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