If Torchic has asked you to build a hot spring shower and you are standing there wondering how on earth you are supposed to get Hot Spring Water onto a beach, this guide has got you covered. This is one of those quests in Pokémon Pokopia that sounds simple but trips a lot of people up, mainly because the main source of Hot Spring Water involves a vending machine with random daily drops. The good news is that there is also a more reliable method once you know what you are doing.
What Is Hot Spring Water and Why Do You Need It?
Hot Spring Water is one of four liquid types you can place and terraform with in Pokémon Pokopia. You need it specifically to build Hot Spring habitats, and Torchic’s request in Bleak Beach will be your first push to get hold of some.
Just so you know what you are working with, here is what each vending machine drink actually produces when you spit it out:
| Drink | Liquid It Creates |
| Roserade Tea | Hot Spring Water |
| Fresh Water | Normal Water |
| Soda Pop | Seawater |
| Moomoo Milk Coffee | Muddy Water |
| Chili Sauce | Lava |
That Chili Sauce one has caught out quite a few players who dug a pool and ended up with a lava pit they could not enter. Keep that table handy before you drink anything.
How to Get Hot Spring Water: Two Methods
Method 1: Drink a Roserade Tea (Main Method)
The most straightforward way to get Hot Spring Water is by drinking Roserade Tea, which temporarily fills Ditto with hot water that you can then spit out wherever you need it.
You get Roserade Tea from a powered Vending Machine. Here is where the catch is: each vending machine only gives one random drink per day, and the drop is completely random. You might get Roserade Tea on your first try, or you might spend a few days getting Fresh Water and Soda Pop instead. That is just how the RNG works, and there is no way around it.
Where to find powered Vending Machines:
- The Vending Machine near Smearguru on Bleak Beach is the most accessible one early on
- There is a double set of Vending Machines in a hidden area in Withered Wasteland, located behind the wall directly behind the Pokemon Center. Follow the path up to the cliff wall and dig through to access it. You can power these machines by running poles from the nearby Windmill to the machines
- The beach area also has multiple natural generators scattered around that you can connect machines to
A few things worth knowing before you start:
- Vending machines often only begin dispensing reliably on the second day after connecting power, not immediately, so do not panic if nothing comes out the first time
- Each machine restocks at 5am in-game time each day, not midnight
- Do not move a Vending Machine once it is placed. Moving it resets its dispensing count and treats it as a new machine, meaning you will have to wait another day before it gives anything
- If your machine keeps saying “out of stock,” check whether it is actually connected to a power source, as unpowered machines will not dispense anything
- Some players save their game before interacting with a machine, then reload if they do not get Roserade Tea. That is a valid approach if the RNG is testing your patience
- Later in the game, you may unlock the ability to craft your own Vending Machines or find Roserade Tea through daily PC Shop items, giving you more chances each day
Once you have the Roserade Tea, drink it and Ditto will fill up with Hot Spring Water. Then walk to where you want the water placed and spit it out using the A button.
Method 2: Suck Up Natural Hot Spring Water
If you have unlocked the Suck ability, you can collect Hot Spring Water directly from natural sources and carry it to where you need it. Natural Hot Spring Water exists in the caves in the west area of Rocky Ridges, and you will come across it during the Rocky Ridges storyline when you meet Torkoal.
How to unlock the Suck ability:
The Suck ability is taught by Paldean Wooper, but getting there takes a few steps. Here is the exact sequence:
- Progress through the Bleak Beach storyline, including waking Mosslax via the “Brighten Things Up!” request and learning Surf with Lapras
- Build the Bleak Beach Pokémon Center and make significant progress in Rocky Ridges
- Speak to Piplup when it has a “Let’s go together!” speech bubble above it. This triggers the “Make a Waterfall” Important Request
- Piplup leads you to a small pond near the Bleak Beach gate and asks for a waterfall
- To get Wooper to appear, build a Marshy Tall Grass habitat using 4 yellow tall grass tiles and muddy water tiles in a suitable area nearby
- Paldean Wooper will spawn in that habitat. Befriend it by giving it 3 Tomatoes
- Wooper teaches you Suck: hold Y and press ZR to inhale liquid, then press A to spit it out. Hold ZL to adjust the height when spitting
Once you have Suck unlocked, you can also drink a Roserade Tea directly and then use the ability controls to place Hot Spring Water tiles with more precision.
One important limitation: you cannot carry liquid across major biome boundaries. When crossing into another biome, your menus and controls lock up, making it effectively impossible to transport Hot Spring Water from Rocky Ridges to Bleak Beach. For Bleak Beach habitats, the Roserade Tea method is still your most reliable option.
How to Build the Hot Spring Shower Habitat
Once you have your Hot Spring Water, here is what you need to build the Hot-Spring Shower habitat to complete Torchic’s request:
| Item | How to Get It |
| Hot Spring Water x2 | Roserade Tea from the Vending Machine or Suck from Rocky Ridges caves |
| Shower x1 | Craft at a Workbench for 2x Iron Ore (recipe learned from an early Piplup request) |
| Seat x1 | Any seat works |
Building tips:
- If you want a ready-made base to work with, head to the abandoned beach shower stalls near the Sparkling Skylands entrance in Bleak Beach. These existing structures make a solid foundation for the habitat without needing to build walls from scratch
- Dig your pool first before drinking the Roserade Tea, so you have somewhere ready to spit the water into
- Place the two Hot Spring Water tiles in your pool. Sea Grass blocks can work well as a base to set things on if you need a raised surface for the Shower or Seat
- The Shower does not need to face a specific direction, but it cannot go on a wall that is directly enclosing your hot spring. If it is not registering, try placing it on a block on the edge of the structure rather than inside it
- Place your Seat next to the water
- Once all three elements are close together in the same small area, the habitat registers
After you finish building, speak with Torchic and bring them over to see it. They will be happy with the result, though they will not actually move in. Expect to find Psyduck swimming in the tub shortly after.
All Pokémon That Spawn in Hot Spring Habitats
While you are setting up Hot Spring Water anyway, here is every habitat you can build with it and which Pokémon each one attracts:
| Habitat | Required Items | Pokemon | Spawn Rate |
| Hot-Spring Shower | Shower x1, Seat x1, Hot Spring Water x2 | Psyduck, Golduck | Psyduck common, Golduck rare |
| Mossy Hot Spring | Moss x4, Hot Spring Water x2 | Torkoal | Standard |
| Open-Air Bath | Hot Spring Spout x1, Hot Spring Water x2 | Raboot | Standard |
| Harmonious Hot Spring | Hot Spring Spout x1, Water Basin x1, Hot Spring Water x2 | Politoed | Standard |
| Hot-Spring Fishing Spot | Fishing Rod x1, Hot Spring Water x1, Seat x1 | Lotad, Lombre | Standard |
If you are going to the effort of getting Hot Spring Water, it is worth planning ahead and deciding which of these you want to build, since each visit to the vending machine or trip to Rocky Ridges only gives you a limited amount to work with.
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