
Pokémon Pokopia is a completely new type of Pokémon game: you don't catch 'em all, you... make friends with 'em all? Blending elements of life sims, farming games, and block building into one big package come 5th March 2026.
Of course, there are plenty of returning faces, some of which will be able to give you abilities or let you transform into them. Here's a list of every single confirmed 'mon in Pokémon Pokopia so far.
All Confirmed Pokémon in Pokémon Pokopia
We won't know the full roster until the game's launch, but don't expect to see all 1000+ creatures in the game, either!
Oh, and we haven't included Ditto here — c'mon, you are the Ditto.
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- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Charizard
- Squirtle
- Wartortle
- Pidgey
- Pidgeot
- Pikachu
- Vulpix
- Jigglypuff
- Oddish
- Paras
- Venonat
- Diglett
- Psyduck
- Growlithe
- Arcanine
- Poliwag
- Abra
- Alakazam
- Machop
- Bellsprout
- Slowpoke
- Farfetch'd
- Onix
- Exeggutor
- Cubone
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonchan
- Scyther
- Pinsir
- Magikarp
- Lapras
- Eevee
- Vaporeon
- Snorlax
- Dragonite
- Hoothoot
- Spinarak
- Pichu
- Mareep
- Marill
- Sudowoodo
- Wooper (Paldean)
- Espeon
- Umbreon
- Heracross
- Tyrogue
- Larvitar
- Tyranitar
- Torchic
- Lotad
- Ludicolo
- Wingull
- Gardevoir
- Makuhita
- Azurill
- Mawile
- Gulpin
- Cacturne
- Swablu
- Piplup
- Combee
- Vespiquen
- Shellos
- Drifloon
- Mime Jr.
- Happiny
- Riolu
- Lucario
- Leafeon
- Drilbur
- Timburr
- Trubbish
- Zorua
- Cinccino
- Minccino
- Litwick
- Haxorus
- Sylveon
- Goomy
- Goodra
- Mimikyu
- Rookidee
- Dreepy
- Pawmi
- Tatsugiri
All New Pokémon Variants
Alongside all of the returning Pokémon, we've got a handful of brand new variants coming to Pokopia.
Four have been revealed so far (with one of them a little looser than the other three, but we think the Prof. looks different enough to be his own thing, too!)
Professor Tangrowth

Acting as your guide while you help to restore the island, this Pokémon has been living alone for a long time.
While this Tangrowth is largely similar to a normal Tangrowth from Sinnoh, this one has grey vines atop of its head and a vine resembling a beard, along with some glasses and what looks like a TM on its head.
Peakychu

Somehow, they made Pikachu even cuter. Peakychu is a pale version of the ever-popular electric mouse with bigger eyes and droopy ears.
It almost looks like a Ghost-type, and it glows. Perhaps a rival for Mimikyu?
Mosslax

Could Snorlax have gotten any more chill? Well, yes, as a Mosslax it can. Though the description sounds a little menacing: "Moss has grown all over this Snorlax’s body..." So wait, it fell asleep and then was encased in moss?
Still, it doesn't look unhappy. Just... at peace. We'll see what role this sleepy 'mon plays in the game.
Smearguru

A Pokémon we've long thought deserved a new variant or evolution is Smeargle, and Pokopia has delivered. Smearguru goes beyond just the green and has splashes of colour across its tail.
It embraces the painter aesthetic of the original even better than before, and it's such a simple change.
We'll update this guide as we get more footage and screenshots for Pokémon Pokopia! For now, look forward to more on Koei Tecmo and TPC's collaboration on 5th March 2026!





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They're running out of ideas, at this point. For realsies, not just a "genwunner"-like remark.
@MirrorFate2 I’m not sure I follow the logic of the argument being made here. 🤔
Mosslax is clearly a mood, and I'm all for it.
Peakychu's tail indicates this unique 'Chu is female.
I hope the Charla variant of Charizard will appear with a pink bow on its head with eyelashes. Roger Craig Smith might voice Charizard (sound like a teenager) and Karen Strassman might voice the Charla variant in Pokopia.
Oh Mosslax is the cutest thing I've seen today
@MirrorFate2 Yes, they are running out of ideas; in a genre they have never made a pokemon game in. Makes sense.
Also the game is made by koei tecmo, so you can't even say game freak is running out of ideas on this one lol.
@Untempered-Link Fr, bro got a built in blanket for his snoozes
I don't really get the feeling that these variants are going to show up in the mainline games. Maybe on Pokémon GO, as special pokémon that can't be transferred to HOME.
These might as well could be unique characters and not necessarily Pokémon, kind of like Bonsly and Munchlax in Pokémon XD or that Dialga with orange accents from one of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games.
Literally skipping because the localizers thought they were better than Game Freak
The simplicity of Smeargle's variant adds so much to it.
Seems spoilery, so I didn't read the list Maybe it's obvious from the beginning of the game, but seems like the plot of most Pokemon games is discovery. Maybe this spinoff is different
@FrenchVaniIIuxe Not even sure what that means, they speak and understand multiple languages better?
They give the Rat a new form when nobody asked for it yet they still won't do anything with Eevee. Are they deaf or something?
As a fellow moss myself, I can certainly say mosslax is very cool 😂
I really don't like the design of human Ditto, it's a bit creepy.
To be honest, everything about this game from its design choices to the business choices is rubbing me up the wrong way.
I'll be giving this one a miss.
Cute, but I'm not wasting 70 buckaroos on a GKC of a low-budget Pokemon spinoff.
Mosslax is all I want now
Combining two or more things i dont like sometimes works, Pokémon and life sim sounds absolutely dreadful for my taste. And oh god they added farming too ouch..next your going to tell me they crossed disco dancing and soccer...
I will buy this game for Mosslax alone! XD
@tseliot
Doing it wrong on purpose isn’t better
Mosslax is cool! Hoping to see more variants! Peakychu seems a bit uninspired. I'm not sure what to make of the game, yet. I was excited at first, but releasing it as a GKC is kind of a deal breaker for me.
Overall great variety in the Pokémon selection for this game and love the new forms/characters (considering Professor Tangrowth in particular maybe they're just the latter as already mentioned here) - so looking forward to playing Pokopia myself!
I might consider the game with a price correction. Nintendo is high charging $70 for a $30 game lol
All I needed to know is Bulbasaur was in it and they can have my money. Can't wait.
@MirrorFate2 people have been saying that since gen 3
@MirrorFate2 Running out of ideas for what exactly? These are variants for a spinoff game not made by Game Freak.
Why is this a switch 2 only game? It kinda looks like something that would fit on the switch 1.
@Atomic77 Because it was probably created for Switch 1. The game even runs on Switch 1 through Game Share. The resolution and level of detail are also pretty bad, so it's hard to believe it was tailored for the Switch 2 from the get go.
So far the game looks like ugly Dragon Quest Builders from TEMU with Pokémon on it.
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