"Until Pokopia, I hadn't spent much time thinking about tech in the Pokémon world. I've been Pokémon-pilled for so long that I took all its sci-fi technology for granted. Sure, there are magic PCs that can digitally store living creatures - that's how it's always been. Obviously fossils can be resurrected and obviously sometimes pokémon can travel through time."
"In this world, humans are long gone, and pokémon are slowly repopulating the ruins left in their wake. Here, technology is not guaranteed to work. Climate change has led to widespread environmental disasters, and as a result, pokémon have been safely stored in PCs for some time. But a collectible journal entry reveals that the PC storage system can't keep working without regular maintenance."
Pokémon games have consistently incorporated advanced technology, from digital storage systems for creatures to fossil resurrection and time travel mechanics. Players typically accept these elements as standard worldbuilding without questioning them. Pokopia changes this perspective by setting the game in a post-human world where technology is no longer guaranteed to function. Environmental disasters and climate change have forced Pokémon into long-term storage, but the maintenance systems have failed, causing stored Pokémon to reappear. This portrayal of deteriorating technology makes players reconsider the sci-fi infrastructure present throughout the entire Pokémon franchise, revealing how deeply technological advancement is embedded in the series' world.
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