September’s Nintendo Direct included the biggest announcements yet for the Switch 2, ranging from a bizarre Virtual Boy peripheral to the reveal of a new Fire Emblem game. And along with updates on Pokémon Legends: Z-A, another, far stranger Pokémon game was shown off in one of the most interesting announcements of the Direct.
While the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Z-A will mostly follow the pattern of the main Pokémon series (despite some big changes to combat), Pokémon Pokopia goes in an entirely different direction. The game’s reveal trailer starts with a Ditto alone in a cave, before it transforms into the shape of a human girl. Venturing outside, the Ditto teams up with other Pokémon like Bulbasaur and Squirtle to learn their moves and use them to help the natural environment around them grow. Lots of Pokémon from across the series’ generations can be seen in the trailer, with the player character Ditto helping them plant crops, build homes, and decorate their little town.
