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|jname=ぽこ あ ポケモン
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|platform=[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|category=Life simulation
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|acb=G
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|oflc=G
|grac=ALL
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|developer=[[Koei Tecmo]]<br>[[Game Freak]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]] (International releases only)<br>[[The Pokémon Company]]
|gen_series=[[Generation IX]] [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off]]
|release_date_ja=March 5, 2026
|release_date_na=March 5, 2026
|release_date_au=March 5, 2026
|release_date_eu=March 5, 2026
|release_date_kr=March 5, 2026
|release_date_hk=March 5, 2026
|release_date_tw=March 5, 2026
|website_ja=[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pocoapokemon/ja/ Official website]
|website_en=[https://pokopia.pokemon.com/en-us/ Official website]<br>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-pokopia Pokémon.com]
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'''Pokémon Pokopia''' (Japanese: '''ぽこ あ ポケモン''' ''Poco a Pokémon'', or '''ぽこポケ''' ''Pocopoké'' for short) is a {{Spin-off games|spin-off Pokémon game}} for the [[Nintendo Switch 2]]. The player takes control of {{poko|Ditto}}, who transforms to look like a [[human]] and explores the world while collecting materials, building structures, and learning [[move]]s from befriended Pokémon. It released worldwide on March 5, 2026.

The game was announced worldwide on September 12, 2025, at 10 P.M. JST via [[Nintendo Direct]]. The game is available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Spanish, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The digital version of the game was made available for pre-order worldwide on the Nintendo eShop on November 12, 2025, while the physical version on a Game-Key Card was made available to pre-order worldwide on November 13, 2025.

In addition to various retailer exclusive pre-order bonuses, players who purchase the game by January 31, 2027 can receive a {{dl|List of event distributions in Pokémon Pokopia|Ditto rug}} to decorate their room with.

A Nintendo Direct on June 9, 2026 announced the {{g|Pokopia Expansion Pass}} as upcoming [[Downloadable content|DLC]] for the game.

==Gameplay==
The game features {{poko|Ditto}} as the protagonist, who has {{m|transform}}ed to look like a [[human]] after waking from a long slumber. The {{pkmn|world}} has withered and humans are gone, and the only remaining resident is a {{prof|Tangrowth}} who lives alone in the wasteland.<ref>[https://pokopia.pokemon.com/en-us/ ''Pokémon Pokopia'' official website]</ref> Ditto can explore the world and create a cozy environment for {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, rebuilding a desolate world into a charming utopia, one step at a time. Ditto can befriend Pokémon and take advantage of its moves, such as {{m|Leafage}} from {{p|Bulbasaur}} to grow patches of grass or {{m|Water Gun}} from {{p|Squirtle}} to water dried-up plants.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-pokopia-arriving-in-2026 ''Pokémon Pokopia'' arriving in 2026] - "Ditto can learn moves from other Pokémon and utilize those moves to help build your very own Pokémon paradise. For example, Ditto can use Bulbasaur's Leafage to add greenery to the landscape or Squirtle's Water Gun to hydrate plants."</ref> Ditto can also collect different materials to build furniture, structures, and grow vegetables to attract other Pokémon.<ref>[https://press.pokemon.com/en/releases/Pokemon-Reveals-Two-New-Video-Game-Experiences-Pokemon-Pokopia-and-Pok September 12, 2025 Press Release &mdash; ''Pokémon Reveals Two New Video Game Experiences: Pokémon Pokopia and Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension'']</ref> The game features a real-[[time]] day-night cycle, as well as [[weather condition]]s which can change the environment.

