Sparkling Ripples

Sparkling ripples of water are a unique feature of Fresh Water throughout the game. In the various ponds and rivers, including ones you create, up to 5 Sparkling Ripples can be found at once. These can be inspected and will offer a variety of rewards including some exclusive to each area such as Kits and materials, as well as various recipes for wallpapers and other items. These will gradually regenerate over the day meaning you can get more than 5 in a day.

On Sunday, there is a special bonus which adds an additional Sparkling ripple. You can also use the Mosslax boosts to get up to 3 more ripples at any one time.

Sometimes, you will find a sparkling ripple that is glowing even more than usual. These typically will always contain very rare items such as recipes.

In addition to that, you will also sometimes get a prompt that you have found something good which requires you to rapidly press the A button. These also provide rare items such as recipes

As you go through the game, the Sparkling Ripples will frequently give recipes for a variety of items and especially wallpapers. These will continue through until you have all the recipes either through the ripples or through the shop.

Once the recipes have all been obtained, you will then start getting Pokémetal and Rare Pokémetal through the ripples in the place of the recipe.