{"id":5960,"date":"2026-07-18T04:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-zorua-hide-sneak-contest-july-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T04:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T20:24:20","slug":"pokemon-pokopia-zorua-hide-sneak-contest-july-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-zorua-hide-sneak-contest-july-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia: Zorua&#8217;s Hide-and-Sneak Contest Starts 19 July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia&#8217;s first big in-game contest event of the northern summer stars one of the franchise&#8217;s most mischievous Pok\u00e9mon. Zorua&#8217;s Hide-and-Sneak Contest runs from <strong>19 July to 27 July 2026<\/strong> (local time), and Switch 2 owners who have rebuilt at least one Pok\u00e9mon Center in their town can jump straight in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zpr21HzJ9Q\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia \u2013 Launch Trailer \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia \u2013 Launch Trailer \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2 \u2014 via Nintendo of America on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Zorua&#8217;s Hide-and-Sneak Contest?<\/h2>\n<p>When you log in from 19 July at 5:00 a.m. local time, Zorua will be waiting outside your Pok\u00e9mon Center to explain the event. To participate you need the <strong>Transform Ditto ability<\/strong>, which you unlock after visiting Bleak Beach. Once you have it, you can enter timed hide-and-sneak runs and try to beat your personal best, your town&#8217;s standing record, or a Cloud Island&#8217;s all-time leaderboard.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-pokopia-zorua-event-gameplay.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Zorua Hide-and-Sneak Contest gameplay\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Your reward for competing is a <strong>trophy decoration<\/strong> \u2014 a new type of prize tied specifically to this event. The better your best time, the higher the trophy tier you can display in your town. No new Pok\u00e9mon are unlocked through this event: Zorua was already catchable in the base game, so this contest is purely a competitive mini-game layer rather than a creature unlock.<\/p>\n<h2>How Multiplayer Works<\/h2>\n<p>The Hide-and-Sneak Contest is designed for both solo and online play. You can visit a friend&#8217;s town and compete in their version of the contest \u2014 your run counts toward that town&#8217;s leaderboard record, though only the host takes home the trophy if a new best is set. On a Cloud Island, all connected players race for the same global fastest-time record, with the prize going solely to whoever sets it.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-pokopia-zorua-sneak-contest-2.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Zorua sneak contest screenshot\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The multiplayer structure rewards coordination: a group of friends can rally in one player&#8217;s town, with the host standing to benefit the most from a fast collective run. If your goal is personal trophy progression, solo play in your own town may be the more reliable path.<\/p>\n<h2>What to Check Before 19 July<\/h2>\n<p>A quick pre-event checklist if you want to be ready from the moment Zorua appears:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Update to version 1.1.1<\/strong> \u2014 the event is locked behind this patch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have at least one rebuilt Pok\u00e9mon Center<\/strong> in your town \u2014 Zorua will not appear without it<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unlock Transform Ditto<\/strong> by visiting Bleak Beach if you have not done so yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-pokopia-zorua-multiplayer-event.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia multiplayer Zorua event\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event closes on 27 July at 4:59 a.m. local time. If you are among the players picking up the <a href=\"\/blog\/nintendo-switch-2-pokemon-pokopia-bundle-singapore\/\">Nintendo Switch 2 + Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Bundle<\/a> at its 23 July launch, you will have just four days to get set up and join the contest \u2014 worth bearing in mind as you plan your first week with the game.<\/p>\n<p>For upcoming <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">Pokopia events and Pok\u00e9mon news<\/a>, we will keep this page updated as The Pok\u00e9mon Company announces new contests and content drops.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zorua&#8217;s Hide-and-Sneak Contest lands in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia on 19 July \u2014 here&#8217;s how to enter, what you can win, and how multiplayer works on Switch 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":5955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[45,31,223,831],"class_list":["post-5960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-pokemon","tag-pokopia","tag-zorua"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-pokopia-zorua-hide-sneak-contest.jpg?fit=1229%2C691&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1y8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3913,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-event-june-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":5960,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia: Wish Upon a Jirachi Starts 23 June","date":"June 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia's Jirachi event starts 23 June \u2014 earn star-themed d\u00e9cor before 8 July, plus what's ahead for the Switch 2 life sim.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pokopia-jirachi-event.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4594,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-switch-2-bundle-singapore-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":5960,"position":1},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Switch 2 Bundle Coming to Singapore on 23 July at S$769.95","date":"July 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nintendo Singapore confirms the Nintendo Switch 2 + Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia bundle at S$769.95, launching 23 July. 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