==Plot==
{{spoilers}}
The [[player character]], a {{poko|Ditto}}, awakens in the [[Withered Wasteland]], assumes a [[human]] form based on a memory of its {{pkmn|Trainer}}, and meets a {{p|Tangrowth}} who becomes known as [[Professor Tangrowth]]. According to him, all the humans and other Pokémon besides him disappeared a long time ago, with him having no idea where they could've gone to. After finding a [[Pokédex]] amongst the items discovered by Tangrowth, Ditto gets to work in restoring [[Habitat Dex|Pokémon habitats]] around the wasteland, causing more and more Pokémon to appear to liven the place up, help Ditto out in various tasks, and teach it some handy [[move]]s. This increase in Pokémon numbers brings up Professor Tangrowth's hopes of humans returning as well. When Ditto locates an {{p|Onix}} trapped in a cave too tough to break through, it's suggested that rain could soften the rock enough to make it breakable. As it hasn't rained in the area in years, Tangrowth tells Ditto to find a {{p|Slowpoke}}, whose yawns are said to be able to summon rain. After Slowpoke has been found and made to yawn sufficiently, rain indeed starts falling. While the rainfall summoned by Slowpoke is too short to be useful, it is enough to awaken the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Kyogre}} from its resting place at the bottom of the sea. With Kyogre's help, a proper rain is {{a|Drizzle|summoned}}, allowing Onix to be freed. Befriending Kyogre also raises the Trainer rank on Ditto's Pokédex high enough to open [[gate]]s to two new areas: [[Bleak Beach]] and [[Rocky Ridges]].

At Bleak Beach, the sky is perpetually covered in thick clouds, making the area dark and gloomy, even during daytime. As such, in addition to restoring habitats, it becomes Ditto's main project in the area to illuminate the place with various sources of light. This task gains especial importance when Ditto discovers a {{p|Snorlax}} who's been sleeping for so long that it's become covered in moss, earning it the nickname "[[Mosslax]]". While working on lighting up the area in order to wake up Mosslax, Ditto also meets a peculiar pale {{p|Pikachu}}, who adopts the nickname "[[Peakychu]]". Despite having lost her ability to generate electricity, Peakychu is still able to absorb it, so once Ditto has repaired enough sources of electricity to power up a charging station for Peakychu to charge up from, she is able to illuminate the area enough to cause the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Raikou}} to appear, driving away the clouds covering the area and waking up Mosslax.

In Rocky Ridges, Ditto discovers an area covered in large quantities of volcanic ash. While exploring the area, which turns out to be [[Pewter City|a former mining town]], Ditto meets a cooking {{p|Greedent}} called "[[Chef Dente]]", whose recipes help Ditto to power up its moves, and a stereo-possessing {{p|Rotom}}, who goes by "[[DJ Rotom]]". In order for liven up the mood of the place, DJ Rotom suggests they hold a big party. With Ditto helping to bring up the mood level and prepare the party area, many Pokémon attend and the party is a resounding success, its noises even being loud enough to awaken the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Volcanion}} from a nearby volcano. While not attending the party directly, Volcanion brings it to a successful conclusion with a dazzling display of fireworks.

After befriending both Raikou and Volcanion, Ditto's Trainer rank rises once again, allowing it access the [[Sparkling Skylands]], an unusual area where islands of land are held afloat high in the sky by mysterious stones. Amongst the ruins of human structures, Ditto meets a {{p|Tinkaton}} who, due to her engineering skills, has come to call herself "[[Tinkmaster]]". By Tinkmaster's suggestion, Ditto agrees to help restore [[Silph Co.|a huge human building]] that stands in the area. With Ditto gathering resources and calling in friends from other areas to help, the huge building is eventually fully restored. Upon its completion, the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Mewtwo}} appears on the roof and tells Ditto about a suspicious-looking building in a place that used to be called "{{ci|Fuchsia}}", now being the Withered Wasteland.

In the Withered Wasteland, Ditto discovers a peculiar building. A voice speaking from the building invites Ditto to partake in the "Team Initiation Challenge" for joining "[[Team Rocket|Team R]]". The challenge consists of eight parts, each of which requires Ditto to insert certain requested resources or items into the building. Completing each part of the challenge earns Ditto a replica [[Badge]] as a reward. Once Ditto has completed the final part of the challenge by inserting a precious [[Photography|photo]] it has taken, the "building" is revealed to actually be a rocket. The rocket blasts off and flies away, carrying its cargo into deep space, where it's discovered by a human space station implied to be the home of Ditto's former Trainer. Remaining hopeful that humans will someday return, Professor Tangrowth encourages Ditto to keep building.

