Open Your Own Cloud Island on PokopiaMap: Dashboard, Link Code & Stamps
How to host a Pokémon Pokopia Cloud Island, set a Link Code, manage stamps and shop slots, and publish your lobby to PokopiaMap so visitors can find it.
Hosting a Cloud Island in Pokémon Pokopia turns your save into a public co-op lobby. You set a Link Code, hang up daily stamps, stock a few shop slots, and other players join through Link Play. PokopiaMap's dashboard is the place to publish that lobby publicly so people can actually find it — the in-game UI doesn't expose a search anywhere.
What a host actually controls
When you create a Cloud Island from the in-game Pokémon Center PC, you become the host. Three things determine whether visitors stick around:
- Link Code — the address visitors type to enter. You can rotate it whenever you want.
- Today's stamp — a daily progression tier you flip from "available" to "gone." Visitors share whatever stamp tier is still open when they arrive.
- Shop slots — a small set of items you stock for visitors to buy. Recipes are the only purchases visitors can take home, so a recipe in your shop is the most valuable slot.
The host can step away — the island stays open, which is the main mechanical difference from a Friend Visit (where you have to be present in your home town).
Publishing your island on PokopiaMap
PokopiaMap's "My Island" dashboard is where you turn your private host save into a public lobby other players can discover:
- Enter your Link Code (you can mask it until visitors actually open the page)
- List today's stamp tier with a "still available" or "gone" toggle
- Add shop slots with item, quantity, and optional price
- Drop a few photos so visitors know what the island looks like
- Toggle the island public when you're ready to take traffic
Stamp & shop hygiene
Two things will make or break a host's traffic on PokopiaMap:
- Mark stamps gone when they're gone. If you've already taken today's tier, flip it to gone — visitors who joined for that tier will leave a negative comment otherwise.
- Refresh shop slots. Items that have been bought stay listed until you remove them. Stocking a fresh recipe roughly once a day is enough to keep the lobby in the "recently active" filter on browse.
FAQ
Do I need to be online for visitors to join?
No. That's the entire point of Cloud Island compared to Friend Visit — your island stays open even when you log off. PokopiaMap reflects this with an "activity" badge that updates from your visitors' check-ins, not from your client.
Can visitors take items home?
Only recipes. Game Freak has confirmed that bag items bought on a Cloud Island do not transfer back to a visitor's home town — but recipes can be carried home and crafted there. Stock recipes if you want hosts to find you again.
Can I host event Pokémon on my Cloud Island?
No. Pokopia events explicitly run on home islands only. Cloud Island lobbies are excluded from event spawns and event-only materials. Plan event content separately from your hosting cycle.