Pokemon Pokopia is a big, bustling world full of Pokemon who need good friends. Be ready to do lots of errands.

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Somewhere, on a lost and lonely island long abandoned by humans, there’s you. A lone, shape-shifting Pokemon named Ditto who’s taken on the form of its lost human trainer. And you’re looking for friends.

A big squiggly-faced beast named Professor Tangrowth meets you. From there, you wonder: Why is everyone gone? How can you make things better?

And then the Pokemon start to arrive.

I’ve been playing Pokemon Pokopia at home for over a week, and I’m feeling feelings I haven’t had since the early days of the pandemic back in 2020: cozy-living in a world where friends seem to pop up daily, full of needs and missions, and where I’m spending hours watering plants, fixing roads, finding food for hungry Pokecritters and decorating homes.…