5 Tinkagears.

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