Date source
Use the listed event window first
Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest is tracked as past with the displayed window Sep 2026 20-28. Use that dated window before spending materials or planning an exchange route.
📅 Sep 2026 20-28
Event windows use the 5:00 AM local reset: they start at 5:00 AM and close right before the next 5:00 AM reset on the final day.
Returning event
Apr 2026 19-26
This is a new 2026 run. The earlier run remains available as a separate historical record.
View the earlier run →Your next step
🏆 Sep 2026 20-28 · 5 AM local reset
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Date source
Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest is tracked as past with the displayed window Sep 2026 20-28. Use that dated window before spending materials or planning an exchange route.
Reward path
This event page lists 0 Pokemon, 0 habitats, 9 items, and 0 exchange rewards so you can choose the actual target before grinding.
Next steps
Start with Update, set the current date, then talk to Bulbasaur. If a prerequisite is missing, pause the event grind and clear the blocker first.
After event
The event is no longer active, so treat rewards as archive/reference content unless the page or item card says the item returns in a later window.
Island mode
This event has an explicit Cloud Island note in the guide. Read it carefully: Main Island progress still owns the event route, while Cloud Islands are only valid when the guide names them.
How To Start
Download update Ver. 2.0.1, set the Nintendo Switch 2 date and time to the real current date, and start the game while connected to the internet.
During the event window, talk to Bulbasaur in front of a Pokemon Center to join the contest.
The event becomes available after completing the Pasapasa Wasteland town wish "Make It Rain with a Yawn." If you meet that condition during the window, move to another town or quit to the main menu once.
Mechanics
Players can join the contest together in another player's town or on a Cloud Island.
In another player's town, the highest score becomes that town's record and prizes go to the host only. On a Cloud Island, all players can participate, but only the player with the highest score receives the prize.
To play on a Cloud Island, that island must already be friends with Bulbasaur. The event does not occur in Bubbly Basin.
No Pokemon details yet.
No habitat details yet.
Each reward is granted when your best jump-rope score reaches the threshold; points are not spent.
Leppa Berry
Quantity: x3
Score required
2+
Honey
Quantity: x3
Score required
6+
Star Piece
Quantity: x1
Score required
11+
Large Lost Relic
Quantity: x3
Score required
21+
Rainbow Feather
Quantity: x3
Score required
31+
Silver Feather
Quantity: x3
Score required
41+
Jump Rope Trophy
Quantity: x1
Score required
51+
Pokemetal
Quantity: x30
Score required
76+
Rare Pokemetal
Quantity: x10
Score required
101+
The return run starts September 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM and ends September 28 at 4:59 AM in local time.
No. This page records the September return separately. The April page remains a historical record, because dates and some participation rules differ.
Yes. The official announcement says the return run occurs on Cloud Islands; only the player with the island's highest score receives that prize.