Pokémon Pokopia has sold more than 4 million copies on Nintendo Switch 2 in the five weeks since its worldwide launch on March 5, 2026, according to Koei Tecmo president and CEO Hisashi Koinuma.
Koinuma said he came into the release without “any real expectations,” even with a goal as big as making Pokémon Pokopia the best-selling Pokémon spin-off. In his telling, the game really took off once overseas media got their hands on it ahead of launch and started handing out very high review scores.
The setup is weirder than what most Pokémon spin-offs usually go for. In Pokémon Pokopia, you play as a Ditto that can turn into a human and help rebuild and cultivate a post-apocalyptic world alongside Pokémon, rather than spending your time on the usual battles or collection loop.
That pitch made the game tougher to evaluate internally. Now, though, Pokémon Pokopia looks like one of the best-reviewed games of 2026, with critics likening it to Minecraft, Viva Piñata, and Animal Crossing, and with early sales reportedly already pushing it into the top five Pokémon spin-offs.
If you want a Pokémon game that swerves away from the usual formula, Pokémon Pokopia is an easy one to recommend.
It’s out now on Nintendo Switch 2, and a three-part paid DLC rollout starts in August 2026 with Bubbly Basin.
Author: Chema Carvajal Sarabia
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