Pokémon Pokopia
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Build your Pokémon paradise
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Befriend Pokémon, learn their moves
Learn moreLife-Sim
Craft, decorate & build
Learn moreExpansion Pass
Dive into Bubbly Basin
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News
Pokemon Pokopia Fans Should Circle August 21 on Their Calendars
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News
Japan transforms entire train into Pokemon Pokopia paradise for DLC launch
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Gameplay
Mechanics & core loop
Pokémon
Characters & roster
Locations
Every area & island
Expansion Pass
3-part DLC roadmap
News
Updates & patches
Released
Mar 5, 2026
Platform
Nintendo Switch 2
Price
$69.99 (US)
Players
1 · 2–4 local · 1–4 online
Genre
Life-sim / island builder
Developers
Game Freak · Omega Force
Pokémon
~300 (Gen I–IX)
Setting
Post-apocalyptic Kanto
What is Pokopia?
- ● You play as a Ditto that uses Transform to take human form and set out to restore a world abandoned by people.
- ● The land has grown inhospitable to Pokémon. Rebuild the habitats, and the Pokémon come back — every returning species makes the island livelier and unlocks more to do.
- ● As you befriend Pokémon and bring them home, they teach your Ditto moves you use to reshape the world around you.
An in-game look
Official screenshots
Gameplay pillars
Full guide →
Befriend & learn moves
Pokémon you bring to the island teach your Ditto moves — the heart of the gameplay loop.
Reshape the world
Use learned moves to grow bushes, water plants, cut debris, smash rocks, start fires, and generate electricity.
Transform
Special moves let Ditto transform into certain Pokémon to solve puzzles and traverse the islands.
Crafting
Gather materials and craft tools, furniture, and building kits at workbenches — batch-craft to save time.
Building
Lay paths, bridges, and buildings to shape the island and attract new wild Pokémon.
Farming & cooking
Grow vegetables, flowers and plants, then cook recipes with different food flavors.
Decorating
Furniture, painting, favorite items, and CDs (with DJ Rotom) to personalize your paradise.
Comfy Level
Raise each area's Environment / Comfy Level and earn Mosslax Boosts as the island flourishes.
Islands & locations
Explore →Withered Wasteland
Based on Fuchsia City
Bleak Beach
Based on Vermilion City
Rocky Ridges
Based on Pewter City
Sparkling Skylands
Based on Saffron City
Palette Town
Based on Pallet Town
Bubbly Basin
An underwater town added in Expansion Pass Part 1.
Dream Islands
An extra area opened up through the Expansion Pass.
Cloud Islands
An extra area opened up through the Expansion Pass.
Meet the characters
All Pokémon →
Professor Tangrowth
Guides you at the start
Peakychu
Lights up the town
Mosslax
Trades food for buffs
Smearguru
Repaints your décor
Chef Dente
Teaches you to cook
DJ Rotom
Sets the mood with music
Tinkmaster
Leads the big builds
Expansion Pass
Roadmap →Part 1 · August 2026
Bubbly Basin
An underwater town with sea Pokémon.
Part 2 · Late 2026
Coming late 2026
Additional features and content.
Part 3 · 2027
Coming 2027
A new town to explore and rebuild.
Latest Pokopia news
All news →Pokemon Pokopia Fans Should Circle August 21 on Their CalendarsGame Rant · 4d agoJapan transforms entire train into Pokemon Pokopia paradise for DLC launchDexerto · Aug 4
Pokopia questions, answered
Is Pokémon Pokopia on Nintendo Switch 1?
Not on its own — Pokopia is a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, so you can't buy or run it on an original Switch. There is one exception: an original Switch can play it as the receiving system in a GameShare session, and only a Switch 2 can start that session.
When did Pokémon Pokopia come out?
5 March 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2.
How much does Pokémon Pokopia cost?
$69.99 in the US on Nintendo's own store.
Is Pokémon Pokopia multiplayer?
Yes. One player on a single system, two to four over local wireless, and one to four online.
What do you play as in Pokopia?
A Ditto that has transformed to look like a human. You collect materials, craft, build, and attract Pokémon to live in the world you rebuild.
How big is the Pokopia download?
6.3 GB.
Launch details verified against Nintendo — official product page and Pokémon.com — launch announcement.