What genre is Pokémon Pokopia primarily described as?

Pokémon Pokopia is primarily described as a social simulation game.

Its central activities involve creating a place where Pokémon can live, rather than following a traditional sequence of gyms, badges, and league battles. