Pokemon Pokopia Guide: Everything We Know

"It's the 30th anniversary of this year, and while there are probably big RPG announcements on the way, the first major game we know is coming this year is something a little bit different. Pokémon Pokopia is an in which you help rehabilitate a desolate town into a habitat livable for Pokémon. It seems to be 's play at the "cozy" genre, but it may have some dark undertones based on what we've seen. Here's everything we know so far."

"The premise stars a Ditto who transforms into a human, whose form you will be able to customize. It is heavily implied that this human form is meant to embody Ditto's trainer, who is missing as of the beginning of the game. They meet a graying Tangrowth called Professor Tangrowth, with whom they decide to help rebuild a desecrated town into a livable space, complete with specialized habitats to attract new Pokémon residents."

"Along the way, Ditto will learn new abilities that will help it cultivate its growing town, using water attacks to water plants and fire ones to cook and burn objects. Ditto can also transform into other Pokémon for traversal's sake, turning into a Lapras to swim between areas, for instance, or a Dragonite to fly across great distances. As you build your plot of land back up, Pokémon will flock to it."

A Ditto that transforms into a customizable human aims to restore a desecrated town into a livable habitat for Pokémon. A graying Tangrowth named Professor Tangrowth joins the effort to rebuild the town and create specialized habitats to attract new Pokémon residents. Ditto gains new abilities that assist town cultivation, including water attacks to water plants, fire attacks to cook and burn, and transformations into other Pokémon for traversal like Lapras and Dragonite. As habitats improve, Pokémon flock to the town, make requests for enhancements, and require new homes and utility buildings.

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