Lotad

Lotad is a Water and Grass-type Pokémon in Pokopia. You'll see it most reliably when Uplifting duckweed, Hydrated red tall grass, and Hot-spring fishing spot habitats are in place, with visits clustering around all day and sunny, cloudy, and rainy conditions.

Lotad is rated Common. Common is the friendliest rarity tier — once the right habitat is placed and the time/weather window is open, these visits land reliably, often on the same in-game day.

To keep Lotad returning, lean into the Water specialty when laying out the habitat — Pokémon in Pokopia respond to matching gameplay loops more than to raw decor count. If a listed habitat isn't built yet, check the habitat guide cards below for the exact materials and placement notes; Lotad usually shares its preferred habitats with a small cluster of related Pokémon, so the build pays off for more than just one entry.

Other Pokémon you'll see at the same habitats as Lotad include Lombre and Ludicolo. That overlap is why we recommend planning habitat builds around a cluster rather than a single entry: once the materials for Uplifting duckweed are placed, you're effectively staking out spawns for the whole group at once, which is the fastest way to grow the Pokédex without redoing crafting work.

Lotad is the base form of an evolution line that continues into Lombre. Pokopia does not include an evolve action, so reaching those later forms means building the habitat each one prefers on its own dex page rather than evolving Lotad up.

Use the favourite toggle on this page if Lotad is on your current dex priority — favourited entries surface in the planner's long-term goal list, and the habitat cards below link straight to the build recipes that gate the visit.