Pokémon Pokopia is on the Nintendo Switch 2 and are capable of patches and updates to the software. This is done typically automatically when your Switch is in Stand By mode but can be prompted by pressing Start on the Switch's Home Screen and selecting Software Update. These updates offer a variety of changes including bugfixes and more
Version 2.0.0 |
Release Dates:
August 5th 2026
Additions
- Added all content for the Expansion Pass - Bubbly Basin
- Added the move Dive, allowing players to move freely underwater.
- The Build specialty can now be used to build houses underwater.
- Added new items such as the portal pod and safe.
- Added the new pattern, dynamic Ditto print.
- Added new emotes: Lie Down and Ready, Set, Go!
- Added five new hair colors: orange, light pink, yellow-green, blue-green, and brown.
- Added a function to move items in bulk between the storage box and bag.
- Added a function to delete items placed inside objects such as the garbage bin.
- Added the ability to fine-tune depth placement when placing windows, doors, and similar items.
- Added an option in Settings to hide the confirmation message shown when canceling Magnet Rise.
- Added an option in Settings allowing movement while the move wheel is open.
- Added motion-sickness reduction settings for the camera.
- The following items can now be painted: stylish stool, handrail, metal chain, workbench, vending machine, bike, bookcase, Pokémon Center counter, arrow sign, rope.
Improvements
- Even if a Pokémon's habitat is destroyed, it will move back in if the same habitat is rebuilt within a certain area.
- Pokémon that are sad because furniture was removed will now notice more quickly when the same furniture is replaced.
- Pokémon that taught you an emote will now respond with the same emote when you use it.
- If a Pokémon being searched for in the Pokédex is in another town, you can now travel to that town using Return Home.
- Reduced ordinary conversation indicators so that special Pokémon conversations and requests directed at Ditto stand out more clearly.
- Lost relics can now be appraised in batches of up to 10 at a time.
- Paint, Gather Honey, and Collect can now be performed multiple times in the same interaction.
- During crafting, materials in the storage box next to the workbench will be consumed before materials in the bag.
- Increased the placement limit for power generators (excluding furnaces) from 64 to 128.
- Increased the number of different photos that can be displayed in a town from 10 to 40.
- When sucking up liquid, a short press of the move button to hold liquids in Ditto's mouth will allow liquid to be held in their mouth without removing it from the environment.
- When releasing stored water, adjusted water levels now automatically match nearby water levels.
- Smearguru can now learn patterns from photos stored in References.
- Improved visibility of the target item when painting with paint balloons.
- Increased the amount of treasure discoverable with the Dowsing Machine on Dream Islands.
- Pokémon companions can now follow you while moving with Surf, Glide, Rollout, or Magnet Rise.
- Inhaling items and opening the bag are now possible while rolling using Rollout.
- Rollout can now destroy certain natural objects such as large boulders.
- Surf can now be activated on land by pressing the Surf button while holding the focus button.
- Improved activation conditions for Surf and Waterfall so they occur more smoothly.
- Leafage can now be used on farm soil to revert it to a normal soil block.
- Strength can now be used underwater.
- Added an All tab to both the Pokédex and Habitat Dex.
- Made it clearer that buildings can still be remodeled even when items such as the Ditto Flag are attached to roofs or walls.
- During construction, any Pokémon not assigned to the Build role in a building project can now help with cooking.
- Prevented treasures in Sparkling Skylands from appearing when using the Dowsing Machine in locations where breaking terrain would cause them to fall.
- Improved messaging when there are insufficient materials for copying items using the 3D Printer.
- Items can now be placed on top of square plants.
- Hide-and-sneak can now be canceled midway.
- Adjusted in-game event notifications shown at startup so they are displayed only during specific remaining-day periods.
- Certain roof items now block water.
- Increased output when crafting curved eaves to 10.
- Tidal Bell and Clear Bell can now be triggered using laser sensors and switches.
- Adjusted sound effects for camping chair and sleeping bag.
- Improved performance for certain rendering processes.
Fixes
- When talking to a Pokémon that is currently assigned to construct buildings, options such as "Follow me!" may sometimes fail to appear.
- Suicune and Gholdengo may be unable to travel across water.
- Pokémon may occasionally fall into the ocean or off cliffs when appearing from their habitats.
- Even when using honey, Pokémon may sometimes fail to return to their habitats.
- Using Magnet Rise may occasionally cause Pokémon to scold or warn the player.
- Pokémon that dislike water may sometimes be unable to move across duckweed and flowering duckweed on the water's surface.
- Requests from Pokémon may occasionally ask for items that the requesting Pokémon actually dislikes.
- When processing berries in the community box, paint may not be produced correctly.
- The timing of the note played by the music mat (high Do) is offset incorrectly.
- Certain furniture can be painted through specific procedures even on parts where the colors are not actually changeable.
- Painting certain items may use more paint than intended.
- The light color of a painted surface light may fail to change correctly.
- Under specific conditions, it is possible to place more than one party cooking pot in the same town.
- Some items may display unnaturally when viewed from a distance.
- For some items, visual effects may disappear when viewed through glass.
- Under certain conditions during multiplayer, building may become impossible to complete or cancel.
- In certain situations, it may be unclear why actions such as building or relocation cannot be performed.
- On Cloud Islands, players other than the administrator may be able to place a relocation kit.
- Under certain conditions, a building kit may become unrecoverable when remodeling a house.
- Under certain conditions, painted portions of the sand house may be reset.
- Using Rock Smash while falling may cause Ditto's position or height to become significantly displaced.
- During the Withered Wasteland request "Clear the path!" Slowpoke may stop moving partway through.
