Animal Crossing-inspired cosy game Pokémon Pokopia has been confirmed to launch in 2026.
Pokémon Pokopia was first revealed during a Nintendo Switch Direct in September and now The Pokémon Company has announced the cosy game will be available exclusively on the Switch 2 from March 5.
“In the game, you’ll play as a Ditto transformed into a human and work together with Pokémon friends to create your very own Pokémon paradise,” reads an official description. “There’s so much to do, including collecting berries, rocks and wood, building furniture, growing vegetables in fields you’ve tilled, creating homes for Pokémon you meet and more.”
There will be a range of building and crafting mechanics to learn from visiting Pokémon, and a number of different biomes to curate. Bulbasaur will let you grow plants, while learning from Squirtle will allow you to water them. You’ll also be able to reshape the terrain with fighting Pokémon such as Hitmonchan.
A new trailer will also be shared later this week (November 13) and pre-orders are available now.
However some fans aren’t impressed that the £58.99 title is being released as a ‘Game Key-Card’, which is basically a digital activation key rather than a full, physical release. It also can’t be resold. “This is the worst part of both physical and digital media,” wrote one fan. “ It just blows to spend 70$ on an empty game card,” added another.
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Pokémon is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026. A London pop-up store and a Lego collaboration have already been confirmed. New multiplayer game Pokémon Champions has also been announced but hasn’t been given a release date, and there’s still no news about the next mainline entry following 2022’s Scarlet & Violet.
PokéPark Kanto, Japan’s first-ever “permanent outdoor Pokémon attraction” is also set to open in February at Tokyo’s Yomiuriland amusement park. In a recent interview, Pokémon boss Tsunekazu Ishihara said he believes the franchise can remain popular for another 70 years as long as creators keep innovating. “If we become complacent and go with the flow, that’s when it will go downhill,” he explained.
In other news, Elden Ring: Nightreign is set to get a new paid expansion next month with The Forsaken Hollows.
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