Unknown to Ditto and Professor Tangrowth (but revealed to the player through [[Human Records|collectable journal entries]]), humanity had evacuated the {{pkmn|world|planet}} and moved to space after a succession of natural catastrophes threatened a global famine. As it wasn't possible to bring every Pokémon along, the world's Pokémon had been placed into a specially modified [[Pokémon Storage System|PC Box]] in order to keep them safe in humanity's absence. The PC Box system had furthermore been programmed with a failsafe linked to an environmental scanner, which would begin automatically releasing the Pokémon from the PC Box upon the detection of stable habitats they could live in. Due to the possibility that it could take decades or even longer before humans could return to the planet, it was decided that it would be more humane to give the Pokémon the chance to inherit the post-human world than to keep them stored away until the PC system inevitably ceased to function from lack of maintenance.

==Locations==
Pokémon Pokopia takes place in the [[Kanto]] region, set an unspecified period of time following a series of destructive environmental disasters that forced the human population to evacuate into space. There are five areas which are based on different settlements throughout the region:

* '''[[Withered Wasteland]]''', set in what was once [[Fuchsia City]] and its surroundings. It appears to have sustained major earthquakes that drastically reshaped the terrain, and experiences an ongoing drought making the temperate land dry and barren. {{poko|Ditto}} is first released in this area, where it meets [[Professor Tangrowth]]. The pair work together to find a method of causing [[rain]] to occur, so they can turn the land verdant and green once again. A [[Team Rocket]] facility is located near the coastline.
* '''[[Bleak Beach]]''', a coastal region with the devastated [[Vermilion City]]. The area appears to have suffered severe storms that have covered the area in mud, and flattened buildings, trees, and bridges. Evidently, one entire district sustained enough damage to collapse into the sea. Despite this, it is the most intact of all the game's areas, with many of the city's streets and several of its structures still standing. The distressed remains of the [[S.S. Anne]] can be found docked at the city's harbor. Initially, the area is shrouded in darkness from clouds that won't dissipate. Ditto encounters [[Smearguru]], [[Mosslax]], and [[Peakychu]] here.
* '''[[Rocky Ridges]]''', a mountain valley which [[Pewter City]] once nestled within. A volcanic eruption consumed much of the city, turning the surrounding area into ash lands. An old restaurant is built into the cliffs still stands, where [[Chef Dente]] is found trapped. The city's mines are still largely intact, with [[DJ Rotom]] occupying one chamber. The [[Pewter Museum of Science]] somehow survived the devastation, but is now isolated from the rest of the settlement as it has become fully embedded within the volcano.
* '''[[Sparkling Skylands]]''', a series of floating islands in the sky that once formed sections of [[Saffron City]] on the surface. Mysterious crystals had laid dormant beneath the city until an event caused them to violently propel entire districts up towards the clouds. Throughout the area, makeshift structures have been built out of scrap and salvage by an engineer named [[Tinkmaster]]. Together, Ditto and Tinkmaster work to rebuild the ruined [[Silph Co.]] building in the hopes of attracting the attention of the humans off-world.
* '''[[Palette Town]]''', a trio of vacant islands that are accessed via the [[Kanto Route 17|Cycling Road]] in the Withered Wasteland. There is no storyline here, leaving the player free to do as they wish. Despite having a similar name, the location bears no apparent visual resemblance to [[Pallet Town]].

==Characters==
<gallery>
Pokopia Ditto.png|{{poko|Ditto}}
Ditto Male Pokopia.png|{{poko|Ditto}} (male human form)
Ditto Female Pokopia.png|{{poko|Ditto}} (female human form)
Pokopia Professor Tangrowth.png|[[Professor Tangrowth]]
Pokopia Smearguru.png|[[Smearguru]]
Pokopia Peakychu.png|[[Peakychu]]
Pokopia Mosslax.png|[[Mosslax]]
Pokopia DJ Rotom.png|[[DJ Rotom]]
Pokopia Chef Dente.png|[[Chef Dente]]
Pokopia Tinkmaster.png|[[Tinkmaster]]
</gallery>

For a complete list of other Pokémon, see [[List of Pokémon by Pokopia Pokédex number]].