- During the Sparkling Skylands request "Follow Tinkmaster!" certain actions may prevent the request from progressing.
- During the Sparkling Skylands request "Pokémon Center tour guide!" searching for Tinkmaster in the Pokédex may guide the player to the town containing their habitat rather than the town where they are currently located.
- Loading may occasionally fail to finish when returning from a Dream Island.
- Returning from a Dream Island may incorrectly send the player to Palette Town.
- Under certain conditions when an online session ends, the player may be transported to a Dream Island.
- On the Cloud Island loading screen, the player's gender pronoun may sometimes be displayed incorrectly in some languages.
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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Version 1.1.1 |
Release Dates:
June 19th 2026
Fixes:
The following issues have been fixed
- Fixed an issue areas may not act correctly if too many items over a limit are placed
- Fixed an issue where Ditto may not change expressions in photo mode when using an emote.
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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Version 1.1.0 |
Release Dates:
June 9th 2026
Adds ability to purchase Pokémon Pokopia's Expansion Pass
Adds the Dynamic Ditto Print & Dynamic Ditto Print (Wallpaper) items
Added new conversation variations between Pokémon. Added and adjusted conversation variations for Pokémon with a "..." speech bubble. Pokémon accompanying Ditto can now use chairs and beds together where possible. Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, and Sylveon will now sleep at the edge of sofas, similar to Leafeon. Pokémon accompanying Ditto will now avoid the placement preview area when objects are being placed. When moving Pokémon into a two-storey house, players can now choose the destination floor while indoors. Pokémon processing materials at the community box or furnace will now prioritise locations closer to their own habitat. If Ditto's transformation wears off while falling, pressing the Run or Jump button will return Ditto to human form and restore control. Increased the placement limit for items that use electricity from 512 to 1,024. The laser sensor item now displays its detection range when being placed.
Fixes:
The following issues have been fixed
- Fixed an issue where Pokémon could stop partway through processing materials from the community box.
- Fixed an issue where transactions at the Pokémon Center or Poké Mart could end immediately.
- Fixed an issue where Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff could be unable to move through the air.
- Fixed clipping issues at the Chansey resting area habitat.
- Fixed an issue where Pokémon did not react to the hot spring in the hot-spring shower habitat.
- Fixed an issue where doors and windows could not be opened during hide-and-sneak.
- Fixed an issue where learning an emote could cause a Pokémon to fall.
- Fixed camera-related expression issues when setting Ditto's expression to default.
- Fixed an issue where some Pokémon were less likely to appear in town without a habitat.
- Fixed an issue where a Pokémon brought from another town could be unable to move into a block house.
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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Version 1.0.4 |
Release Dates:
April 23rd 2026
Now allows for you to move Pokémon Centers while a special event is happening
Fixes:
The following issues have been fixed
- In Bleak Beach, the request "Wanted: Food!" could not be progressed under certain conditions.
- In Bleak Beach, performing certain actions would prevent the request "Pool repair needed!" from appearing.
- In Bleak Beach, after completing the request "Pool repair needed!" it was sometimes impossible for the player to have Happiny accompany them.
- In the Sparkling Skylands, during the request "Pokémon Center tour guide!" performing certain actions could prevent the player from having Tinkmaster accompany them, making the request impossible to progress.
- Performing certain actions would cause Professor Tangrowth to stop appearing.
- If certain Pokémon were waiting to appear, other Pokémon would sometimes also fail to appear.
- Performing certain actions could make Peakychu, Chef Dente, and Tinkmaster unable to leave town, preventing requests from being progressed.
- Under certain conditions, picking up a relocation kit (prepare) would leave behind indestructible platforms.
- Accessing the Pokémon Center PC with certain save data would cause the game to freeze.
- During in-game events, rebuilding a Pokémon Center using certain actions would cause its decorations to appear floating.
- During in-game events, trades could not be conducted at the Pokémon Centers on Cloud Islands.
- Other various bug Fixes
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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Version 1.0.3 |
Release Dates:
April 9th 2026
Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where you couldn't find Pokémon without habitats with the Search function
- Fixed an issue where travelling to a Dream Island could send players to Palette Town
- Fixed an issue where the screen stayed dark when the in-game date change
- Fixed an issue that made it impossible to move habitats
- Fixed an issue where construction wouldn't finish until the date changed
- Fixed a progresion issue with Power up the charging station
- Fixed an issue where Pokémon needed in the story in Sparkling Skylands would disappear
- Fixed an issue that caused Pokémon to disappear from Cloud Islands
- Fixed an issue preventing new Cloud Islands from being made
- Other various bug Fixes
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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Version 1.0.2 |
Release Dates:
March 4th 2026
Fixes:
- Improves "Rock Smash your way to treasure" to make it so it's easier to understand how to progress if other blocks are placed over the cracked sandstone
- Improves "To Snrolax" if the player places other blocks over cracked sandstone near Snorlax
- In Help make a home!, prevents Squirtle moving on top of a tree and impossible to talk to
- In Bleak Beach's Find the Pokémon Center, fixes an issue where Tangrowth can't cross a bridge if the cracked sandstone is broken before Tangrowth crosses
- In Bleak Beach's Find the Pokémon Center, fixes an issue where Tangrowth's bridge repair request doesn't activate
- In Rocky Ridges, prevents an issue that prevented the player from meeting DJ Rotom if a specific sequence of actions occur
- In Clear off the path in Rocky Ridges, fixes an issue that prevented the request from progressing
- Fixed Spinarak's type in the Pokédex
- Other various bug Fixes
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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Version 1.0.1 |
Release Dates:
March 4th 2026
Fixes:
- Activates online features
- Bug Fixes
Notes
This update is required for your game to go online.
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