Getting the most out of the Roommate Advisor
By Nicoletta· Published 5/26/2026
A complete guide to the Roommate Advisor on Pokopia Companion: what it checks, how to read the results, and how to use the Shopping List to finish the job.
What the Advisor checks
When you pick a Pokémon, the Advisor looks at three things about every other Pokémon in the game.
Climate compatibility. Does this Pokémon thrive in the same habitat as your first one?
Friendship affinity. Pokopia tracks compatibility scores between species. The Advisor surfaces the highest-scoring pairs first.
Daily routine overlap. Pokémon with similar wake/sleep patterns make better roommates than ones who never see each other.
The overall score blends all three and sorts the list from best match to worst.
Reading the results
Each result shows the Pokémon, a compatibility badge, and the main reason it scored well. You don't have to pick the top result. Sometimes the second or third option fits better because of a Pokémon you already have nearby. The Advisor is a starting point, not a verdict.
Think about the house you are building toward. A four-Pokémon house rewards tighter compatibility across the whole group. A small den can work fine with just one strong pairing.
Building the group
Once you have a few candidates, look at what they share. If several of them score high on friendship affinity with each other, that group is likely to thrive together.
When you are choosing between two options that seem equally good, use daily routine overlap as the tiebreaker. Pokémon who are awake at the same times interact more, and more interaction means happier residents over time.
Finishing with the Shopping List
This is the step that ties everything together. Once you have added a house to My Houses in Pokopia Companion, the Advisor auto-suggests the best items to buy or craft for your residents. Check off the items you want to make and the Shopping List pulls them all together in one place.
Do not skip this step. The right items are what actually lift comfort day to day, and the Shopping List saves you from tracking everything manually across multiple houses.
A note on the data
All compatibility data comes from observing the game and the community wiki. If something looks off or a Pokémon seems to be missing, drop us an Idea in the Idea Box. We update the dataset regularly.