Pokemon Pokopia on the Nintendo Switch is a ‘nuanced love letter to an entire genre’
In the latest game from the popular genre, players have to rebuild the ruins of the Kanto region with the help of other friendly Pokemon
The result is a sugary-sweet treat for anyone who has wanted a cosy life-simulation game in the Pokemon franchise, enriched with a surprisingly sophisticated building system and a slightly melancholic story.
In the game, you step into the role of a Ditto. This Pokemon has the ability to transform its gelatinous body into other Pokemon objects or even humans.
At the start of the game, Ditto wakes up in a bleak landscape of ruins. Anyone familiar with the Kanto region from the old Pokemon games will quickly realise that they are in the middle of the rubble of Fuchsia City.
The trainer has vanished without a trace and Ditto has transformed into the trainer’s human silhouette, now wandering through this deserted world, completely lost and alone. A friendly Tangrowth, disguised as a kind of Pokemon professor, takes the players under its wing and guides them through the first steps in the game.
Together, you begin rebuilding the region in the hope of luring back both Pokemon and humans.