Nintendo has decided to surprise its fans, once again, without warning. This November 11, 2025, the Japanese publisher officially confirmed that Pokémon Pokopiaits new simulation experience at the heart of the Pokémon universe, would be released on March 5, 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2.
Unveiled for the first time in September during a Nintendo Directthe game immediately piqued curiosity with its concept halfway between Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon And Dragon Quest Builders. Halfway between peaceful simulation and strategic management game, Pokopia seems designed to appeal to construction fans and nostalgic trainers.
A construction game with Pokémon flavor
In Pokémon Pokopia, you play as a Metamorph…in human form. A bold storyline choice that justifies the great particularity of the gameplay: as you interact with Pokémon, you can learn their abilities and use them to shape your world.
Growing plants with Bulbasaurwater the crops with Squirtlemodel the terrain by copying Tygnonor even build wooden structures thanks to Timburr : each encounter becomes a skill, each Pokémon an opportunity for evolution.
The objective? Building a sustainable community With your Pokémon companions, harvest resources, cultivate fields, build houses, and bring life back to a wasteland. All in a colorful, soft and resolutely optimistic environment.
A trailer approaching
Nintendo announced that the next trailer of Pokémon Pokopia will be released this Thursday, November 13 at 6 a.m. PTeither 2 p.m. in France. It should offer a more detailed overview of the game mechanics, the visual universe and perhaps reveal new species integrated into the gameplay.
The first presentation, although brief, had already revealed a unique blend of free construction, community management and progression by Pokémon affinities. With this new upcoming video, the publisher should confirm whether or not the game will feature a multiplayer dimensionone of the major current questions in the community.
An exclusivity that focuses on emotion
After years of exploring arenas and online battles, Pokémon Pokopia seems to want bring the franchise back to a more emotional form of connection with its creatures. A slow, interactive, modular world, where Pokémon are no longer combat tools but partners in construction, learning and everyday life.
It is also a project designed for Nintendo Switch 2which could take advantage of the console’s new features, still kept secret to this day.
With Pokémon Pokopia, Nintendo seems to want to offer much more than a simple spin-off. It’s an original proposition that could well redefine the way players interact with the Pokémon universe. See you on November 13 to see more… and March 5, 2026 to play it.