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Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How To Rebuild The Bleak Beach Pokémon Center
Life's a (bleak) beach
Pokémon Pokopia's Bleak Beach may have gone from a dark, gloomy town to a bright, bustling coastline paradise by the time you're done with it. But you're not truly finished until you've build the Pokémon Center, right? Our guide here will help you on how to rebuild the Bleak Beach Pokémon Center, tell you where to get the...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Walkthrough, All Pokémon, Abilities, Building Tips & Tricks
A Pocket Monster Paradise
Welcome to our Pokémon Pokopia Full Walkthrough Guide hub! The Switch 2-exclusive is making a splash online, and we're here to help guide you through every single aspect of the game. Our Pokémon Pokopia Walkthrough will help you make your way through the main story, from exploring each of the four main towns to rolling...
Poll So, Will You Be Getting Pokémon Pokopia?
Go on, tell us
Pokémon Pokopia launched exclusively for the Switch 2 this week, and if you haven't already heard about this new relaxing life-simulation, it's been getting quite a lot of praise. The game has already shot to the top of Metacritic as one of the highest-rated Pokémon games of all time, and here in our review on Nintendo Life, we...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Bleak Beach 'Brighten Things Up' Guide - How To Wake Up Mosslax
Light it up, let's go
Welcome to the second (or third!) part of our Pokémon Pokopia story guide. You've had to deal with a lot of water already in Withered Wasteland (and maybe even Rocky Ridges, if you've been there), but not this much. Bleak Beach isn't lacking in water, but it's certainly lacking in light. This section of our Pokémon Pokopia...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How To Get Lumber
Lumber up
It's easy to lose track of how many different materials are available in Pokémon Pokopia, and one easy one to forget about is Lumber. This wood product is required as early as the Withered Wasteland Pokémon Center, but it's not immediately obvious how to get it. Plus, you'll need a lot of it if you're a keen wood builder. This guide...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Can You Evolve Pokémon?
De-evolution?
Evolution is a staple of the Pokémon series, and with trailer after trailer showing multiple different evolutions for Pokémon Pokopia, fans have been wondering just how to evolve their favourites. How do you level up? Can you get a Moon Stone for Clefairy? Well, in a bold move for the series, you cannot evolve your Pokémon at all...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Multiplayer Guide - How To Play With Friends
Better with friends
Multiplayer in Pokémon Pokopia is one of the cosy game's biggest draws, allowing you and up to three others to get together and create an adorable (or chaotic) paradise. Or you can just hang out, chill, and share tips. There are some limits on what you can do in multiplayer, but this guides here to talk you through all of the...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Lost Relic List - What Are Relics, How To Appraise
Lost and found
Pokémon Pokopia's cute post-apocalypse hides relics of the past, and you'll come across many of them as you begin to rebuild and revitalise the world. Some of them are fun little nods to Kanto's past, while others are fun little items to give your home some decorative flair. This guide will cover everything you need to know about...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: All Ditto Transformations & Skills
Transformative
How does a Ditto go about revitalising the the world of Pokémon Pokopia? Well, by transforming into other Pokémon and learning their skills. These abilities turn Ditto into a bit of a swiss army knife — a 'mon that can do just about everything. This guide covers every single skill Ditto can learn in Pokémon Pokopia, including...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: All Pokémon Specialties & Abilities
Special Attack
Ditto isn't the only one who can do anything in Pokémon Pokopia. In fact, they'll need to rely on all the Pokémon friends they make along the way, using their Specialties to assist with all manner of tasks. This guide covers every single Specialty in Pokémon Pokopia, what each one does, and which Pokémon have these abilities...
News The Pokémon Company Issues Response To The White House's Pokopia Meme
"no permission was granted"
Ahead of the release of Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2, fans have been passing the time by posting memes via a font generator from Pixel Frame, recreating the Pokopia logo with custom text. Someone on The White House's social media team apparently caught wind of this and created its own image using the Pokopia font...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How To Rebuild The Withered Wasteland Pokémon Center
It's not a Wasteland anymore
You've seen the trailers, you've seen that you can rebuild Pokémon Centers, but how do you actually go about doing it in Pokémon Pokopia? Throughout the game, you'll be required to rebuild four different Pokémon Centers, which will grants each town a new building, increase the Environment Level, and give you a new...
Guide Does Pokémon Pokopia Use Mouse Mode Controls?
Mouse-carada
Mouse Mode is one of the Switch 2's defining features, but it often feels a little underutilised. So a game all about building and crafting like Pokémon Pokopia is the perfect place to implement this control scheme, right? Well, yes! You can use mouse controls in Pokémon Pokopia, and in this guide, we'll tell you how to use them and...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Can You Change The Time Of Day?
