{"id":700776,"date":"2026-07-20T00:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/700776\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T00:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T00:58:27","slug":"zoruas-hide-and-sneak-contest-in-pokemon-pokopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/700776\/","title":{"rendered":"Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia lets you either team up with other players worlds or on dream islands or participate solo if you\u2019d prefer. Compete in one of Zorua\u2019s contests to earn a variety of rewards, you could even grab a trophy! On that note, here\u2019s our Zorua\u2019s Hide and Sneak Contest event guide.<\/p>\n<p>On this page:<\/p>\n<p>To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/p>\n<p>Manage cookie settings <\/p>\n<p>Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest event dates<br \/>\nZorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest starts on Sunday 19th July at 5am (local time) and ends on Monday 27th July at 4:59am (local time).<\/p>\n<p>Time travel no longer works for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pokopia<\/a>, meaning you will need to wait for the start date to arrive naturally before you can begin this contest.<\/p>\n<p>How to start Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest<\/p>\n<p>To start Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest in Pokopia you need to speak to Zorua outside any rebuilt Pok\u00e9mon Center. Even if you\u2019ve got Zorua already and have made their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-habitat-dex\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">habitat<\/a>, you\u2019ll need to speak to them outside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/how-to-build-pokemon-centers-material-requirements-pokopia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Center<\/a> for this specific contest.<\/p>\n<p>Find Zorua outside any rebuilt Pok\u00e9mon Center. This means you need to have at least one complete if you want to participate in this contest.<br \/>\nSpeak to them and select &#8216;Is a hide-and-sneak contest going on right now?&#8217;<br \/>\nSelect &#8216;Yeah, I&#8217;ll try!&#8217; to start the contest.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The option for beginning the Zorua Hide and Sneak contest in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokopia_Zorua_Hide_and_Sneak_1.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Eurogamer\/The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n<p>How to win Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest<\/p>\n<p>To win the Hide and Sneak Contest you need to reach the PC outside a Pok\u00e9mon Center without being spotted. Here are a few tips we found useful for winning the contest and trying to beat your best time:<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got three minutes to reach the PC. Since this is a contest, there&#8217;s a time limit. You&#8217;ll earn a reward as long as you reach the Pok\u00e9mon Center PC within this time limit. The good news is if you reach it quickly, you&#8217;ll get all of the rewards in the previous reward tiers!<br \/>\nMultiple Pok\u00e9mon will be searching for you. Zorua won&#8217;t be hunting you alone, which seems a little unfair to me, and will have at least two Pok\u00e9mon hunting you down. Thankfully, it&#8217;s quite easy to figure out which Pok\u00e9mon are helping Zorua because they will have speech bubbles above their heads.<br \/>\nAvoid being spotted. The key to winning Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest is to avoid being spotted by either Zorua or the other Pok\u00e9mon helping it find you. These Pok\u00e9mon will mostly stay around the Pok\u00e9mon Center&#8217;s PC, giving you a good amount of free space to get up close. When you are within their range, I recommend moving slowly and making sure they&#8217;re looking in the opposite direction to you.<br \/>\nHave the rumble settings switched on. I recommend using the rumble setting for this contest as the console will rumble if a Pok\u00e9mon does spot you. This is useful if you&#8217;re camera isn&#8217;t looking at all of the Pok\u00e9mon hunting you down. If you&#8217;re using Camouflage, the Pok\u00e9mon who spotted you will walk towards you for a short period until they decide to walk around. Wait until the question mark above their head vanishes and they&#8217;re looking in another direction before moving again.<br \/>\nUse Camouflage as quickly as possible. Camouflage transforms you into something nearby you. This can be anything from a block to a piece of furniture. Using this move will make it easier to win Zorua&#8217;s contest, because you&#8217;re, well, disguised. You can also touch the PC while disguised, so it&#8217;s a good idea to use Camouflage throughout the contest to increase your chances of winning.<br \/>\nPick a location where you&#8217;ve got a good amount of cover near the Pok\u00e9mon Center. If you&#8217;re having trouble winning Zorua&#8217;s contest, then try playing it at a location where you&#8217;ve got a good amount of cover &#8211; be it furniture, buildings or blocks &#8211; around the Pok\u00e9mon Center. This will make it easier to hide from the Pok\u00e9mon hunting you down. I found it easier to win the contest in the Withered Wastelands compared to Rocky Ridges, for example, because I&#8217;ve kept the hills around the Pok\u00e9mon Center.<br \/>\nThe contest round ends when the time limit is up. Don&#8217;t worry if you are spotted, you&#8217;ll still have a chance to win this round of the contest! As long as there&#8217;s time on the clock that is. If you are spotted, you&#8217;ll be transported to another spot in the region for a second chance on sneaking up on the PC. Use this chance to try another route for reaching the PC.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sneaking up on the Pok\u00e9mon Center as a bench in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokopia_Zorua_Hide_and_Sneak_4.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Sneaking up on the Pok\u00e9mon Center as a fence post in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokopia_Zorua_Hide_and_Sneak_2.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Eurogamer\/The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n<p>Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest rewards<\/p>\n<p>To earn the Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak prizes, you need to reach the Pok\u00e9mon Center PC within a certain amount of time. The quicker you reach the PC, the more prizes you&#8217;ll earn!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s all of the rewards I earned from the Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest for a record of 1:11.<\/p>\n<p>Lumber<br \/>\nLeppa Berries<br \/>\nHoney<br \/>\nStar Piece<br \/>\nLarge Lost Relic<br \/>\nRainbow Feather<br \/>\nSilver Feather<br \/>\nHide-and-Sneak Trophy<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Zorua's Hide and Sneak trophy in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox=\"\" data-uri=\"Pokopia_Zorua_Hide_and_Sneak_3.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Eurogamer\/The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now! If you&#8217;re looking for more Pokopia help, check out our pages showing you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-wheat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to get Wheat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-iron-ingots\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to get Iron Ingots<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-concrete\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to get Concrete<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zorua&#8217;s Hide and Sneak Contest in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia lets you either team up with other players worlds or&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":700777,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-700776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}