Game Details:

Developer: Koei Tecmo
Publisher: Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
Release Date: March 5, 2026
Mode(s): Single Player, Multiplayer
Rating(s): PEGI: 3 (EUR)
Controller(s): Joy-Cons
Extra Contents: Pokopia Main Page, Pre-Order Gifts

Description:

Shape the world and build a cozy new life with Pokémon Play as a Ditto that has transformed to look like a human! Find and befriend your fellow Pokémon, carve out a life for yourself, and work together with Professor Tangrowth to build a town for everyone to live in.

Learn the moves of your fellow Pokémon to change the land, such as Bulbasaur’s Leafage to make the wild grass grow. You can also use abilities to transform and navigate the world around you, such as crossing water with Lapras’s Surf. As you work to help nature flourish, more Pokémon will appear for you to meet and learn from!

Create habitats, cultivate crops, and more in a world with varied weather and real-time day and nights Gather materials to create items and furniture, till the fields to grow delicious crops, create habitats for the Pokémon you meet, take photos of fun moments, customize your hairstyle and clothing…there’s so much to do here!

No need to rush, though—go at your own pace and enjoy the journey. With a real-time day and night cycle, varying weather, and other surprises, just taking a nap in your bed and letting time pass can be pretty relaxing. As your town develops, your fellow Pokémon may also come to you with requests you can fulfill to solve their problems or make the town a more comfortable place to live in.

Eventually, you’ll be able to build a nice big home of your own—and then invite Pokémon, and even other players via local wireless* or online**, to visit and hang out together. You can even invite visitors who don’t have the game—whether they are on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system or Nintendo Switch—by using GameShare.

Story/Information:

A press release for Pokémon Pokopia was posted on November 13th, 2025 and announced that the game will be released on March 5th, 2026 on the Nintendo Switch 2. The game will be released digitally and as a Game Key Cart. Images from the press release have been added to an Imageboard thread.

YouTube Clip - Pokémon Pokopia | Extended Trailer

YouTube Clip - Using Game-Key Cards on Nintendo Switch 2

New Details Revealed for Relaxing Life Simulation Game Pokémon Pokopia

Latest Trailer Showcases Key Steps for Building a Pokémon Paradise and Some Slightly Peculiar Pokémon

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Nov. 13, 2025 – Today, the Pokémon Company group revealed an in-depth look at Pokémon Pokopia – a relaxing life simulation game releasing on March 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 – via a new trailer on the official Pokémon YouTube channel.

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.

Please visit the official Pokémon Pokopia website for more information.
[1] Additional games and systems required for multiplayer mode. Any Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required for online features. Membership auto-renews after initial term at the then-current price unless canceled. Not available in all countries. Internet access required for online features. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms. Games, systems, and Nintendo Switch Online memberships sold separately.

Source: https://press.pokemon.com/en/releases/New-Details-Revealed-for-Relaxing-Life-Simulation-Game-Pokemon-Pokopia

Features:

• Shape the world and build a cozy new life with Pokémon as a Ditto transformed to look like a human.
• Use other Pokémon’s moves, like Bulbasaur’s Leafage, to revitalize and navigate the world around you.
• Meet and befriend more Pokémon as you help nature flourish.
• Gather materials to create items and furniture, till the fields to grow delicious crops, build homes for the Pokémon you meet, and more—there’s so much to do!
• Experience a world with varied weather, real-time days and nights, and other surprises.
• Build a nice big home of your own, then invite Pokémon, and even other players via local wireless or online, to visit.
• Host your friends playing on Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch, even if they don’t have the game, via GameShare

Screenshots:

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