Ditto used Time Travel. It's super effective!
Being a life sim, Pokémon Pokopia is built around a day and night cycle. Mornings, evenings, nights — you can do whatever you want, whenever you want. But sometimes you don't want to wait around for things to happen. While you can't change the time in the game, there are ways around it, so we'll...
PSA You Can Access Pokémon Pokopia's First In-Game Event Right Now
One week ahead of schedule
The Pokémon Company revealed the first details for Pokopia's debut limited-time in-game event earlier today. The 'More Spores for Hoppip' event officially kicks off on 9th March and runs until the 24th, but if you picked up your copy today and want to get involved early, you can now do exactly that. Yes, as spotted by...
News Pokémon Pokopia's Launch Trailer Is Too Cute To Handle
Ditto used Attract!
Well, fellow Trainers, today is finally the day. After months of having our hearts melted by adorable little trailers, Pokémon Pokopia is finally here, and what do you know, there's a fittingly sweet launch trailer to mark the occasion. There's nothing particularly new about today's footage (not if you've kept up with the news...
Guide Is Pokémon Pokopia On Switch 1?
1-block or 2-block?
Pokémon Pokopia looks like it's going to be a sure-fire hit. Combining the cuteness of the creatures with the building mechanics of Minecraft (and its like-minded peers) and the quests of Viva Pinata, it's a match made in heaven for families, friends, and Pokéfans alike. With Pokémon's long-time support of the Switch 1, and...
Guide Best Pokémon Spin-Off Games Of All Time
Ranked by you
We'll be updating this list with Pokémon Pokopia soon, once you've all had a chance to spend some quality time with it - it's certainly been warmly received by critics, but will you agree? In the meantime, in honour of Pokémon's recent 30th anniversary, let's take another look at the best non-mainline entries over the last three...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Dream Island Guide - All Materials, Dolls & Islands
Dream a little dream
Materials are king in Pokémon Pokopia, so you'll need a handy way to gather specific types very quickly. That's where Dream Island comes in! A friendly Drifloon can transport you away to an island rich with building materials, items, and sometimes even habitat suggestions. This guide covers everything you need to know about...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How To Use GameShare
Sharing is caring
Switch 2's GameShare feature is a boon for families, especially as you don't need to buy multiple copies of one game to use it. And what better game to play with your loved ones than Pokémon Pokopia. Unlike most other games on Switch 2, however, it's not immediately obvious how to access this feature. So this guide will help you...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Complete Pokédex, All Pokémon Habitats
Gotta friend 'em all
Just because you're not catching Pokémon, doesn't mean there isn't a Pokédex. In Pokémon Pokopia, you need to tend to the environment to attract Pokémon back to their natural habitats, and doing so will add them to your Pokédex. This guide covers the complete Pokédex and Habitat Dex in Pokopia, with all the information...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Trade Guide - How To Buy Items From Pokémon
Trade union
You'll need to buy items and furniture a few times in Pokémon Pokopia, but you don't need to rely on the Pokémon Center Terminal and the Life Coins you collect. Some Pokémon have the ability to Trade, which means they can run their own shops in each of the towns. In this guide, we'll tell you how to help set up a shop, how to Trade...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Fly & Teleport - How To Find Missing Pokémon
Come fly (or teleport) with me
Having trouble finding a particular Pokémon pal? Pokémon Pokopia has a few handy ways of looking for missing 'mons, and it turns out, Fly and Teleport are your friends. These Pokémon Specialties will help you find the critter you're after — as long as you're already friends with them This guide tells you what you...
It's raining 'mon
Pokémon Pokopia might just look like a cosy life sim, but it's much more than that, with a structured story to follow and multiple locations to explore. You'll start off your adventure in the Withered Wasteland town, a once-lush town that has been left to dry out thanks to the lack of rain. This section of our Pokémon Pokopia...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How To Raise Comfort Levels
Comfortably fun
In Pokémon Pokopia, you can't have a paradise without a happy set of residents. And so, making sure all of your Pokémon are comfortable is crucial to making the perfect home. Comfort Levels are hugely important to maxing out every single area in Pokémon Pokopia, and there are lots of different ways you can handle it. In tis...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How To Change The Weather
Come rain or shine
Weather has long been part of the Pokémon series, and in Pokémon Pokopia, it's something you can bend to your will! Kind of. Using a couple of easy-to-get items, you can flip between the sunny skies and rainy days no problem. This guide will tell you how to change the weather in the game, how to get those elusive Castform...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: How Long Does It Take To Beat?
