2x2 (Pocket Cube)

Step 1 — White Layer

• Pick a base piece(Start with White/Red/Blue)

Hold the cube so a corner with White (e.g., White-Red-Blue) is in the bottom-left front position with white facing down.


• Find the matching corner(Look in the top layer)

Look for another white corner that shares a color with your base piece (e.g., White-Red-Green). Rotate the top layer (U) until that piece sits directly above where it needs to go (top-right front).


• Insert the piece

Hold the destination spot at the bottom-right front, then repeat the trigger: R U R' U' Repeat this 1 to 5 times until the white sticker points down and the side colors line up.

• Complete the remaining two corners

Repeat the process for the remaining white corners until the entire bottom layer is solved with matching side colors.

Step 2 — Yellow Corners

Turn the top layer (U) to see how many corners are in the correct position (matching the colors of the pieces below them, regardless of orientation).

• If there are 4 correct corners

Skip to Step 3!

• If there are 0 correct corners, turn the (U) layer until at least 1 corner matches.
• If there is 1 correct corner, hold the matching corner in the front-right-top position.
• If there are 2 correct corners (next to each other), turn the (U) layer until only 1 corner matches.
• If there are 2 correct corners (across/diagonal from each other), hold any corner in the front-right-top position.

Then do the following algorithm:

If the remaining corners aren't solved after 1 execution, run it once more with the correct piece still held at front-right-top.

Step 3 — Orient the Last Layer

• Flip the cube upside down

Flip the cube so your solved white layer is now on top, and the unsolved yellow layer is on the bottom.


• Target an unsolved corner

Rotate the bottom layer (D) until an unsolved corner with yellow facing the side sits at the bottom-right.

• Solve the corner orientation

Execute the trigger until yellow points down: R U R' U'

(It usually takes 2 or 4 repeats. Do not forget the final U' move of the trigger!)

• Bring the next unsolved corner over

DO NOT rotate the whole cube. Turn only the bottom layer (D / D') to move the next unsolved piece into the bottom-right spot. Repeat R U R' U' until solved.

• Finish the solve

Once all yellow stickers face down, the rest of the cube will automatically fix itself! Just turn the bottom layer to align the colors.