Publisher Nintendo and developers Game Freak and Koei Tecmo shared new details and extended gameplay for Pokemon Pokopia, their new crafting, building, and farming spinoff game set in the Pokemon franchise.
Here’s a rundown on the new details, plus the new gameplay:
A New Life from the Ground Up
In Pokémon Pokopia, players play as a Ditto that has awoken from a long slumber and transformed to look like a human. Ditto meets the peculiar Professor Tangrowth, who has been living all alone in a place where humans and Pokémon once lived—and appears to be wearing human tools. Seeing the withered grass and trees, Ditto decides to build the area anew by crafting items and learning moves from other Pokémon, creating a utopia for everyone to live in, one step at a time.
Building the Ideal Space
The player can learn moves from the Pokémon they meet, helping to create habitats where different Pokémon will appear. The moves they learn can also be used for other purposes, such as smashing walls with Rock Smash, adding more greenery with Leafage, going from mountain to mountain in a single leap with Glide, or travelling across water with Surf.
Players can also interact with the Pokémon they meet, including playing jump rope with Bulbasaur’s vines, having Charmander light fires, or teaming up with lots of Pokémon to build houses to live in.
Pokémon may come to the player with requests for making their environment a more comfortable place to live. Some will even have important requests tied to solving larger problems. Fulfilling these requests will lead to the development of the entire area.
Players can also look forward to switching up their look with different hairstyles or outfits, and crafting items or furniture to personalise their surroundings. Up to four players can also enjoy playing together[1].
Peculiar Pokémon
In addition to Professor Tangrowth, players will encounter other mysterious Pokémon.
- Peakychu: A pale Pikachu with drooping ears whose fur is a mysterious colour.
- Mosslax: Moss has grown all over this Snorlax’s body, and it looks as though a flower is blooming atop its head. It must have been asleep for a really long time.
- Smearguru: A Smeargle with vibrant colours splattered across its body. It almost looks like a painter when it uses its tail as a brush.
Pokemon Pokopia is set to launch worldwide on March 5th, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2.