Time to get cosy
We all know asking how long a cosy life sim-esque game is a dangerous question, but that's exactly what we're doing here with Pokémon Pokopia, the latest Pokémon spin-off developed by the Dragon Quest Builders teams from Koei Tecmo and Omega Force. So, if you're just wondering how long it'll take you to clear the main story of...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Beginner's Tips - What To Do First, How To Increase PP, Storage & More
Starting blocks
Pokémon Pokopia is a Pokémon game unlike any other. Blending Dragon Quest Builders, Animal Crossing, Viva Piñata, and all sorts of cosy life sim snippets, Pokopia is stuffed full of things to do that it can get quite overwhelming quite quickly. So to stop you from getting buried under the blocks, we've put together this handy...
News Pokémon Pokopia Limited-Time Special Event Announced - "More Spores For Hoppip"
Befriend these Pokémon while you can!
The relaxing and cosy life simulation game Pokémon Pokopia is now available on the Switch 2, and to celebrate the launch, there'll be a "limited-time" in-game event taking place next week. This is apparently just the beginning of these special events. The first one is called "More Spores for Hoppip" and will...
News Pokémon Confirms Anniversary Pikachu Plush Local Release
Following the confirmation of restocks in Japan
[Tue 3rd Mar, 2026 06:55 GMT]: Pokémon is celebrating its 30th anniversary in all sorts of ways, and one of the most in-demand products is the "Beginning Pikachu" plush, available at the Pokémon Center. At the moment, this retro Pikachu inspired the Pokémon's pixel design and look from the Game...
Talking Point After 30 Years, Is It Time To Reset The Pokédex?
Back to Route 1
Ever since Pokémon Legends: Z-A came out last year, a thought has been brewing that I haven't been able to shake. It was amplified as I watched the EUIC battles in February, and then cropped up again as I sat, mouth agape, at the Winds and Waves trailer. After 30 years, is it time to reset the Pokédex? Now, put those pitchforks...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: All Limited-Time Events & Exclusive Pokémon
Every Limited-Time Event and exclusive Pokémon in Pokopia
The Pokémon Company is going big with Pokémon Pokopia, throwing some limited-time events that will allow you to get some brand new Pokémon for your paradise. Sometimes, these 'mons will only be available during the event, so you'll want to hop in as soon as you can. This guide will cover...
Guide Pokémon Pokopia: Mystery Gift Codes List
All current Pokémon Pokopia Mystery Gift codes
Mystery Gifts are here once again in Pokémon Pokopia. And, c'mon, just because you can't catch the Pokémon, doesn't mean you can't still get some freebies. The Pokémon Company frequently drop free distributions for their games, and here, it ranges from furniture to food to materials — most likely!...
News Pokopia Joins A 3DS Entry As The Highest-Rated Pokémon Game On Metacritic
It's super-duper effective
Pokémon Pokopia is a good game. A really good game, in fact! It launches on 5th March 2026, but we and a bunch of other outlets have already provided our full verdict on the life-sim spin-off, and it seems that most are in agreement that it's a really darn good game. In fact, it's so good that it's actually now joint...
News Pokémon Pokopia For Switch 2 Receives A Day One Update
You'll need it to access online play
The new Pokémon game Pokémon Pokopia is almost here, and ahead of its Switch 2 release, the title has received a new update. If you've already preloaded the game, and this update isn't already preinstalled, you'll be prompted to update your copy. According to the official update from the development team, this...
Feature "Astonish Is Super Effective!" - How Pokémon Taught Me To Love Words
The Unown lexicon
"Enemy DUGTRIO used Fissure. It’s super effective!" I’m six years old, and I’m staring at Pokémon Yellow on my Game Boy Color screen, dumbfounded. This was my first time fighting Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, and he managed to one-shot my Blastoise with a move — a word — I’d never seen before. Fissure?...
Review Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen (Switch) - Red-Hot Nostalgia In A So-So Wrapper
TPC used Remember! It’s super effective!
Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen is a difficult game to evaluate. Re-released on the Nintendo Switch eShop to celebrate Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, this 22-year-old Game Boy Advance remake of the original Pokémon Red & Blue feels like a lacklustre way to celebrate one of the largest media franchises known...
