Pokémon Pokopia’s first update will fix progression issues as Nintendo responds to early player feedback

Pokémon Pokopia has been a huge success both for The Pokémon Company—becoming one of the highest-rated titles in the franchise in recent years—and for Nintendo, with initial sales of over 2.2 million copies. The game, however, is not without its flaws, but its strong launch has already led to confirmation that an upcoming update will fix some of the bugs present in the game.

Nintendo has announced on a blog post that it is aware of some of the bugs causing issues with the game’s progress. While this patch does not fix all possible bugs, it will resolve two of the most common ones, which are related to objectives in Wasteland Wilderness and Bleak Beach.

What does the first Pokémon Pokopia patch fix?

Here is the list of upcoming fixes that will be implemented in the game:

Known issues

• When requesting “Let’s build a home!” in “Wasteland Wilderness” Squirtle moves up a tree and cannot be spoken to, preventing the request from progressing.
• In the “Bleak Beach” request “Find a Pokémon Center!”, if you destroy the cracked blocks on the bridge before Professor Tangrowth crosses it, it will be difficult to progress with the request.
• When performing the “Find a Pokémon Center!” request in “Bleak Beach,” if you follow certain steps, the event to repair the bridge in the quest 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.

Planned improvements

• In the “Wasteland Wilderness” request “Break the rocks with a Rock Smasher!”, if you place another block in the position of the cracked block near the “Onix”, it will be difficult to understand how to proceed.
• In the “Bleak Beach” 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.

Future plans

• An update to correct the above will be released soon. Even if the problem has already occurred, applying this update will resolve it. We will continue to investigate any other issues not mentioned above.

Pokémon Pokopia, a new perspective in the Pokémon formula

In our review, we commented that “beyond becoming just another spin-off, Pokémon Pokopia attempts to expand what it means to live in that world. It’s a title that prioritizes collaboration over conquest, ideal for enjoying in short sessions before bed or for sharing an afternoon of building with friends.”

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