In Pokémon Pokopia, the player controls Ditto as the main character.
This Ditto uses its transformation ability to imitate a human, creating the unusual player character seen throughout the game. Rather than taking the role of a traditional Pokémon Trainer, players guide Ditto as it explores, builds, crafts, and restores a world that humans have abandoned.
Ditto’s transformation is central to the game’s story and mechanics. The character can learn moves from other Pokémon and use those abilities to interact with the environment, including watering plants, removing debris, and smashing rocks. Players can also customize Ditto’s appearance, including its clothing and colors.
A common mix-up is assuming the protagonist is a human Trainer because Ditto appears in human form. The character remains Ditto, however, and the transformation is part of the game’s premise rather than a separate human character.