Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Confirmed

Nintendo has conscionable confirmed a merchandise day for Pokémon Pokopia, its promising-looking Animal Crossing-style crippled for Nintendo Switch 2.

Out of the blue, arsenic is Nintendo's whim, we present cognize that the crippled volition get connected March 5, 2026. A marque caller trailer volition besides driblet this week — though you'll request to hold until Thursday, November 13, for that.

Announced backmost during Nintendo's large September Direct, Pokémon Pokopia looks acceptable to blend your favourite pouch monsters with gameplay elements from Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon and Dragon Quest Builders.

By recruiting and befriending antithetic Pokémon species, you'll beryllium capable to signifier the land, harvest crops and resources, past physique homes for you and your Pokémon.

You power a human-form Ditto, truthful are capable to gradually prime up the abilities of different creatures. The Grass-type Bulbasaur, for example, volition let you to summation the quality to turn plants, portion learning from Water-type Squirtle volition fto you h2o them. You tin signifier terrain by punching it, learning from Hitmonchan, oregon physique woody structures by learning operation techniques from Timburr.

We'll person the latest trailer for Pokémon Pokopia for you to ticker aboriginal this week — astatine 6am Pacific, 9am Eastern, oregon 2pm UK connected Thursday.

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