==Reception==
Pokopia was widely acclaimed by critics, earning an 90% on Metacritic and 9/10 scores from both IGN and GameRant—making it the highest-rated Pokémon game of all time.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon-pokopia/ Metacritic Review]</ref><ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-pokopia-review IGN Review]</ref><ref>[https://gamerant.com/highest-rated-pokemon-game-pokemon-pokopia/ GameRant Review]</ref><ref>[https://gamerant.com/highest-rated-pokemon-game-pokemon-pokopia/ Highest Ranking Pokemon game]</ref> The game sold 2.20 million copies in its first four days.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/260312.html News Release : Mar. 12, 2026 "Global Sales of Pokémon Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2 Surpass 2.2 Million in First Four Days"]</ref> Within five weeks of its release, the game sold 4.00 million copies.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2026/260508_5e.pdf#page=16]</ref>

==Staff==
{{main|Staff of Pokémon Pokopia}}

==Version history==
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!style="background:#{{Pokopia color light}}"|Version
!style="background:#{{Pokopia color light}}"|Release date
!style="background:#{{Pokopia color light}}"|Game file size
!style="background:#{{Pokopia color light}}"|Official note
!style="background:#{{Pokopia color light}}"|More information
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|1.0.0
|Original release
|6.2&nbsp;GB
|N/A
|Initial release. The only way to play this version is to turn off automatic updates, then both preorder and preload the eShop version of the game at least 2 days before launch (March 3 or earlier), then reject the update prompt when the preload is unlocked.<ref>[https://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon/clip/DarkIncredulousCasettePogChamp-1w_M-yI7XVk365gf Digital preload day 1 patch message (1/2) | Clip by zowayix — Twitch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.twitch.tv/twitchplayspokemon/clip/ExcitedCleverPhoneTheTarFu-AZ-QyLdAZEmorChB Digital preload day 1 patch message (2/2) | Clip by zowayix — Twitch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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|1.0.1
|March 4, 2026
|6.2&nbsp;GB
|
* Certain bugs have been fixed.
|Released around 4am UTC (March 3 in some time zones),<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1rkbgy7/pok%C3%A9mon_pokopia_version_101_is_now_available_day/ Pokémon Pokopia Version 1.0.1 is now available (Day One Patch) : r/NintendoSwitch2]</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/1rkbbdr/pok%C3%A9mon_pokopia_version_101_patch_notes/ Pokémon Pokopia Version 1.0.1 Patch Notes : r/NintendoSwitch]</ref><ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/1rkbesb/pok%C3%A9mon_pokopia_version_101_is_now_available_day/ Pokémon Pokopia Version 1.0.1 is now available (Day One Patch) : r/nintendo]</ref><!-- three timestamped reddit posts should be enough of a source for exactly when the update dropped --> 7 hours before the game's launch in New Zealand.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/NintendoPH/comments/1rkkjkw/pok%C3%A9mon_pokopia_early_access/ Pokémon Pokopia early access : r/NintendoPH]</ref><!-- timestamped before midnight in Melbourne/Sydney but over an hour after midnight in New Zealand as the post creator says (showing that nintendo did change their eshop time zone policy between switch 1 and switch 2, as new zealand digital players used to have to wait until 2am local time) -->
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|1.0.2
|March 17, 2026
|6.2&nbsp;GB
|
We would like to inform you that we plan to address the following issues.

<big>'''Confirmed Issues'''</big>

We have implemented improvements to address the following issues:

* During the Withered Wasteland request “Rock Smash your way to treasure!”, if you placed another block at the same location as the cracked block close to Hitmonchan, it made it hard to see how you should proceed.
* During the Bleak Beach request “To Snorlax”, if you placed another block at the same location as the cracked block close to Snorlax, it made it hard to see how you should proceed.
Additionally, the following issues have been fixed.

If these issues have already occurred in your game, applying this update will resolve them.