News We Really Want To See This Pokémon Dice Game Roll Out A Western Release
TPC used Rollout
The Pokémon 30th anniversary celebrations are continuing to roll out this week, as TPC has today revealed that it's releasing a new version of Plakoro, a Japanese Pokémon dice game from the '90s. The game has only been confirmed for a Japanese release at the moment — where it'll launch at some point in July — but the more we...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Announces Final Ranked Battle Season
Another generation winds down
Following last week's reveal of the next major Pokémon game Pokémon Winds & Waves (and a release window for the battle title Pokémon Champions), The Pokémon Company has officially announced it will be winding down Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's seasonal Ranked Battle content. The final season for the Switch game...
Guide Where To Buy Pokémon Pokopia For Nintendo Switch 2
Pokémon life-sim is out now
Pokémon Pokopia launched on Switch 2 on Friday 5th March 2026, bringing a life-sim flavour to the Pocket Monster world as you play a human-looking Ditto building a town, chatting with fellow Pokémon, and generally enjoying a cosy, colourful, crop-harvesting life. It's been very warmly received by critics, and we...
PSA Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Switch Version Apparently Fixes Legendary Beast Glitch
Good news, trainers
Nintendo revived the Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen on the Switch last week, and while they offer the same classic experience, there are some notable changes. If you're planning to catch one of the Gold and Silver legendary beasts on your adventure, it seems you'll no longer have to worry about the infamous...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Pokopia
Pokopium needed?
Just in case the reveal of Gen 10 for the Nintendo Switch 2 wasn't enough, Pokémon Pokopia is also gracing us with its presence when it launches later this week on 5th March 2026. We've reviewed it, of course, and came away feeling really good about the cosy life-sim spin-off, awarding it a score of 8/10 and calling it "the...
Review Pokémon Pokopia (Switch 2) - One Of The Most Enticing Pokémon Games Ever
I'm gonna reconstruct block by block
We've now spent some time with Pokémon Pokopia's multiplayer modes, and they're the perfect companion to the creative single-player experience. Check out our thoughts at the bottom of this review. I feel like I’ve been rebuilding my relationship with Pokémon over the past decade. It’s been a weird...
Guide Pokémon Winds & Waves: Pokédex - Every Confirmed Pokémon So Far
Gen 10, catch 'em again
The Pokémon Company wrapped up its annual February Presents showcase with a first look at Pokémon Winds and Waves, the long-anticipated Gen 10 mainline games launching on Switch 2 in 2027. We've only had the one trailer at the time of writing, but we've been sorting through it frame-by-frame to bring you the following...
Feature 30 Pokémon You Probably Forgot That Deserve A Second Chance
Scraping the bottom of the Pokédex, with love
Given Pokémon’s roaring popularity for three decades straight, it’s a sheer numbers game to figure that each of its titular beasts is someone’s favourite. It’s also true that over 1,000 Pokémon can’t all share the limelight, meaning some are bound to fade into obscurity. While the most...
Guide Best Pokémon Games Of All Time
Every mainline 'mon, ranked
In honour of Pokémon's 30th anniversary, we're republishing our ranked master list of all the mainline games. Enjoy! Ranking the best Pokémon games is no easy feat, given that many of them are considered among the best games of their particular hardware generation. Then you have to consider just how many spin-off...
Gallery Here's A Look At Pokémon Winds & Waves On Switch 2
Coming 2027
As part of the 30th anniversary Pokémon celebrations, Game Freak this week lifted the lid on its new mainline game Pokémon Winds & Waves. This game is coming exclusively to the Switch 2 in 2027 and includes a new open world to explore as well as "beautiful windswept islands and a vast ocean with glittering waves". Of course, there are...
Quiz Can You Name That Pokémon?
IT'S PIKACHU
If you decided to click on this quiz, we'd wager that you call yourself a bit of a Poké fan — at the very least, you probably have a passing interest in all things 'mon — so you're probably well aware of the anime's "Who's that Pokémon?" mid-episode quiz. Admit it, you even read the title in the show's energetic tone, didn't you?...
Final What's Your Favourite Pokémon Ever? - Pick From Our 9 Poll Winners
1025 to 1
And here we are, after nine Pokémon polls covering every generation, it's time for the showdown: Who will you choose as the very best Pokémon ever? Today, we present the winning Pocket Monster from each of our previous polls (now closed) for the final nine-way battle to find out the overall Pokémon champion. Our thanks to everybody...
News Pokémon Winds & Waves Will Be Released "Exclusively" For Switch 2
Game Freak is moving on from the original Switch hardware
Since the arrival of the Switch 2 generation last year, certain first-party titles have received cross-platform releases. Trainers saw this with Pokémon Legends: Z-A, but this won't be the case for the new mainline entry Pokémon Winds & Waves. In case you somehow missed it, The Pokémon...
