Nintendo has announced an upcoming update for Pokémon Pokopia, designed to tackle various issues and bring improvements.
Following its successful launch last week, Pokopia players are busy crafting impressive block-based Pokémon havens, despite some encountering bothersome bugs. Nintendo has acknowledged these concerns and detailed a list of known bugs and planned features for future Pokopia updates.
Fortunately, Nintendo anticipates this forthcoming update will resolve several progression-halting bugs currently affecting players’ games, meaning you likely won’t have to restart your progress even if you’ve already hit these snags.
While the announcement primarily focuses on bug fixes, there’s no specific mention of new content arriving in Pokémon Pokopia yet, though it’s still early in the game’s lifecycle. Players should note that the inaugural in-game event, “More Spores for Hoppip,” is currently underway and concludes on March 25.
Moving forward, the timeline and method for Nintendo to introduce new Pokémon species and items to Pokopia are still unclear. However, given the game’s massive launch success, selling over 2.2 million copies, it’s highly probable that ongoing updates will be provided for the foreseeable future.
Below is Nintendo’s confirmed list of upcoming fixes, detailed in a recent blog post published on the official Pokémon Pokopia website:
Identified Problems
- When requesting “Let’s build a home!” in “Pasapasa Koya Town,” Squirtle moves up a tree and cannot be spoken to, preventing the request from progressing.
- In the “Gloomy Seaside Town” request “Find a Pokémon Center!”, if you destroy the cracked blocks on the bridge before Mojambo crosses it, it will be difficult to progress with the request.
- When performing the “Find a Pokémon Center!” request in “Dusky Seaside Town,” if you follow certain steps, the event to repair the bridge in “Mojumbo” will not occur, and you will not be able to progress with the request.
- In “Rugged Mountain Town,” if you follow certain steps, the event where you encounter “Rotom” will no longer occur.
- When the request “Let’s clean up the roads!” in “Rugged Mountain Town” occurs under certain circumstances, it becomes difficult to progress with the request.
- The type of “Spinarak” in the Pokédex is incorrect.
Upcoming Enhancements
- In the “Pasapasa Koya Town” request “Break the rocks with a Rock Smasher!”, if you place another block in the position of the cracked block near the “Crab Growl”, it will be difficult to understand how to proceed.
- In the “Dusty Seaside Town” request “Take the Professor with you!”, if you place another block in the position of the cracked block near “Snorlax”, it will be difficult to understand how to progress.
Outlook
An update addressing the aforementioned issues is slated for release shortly. This update will rectify problems even if they have already manifested in your game. Furthermore, we will persist in investigating any other unlisted issues.
For players not currently experiencing progress-halting bugs, we recommend exploring our comprehensive list of all Pokémon in Pokopia and consulting our “Things to Do First in Pokopia” guide to optimize your initial days. To further assist you, we’ve also compiled a list of 17 unrevealed Pokopia tips, alongside guides on “How to Raise the Environment Level” and “How to Raise Pokémon Comfort Level.”
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