* During the Withered Wasteland request “Help make a home!”, Squirtle could move to the top of a tree and become impossible to speak to, blocking request progress.
* During the Bleak Beach request “Find the Pokémon Center!”, if you broke the cracked block in the bridge before Professor Tangrowth crossed it, it became difficult to proceed with the request.
* During the Bleak Beach request “Find the Pokémon Center!”, a specific sequence of actions may prevent Professor Tangrowth’s bridge repair request from triggering, preventing progress.
* If you performed actions in a certain order at Rocky Ridges, the event in which you meet Rotom would not trigger.
* During the Rocky Ridges request “Clear the path!”, if the request was triggered under certain conditions, it became difficult to proceed with the request.
* Spinarak’s type was listed incorrectly in the Pokédex.
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|-
|1.0.3
|April 8, 2026
|6.2&nbsp;GB
|
We have implemented improvements to address the following issues:

* In some cases, Pokémon whose habitats have disappeared cannot be found even when searching for them using the “Search” function in the Pokédex.

Additionally, the following issues have been fixed.

If these issues have already occurred in your game, applying this update will resolve them.

* When traveling to a Dream Island under certain circumstances, you arrive at Palette Town and are unable to return to the original town.
* When moving between towns or when the in-game date changes, the screen remains dark, making it difficult to operate the game.
* If you perform certain actions, it becomes impossible to relocate Pokémon habitats.
* If construction is carried out in a certain way, building projects will not be completed until the in-game date changes.
* In Bleak Beach, performing certain actions prevents progress during the request “Power up the charging station!”
* In the Sparkling Skylands, performing certain actions causes the Pokémon that you requested construction help from to be removed, making it difficult to progress the request to rebuild the huge building.
* On Cloud Islands, performing certain actions causes seasonal Pokémon to disappear from the town and Cloud Island.
* When creating a new Cloud Island, an error occurs and the island cannot be created.

Some of the following issues have been partially fixed, making them less likely to occur.

* By performing certain actions, the controller vibrates continuously.
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|-
|1.0.4
| April 22, 2026
|6.2&nbsp;GB
|
We have implemented improvements to address the following issues:

* You can now relocate Pokémon Centers while in-game events are underway.

Additionally, the following issues have been fixed.

* In Bleak Beach, the request “Wanted: Food!” could not be progressed under certain conditions.
* In Bleak Beach, performing certain actions would prevent the request “Pool repair needed!” from appearing.
* In Bleak Beach, after completing the request “Pool repair needed!” it was sometimes impossible for the player to have Happiny accompany them.
* In the Sparkling Skylands, during the request “Pokémon Center tour guide!” performing certain actions could prevent the player from having Tinkmaster accompany them, making the request impossible to progress.
* Performing certain actions would cause Professor Tangrowth to stop appearing.
* If certain Pokémon were waiting to appear, other Pokémon would sometimes also fail to appear.
* Performing certain actions could make Peakychu, Chef Dente, and Tinkmaster unable to leave town, preventing requests from being progressed.
* Under certain conditions, picking up a relocation kit (prepare) would leave behind indestructible platforms.
* Accessing the Pokémon Center PC with certain save data would cause the game to freeze.
* During in-game events, rebuilding a Pokémon Center using certain actions would cause its decorations to appear floating.
* During in-game events, trades could not be conducted at the Pokémon Centers on Cloud Islands.
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|-
|1.1.0
| June 9, 2026
|<!--6.2&nbsp;GB-->
|
The following improvements have been implemented:

* Added new conversation variations between Pokémon.
* Added new conversation variations when Pokémon have a “...” speech bubble.
* Adjusted the timing and topic distribution of conversations when Pokémon have a “...” speech bubble.
* When using chairs or beds, Pokémon accompanying Ditto will now use them together, if possible.
* Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, and Sylveon will now sleep at the edge of sofas, similar to Leafeon.
* When placing objects, Pokémon accompanying Ditto will now avoid the placement preview area.
* When moving Pokémon into a two-story house, you can now select the destination floor even while indoors.
* When Pokémon process materials at the community box or furnace, they will prioritize locations closer to their own habitat.
* While Ditto is falling after its transformation wears off, pressing the Run or Jump buttons will return Ditto to its human transformation and allow various controls.
* The placement limit for items that use electricity has been increased from 512 to 1,024. (This will apply to items placed after installing the update.)
* When placing the laser sensor item, the sensor’s detection range will now be displayed.
* In the Environment Level details screen, you can now see which Pokémon’s comfort level requests you fulfilled that day.
* In the Items section of the Collection menu, pressing the X Button will let you view color variations of flowers and hedges.
* In the Filter menu of the Pokédex and Habitat Dex, the “Filter” action button has been renamed “Confirm.”
* When saving game settings in the main menu, it is now clearer that a save is in progress.
* You can now adjust game settings in the main menu while auto-saving is in progress.
* Adjusted the dialogue in the request “Place the Ditto flag!” in Withered Wasteland to make it clearer where to place the flag.
* Adjusted the dialogue in the important request “Yawn up a storm!” in Withered Wasteland to make it easier to understand how to increase the humidity.
* Adjusted the dialogue in the request “Flowers in the planter!” in Bleak Beach to make the progression easier to understand.
* Adjusted the request “Help fix up a home!” in Bleak Beach to make it clearer where to build the habitat.
* Added dialogue options during in-game events that allow you to cancel trades.
* During in-game events, you can now temporarily suspend trades at the Pokémon Center.
* Adjusted the descriptions of Pokémon requests to build houses to make them easier to understand.
* In multiplayer, a choice will now be displayed for whether to listen to a Pokémon’s request.
* You can now obtain blocks of volcanic rock on Volcanic Dream Islands.
* Changed the sound played when placing the shutter furniture item to a more appropriate one.
* Adjusted the comfort level settings of the waterproof seat and stone fireplace furniture items to feel more natural.

The following issues have been fixed:

* In certain situations, Pokémon may stop partway while processing materials from the community box.
* In certain situations, transactions at the Pokémon Center or Poké Mart may end immediately.
* Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff may be unable to move through the air.
* When Pokémon appear at the Chansey resting area habitat, they may clip into the Chansey plant.
* In the hot-spring shower habitat, Pokémon may not react to the hot spring.
* During hide-and-sneak, doors and windows cannot be opened.
* In certain situations, learning an emote may cause a Pokémon to fall.
* While taking photos with the camera, if you set Ditto’s expression to the default, the expressions of other Pokémon may not change.
* Some Pokémon may be less likely to appear in town if they do not have a habitat.
* When bringing a Pokémon from another town, it sometimes may be unable to move into a block house.
* In certain situations, Ludicolo may appear in two different towns, and when moving between towns, it may disappear from both.
* When Vespiquen appears on a Cloud Island, items exchanged for honey may not be available until the next day.
* During Virtual Mode, a Pokémon following Ditto may not get on a lift.
* In certain situations, requests to place items in a home may not be able to be completed.
* In certain situations, even after removing items that Pokémon dislike, their comfort level does not increase.
* In certain situations, a Pokémon’s active time may not increase even when the brightness matches their preference.
* In certain situations, Pokémon may comment that it has become darker or brighter even when no change was made.
* While using Surf, pressing the L Stick may not sustain running.
* In certain situations, when placing a poster on a wall, the placement preview may not display correctly.
* The punching game item may sometimes not respond.
* The treasure and jewel wall decoration items may display incorrectly underwater.
* When wooden fencing is placed next to a wooden gate, they do not connect.
* When constructing something that requires both the Bulldoze and Crush specialties, if a Pokémon that specializes in both is assigned, it may become impossible to assign a Pokémon to the Bulldoze slot.
* With some construction kits, if construction is canceled under certain conditions, the screen may remain black and controls become unresponsive.
* Under certain conditions, construction may not complete even on the following day.
* When relocating or demolishing certain structures, such as the charging station, parts of the floor may become unbreakable.
* In certain situations, drying out blocks with a Smooth Rock may cause seeds planted in them to disappear.
* The request “Charge up the charging station!” in Bleak Beach may remain incomplete even after being completed.
* During the request “Pokémon Center tour guide!” in the Sparkling Skylands, performing certain steps may prevent relocation.
* In certain situations, going to a Dream Island may instead take you to Palette Town.
* In certain situations, if going to a Dream Island fails, the game may become unplayable.
* In certain situations in multiplayer, items may be lost during host transfer or when the session is disbanded.
* After completing certain steps, if guests on a Cloud Island purchase a large number of items, the items may disappear.
* In certain situations, completing a special challenge may prevent certain recipes from being learned.
* On a Cloud Island, messages about in-game events may repeatedly appear.
* The conditions for starting the jump rope contest on a Cloud Island are set incorrectly.
* In certain situations, starting the construction completion event for “Skyland Building 4F” may cause the controls to become unresponsive.

