Updates

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where problems could occur when the number of placed items in an area exceeds a certain limit
• Fixed a bug where Ditto's facial expression wouldn't change when using emotes while taking photos with the camera

Online Requirement

• Pokopia is now always-online. Lose your connection and you're kicked back to the title screen. Nintendo snuck this in alongside the Jirachi event — it kills off the Switch 2 date-change trick people were using to sneak into future events before they started.

New Content

• New conversation variations between Pokémon — they now have more things to talk about with each other
• New conversation variations when Pokémon have a '...' speech bubble; the timing and topic distribution of those conversations has also been adjusted

Improvements

• Pokémon accompanying Ditto will now use chairs or beds together with Ditto, if one's available
• Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, and Sylveon now sleep at the edge of sofas, same as Leafeon
• Pokémon accompanying Ditto now step away from the placement preview area when you're placing objects
• When moving Pokémon into a two-story house, you can now select the destination floor even while you're already indoors
• Pokémon processing materials at the community box or furnace now prioritise the facility closest to their own habitat

Bug Fixes

• Large batch of fixes across construction, multiplayer, habitats, Pokémon behaviour, requests, Dream Islands, and progression — many reported soft-lock and progression-blocking bugs addressed

New Content

• Cloud Island generator now has a "Varied Terrain" option — adds elevation changes to your randomized islands instead of the flat terrain that's been there since launch
• 12 new furniture pieces unlocked through progression, all themed around late-spring outdoor living: pergola, hammock, lantern strings, picnic loadout, and more
• Free Lava Lamp Decoration via Mystery Gift — enter code POKOPIA-MAY-2026 at any Pokémon Center PC (valid until June 30, 2026)

Spawn Rate Changes

• Drilbur is 15% more common in Withered Wasteland — should be noticeably easier to encounter now
• Lapras can now appear up to three times per Cloud Island session, up from the previous cap of one

Bug Fixes

• Heatran: the smelting station habitat comfort bonus now correctly counts toward the comfort threshold — players who couldn't befriend Heatran because of this should finally be able to

Performance

• Game boot time from cold launch is roughly 18% faster on Switch 2 hardware

Improvements

• You can now relocate Pokémon Centers while an in-game event is active — no more waiting for the event to end

Bug Fixes

• Bleak Beach: "Wanted: Food!" — fixed a condition where the request couldn't be progressed
• Bleak Beach: "Pool repair needed!" — certain actions were preventing the request from appearing at all; fixed
• Bleak Beach: after completing "Pool repair needed!", Happiny would sometimes refuse to accompany you; fixed
• Sparkling Skylands: "Pokémon Center tour guide!" — certain actions could block Tinkmaster from accompanying the player, making the request impossible to progress; fixed
• Fixed a bug where rebuilding a Pokémon Center during an event would occasionally leave its decorations floating mid-air
• Fixed an issue preventing trades at Pokémon Centers on Cloud Islands during active events
• Fixed Professor Tangrowth disappearing, plus a range of progression bugs tied to quests involving Peakychu, Chef Dente, and Tinkmaster
• Fixed a bug where picking up a Pokopia relocation kit could leave indestructible platforms behind

Improvements

• Pokémon missing from habitats now show up again when you search for them in the Pokédex — they were just disappearing from results before
• Cloud Islands: seasonal Pokémon were vanishing after certain actions, and making a new Cloud Island could throw an error and fail entirely — both fixed

Bug Fixes

• Traveling to a Dream Island could randomly dump you in Palette Town with no way back — that's fixed
• Screen going black between towns, or when the date changed in-game, making it nearly unplayable — fixed
• Sparkling Skylands: Pokémon helping with the big building rebuild could get removed mid-request, which would soft-lock your progress — fixed

Partial Fix

• Controller rumbling non-stop — less likely now, but Nintendo hasn't fully sorted it yet

Improvements

• "Rock Smash your way to treasure!" (Withered Wasteland) — if the player places blocks over cracked blocks near Hitmonchan, the progression hint is now clearer
• "To Snorlax!" (Bleak Beach) — same fix applied for cracked blocks near Snorlax

Bug Fixes

• "Help make a home!" (Withered Wasteland) — fixed Squirtle climbing to the top of a tree and becoming non-interactable, blocking quest completion
• "Find the Pokémon Center!" (Bleak Beach) — fixed Professor Tangrowth failing to trigger the bridge repair request under certain action sequences
• Meeting Rotom in Rocky Ridges — fixed NPC-blocking bug preventing the encounter from triggering under certain conditions
• General progression fixes for "Find the Pokémon Center!" and "Clear off the path!" in Rocky Ridges
• Fixed Spinarak having the wrong type listed in the Pokédex

Upcoming Events

• More Spores for Hoppip — active through March 25, 2026
• Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest — April 19 to April 26, 2026
• Sableye event — April 29 to May 14, 2026

General

• Developers focused on stabilizing the experience before introducing new content
• More gift codes expected through events and promotional campaigns

Online Features

• Enabled all online multiplayer functionality (required update to play with others)
• Activated Cloud Island servers
• Enabled Mystery Gift system and event infrastructure

Stability & Bug Fixes

• General stability improvements
• Fixed issues reported during pre-launch testing
• Performance optimizations for Nintendo Switch 2

Release Schedule

• Part 1 — Bubbly Basin (August 26, 2026): A brand-new underwater town. Confirmed new Pokémon lines: Mudkip (through Marshtomp and Swampert), Popplio (through Brionne and Primarina), Corphish (through Crawdaunt), plus Manaphy, Snubbull, and Granbull.
• Part 2 — Late 2026: More new features and crafting recipes (details TBA).
• Part 3 — 2027: A new town and more content (details TBA).

What the leak describes

• Five new Kanto-inspired biomes rolling out one at a time — a burning forest (Viridian), a flooded city with hidden treasure (Cerulean), a dead volcanic island (Cinnabar), a decaying tower (Lavender Town), and a massive underground crater (Celadon area)
• 100+ new Pokémon across all five areas
• New story content, unique mechanics, and cosmetic additions
• Tentative release window: late 2026 to early 2027