‘Pokémon Pokopia’ looks adorable. Here’s everything to know.

I’m sorry, has someone ordered an insanely cute Pokemon game that lets you grow crops, take long naps, and build tiny houses that can drag me out of the eternal hell scenario of the 24-hour news cycle?

Well, it’s coming.

enjoying the success of the newly released Pokemon Legends: ZANintendo has announced the arrival pokemon pokopiyaAn adorable looking casual game that allows you to carve out a nice existence for yourself among your Pokémon neighbors. Developed by Koei Tecmo, Pokémon’s first life simulator game is set for release on the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026.

Nintendo showed off a trailer for the game as part of a Nintendo Direct in September and will show another at the company’s announcement event on Thursday, November 13 at 9am ET — you can watch it live here.

but what actually pokemon pokopiyaHere’s everything we know.

what kind of game is it Pokemon Pokopia?

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Similar to a life and farming simulator game animal Crossing, immortal life, grow a garden, Stardew Valley, serious efforts, pokemon pokopiya sees you play as Ditto, the lovable amorphous blob who has taken on the form of a human (yes, Ditto can move its cellular structure and appear whatever it wants, stay focused).

Your job, like all farming sims, is to gather materials like wood and rocks, farm crops according to weather conditions, and build a home for yourself and your Pokémon neighbors – but you’ll obviously have a much easier time if you befriend other Pokémon and absorb their sweet, sweet skills.

“For example,” Nintendo said in its announcement, “Ditto can use Bulbasaur’s leaf to add greenery to the landscape or Squirtle’s water gun to hydrate plants.”

The more you tend to said scenario, the more Pokémon you’ll see, the more homes you can build for them – and set up your own little home glorious empire Pokemon Neighbors City. The game world looks like this in the trailer minecraft land-shaping situation, where you can add a little animal Crossing-Style features like waterfalls, outdoor dining spaces, windmills, and more.

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Like other life sims, the game simulates real-time day and night time, and your energy is paramount, depleted by activities and restored by naps.

The game will be available in English, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.

Desire pokemon pokopiya are you online?

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According to Nintendo, you will be able to connect with other players online by providing payment for a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. In its announcement, Nintendo said you’ll be able to “invite Pokémon and even other players to spawn and hang out with you.”

when can i play pokemon pokopiya And how much will it cost?

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pokemon pokopiya Will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026.

The game will cost $69.99 through Nintendo’s website and pre-orders are now open. the price is the same Pokemon Legends: ZA,

There has been some controversy surrounding the release, with IGN reporting that fans were caught off guard by the game’s announcement. pokemon pokopiya Will be the first Nintendo-published game to be offered on a Game-Key card (requiring you to download the game’s full data) – Nintendo said in May that it “has no plans to use Game-Key cards for Nintendo-developed titles.”

The publisher (and Ziff Davis-owned Mashable’s sister site) notes that the game is not developed by Nintendo but by Koei Tecmo, and it is only Nintendo’s Japan site that is currently showing the game as a game-key card release. So, we will see what happens.