Additionally, several other issues have been fixed to improve the overall gameplay experience.
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==Gallery==
===Logos and artwork===
<gallery>
Pokémon Pokopia Logo JP.png|Japanese logo
Pokémon Pokopia Logo.png|English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean and Chinese logo
Pokémon Pokopia key artwork.png|Key visual
</gallery>

===Box arts===
<gallery>
Pokopia US boxart.png|American box art
Pokopia CA boxart.png|Canadian box art
Pokopia MX boxart.png|Mexican box art
Pokopia BR boxart.png|Brazilian box art
Pokopia UK boxart.png|European English box art
Pokopia FR boxart.png|French box art
Pokopia IT boxart.png|Italian box art
Pokopia ES boxart.png|Spanish box art
Pokopia PT boxart.png|Portuguese box art
Pokopia NL boxart.png|Dutch box art
Pokopia AT boxart.png|Austrian/Swiss box art
Pokopia DE boxart.png|German box art
Pokopia AU boxart.png|Australian box art
Pokopia ZA boxart.png|South African box art
Pokopia SA boxart.png|Saudi Arabian box art
Pokopia AE boxart.png|United Arab Emirates box art
Pokopia KR boxart.png|Korean box art
Pokopia TW boxart.png|Hong Kong/Taiwanese box art
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* This is the first Pokémon game:
** Released exclusively for the [[Nintendo Switch 2]].
** Released on a Game-Key Card for the physical version.
*** Furthermore, it is the first game published by Nintendo to be released on a Game-Key Card.
** Since {{g|Conquest}}, released 14 years earlier, to be developed by [[Koei Tecmo]].
** To use the changed names of [[Rainbow Feather]] (previously Rainbow Wing) and [[Silver Feather]] (previously Silver Wing). Their names were originally changed in {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, but the items are not obtainable nor mentioned in those games.
* This is the first spin-off Pokémon game:
** With a paid (non-freemium) release to be developed by [[Game Freak]], and the second overall after {{g|Quest}}, a freemium title.
** To feature [[Mystery Gift]] functionality.
** To feature a [[Pokédex]] with a [[List of Pokémon by Pokédex number in Pokémon Pokopia|unique numbering system]] that does not reflect the [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex]].
*** It is also the first spin-off Pokémon game to feature a Pokédex since Pokémon Quest, as well as the first one to feature a [[regional Pokédex]]-style listing of Pokémon since [[New Pokémon Snap]].
* The Japanese title, "Poco a Pokémon", may originate from a combination of ''poco a poco'' (Spanish or Italian for "little by little") and ''Pokémon''. Similarly, the name "Pokopia" used in other languages may originate from a combination of ''Pokémon'', ''copy'' (in reference to {{p|Ditto}}) and ''utopia''.
* A "Pokopia Font Generator" web tool launched a meme trend for internet users to generate custom images with funny captions or pop-culture references in the font and style of the game's logo.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sites/pokopia-font-generator Pokopia Font Generator | Know Your Meme]</ref>
* Pokémon Pokopia and [[Detective Pikachu Returns]] are the only [[Generation IX]] spin-off console titles to not have a corresponding version on mobile devices.

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==References==
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==Related articles==
* [[Habitat Dex]]
* [[List of Pokémon by Pokédex number in Pokémon Pokopia]]

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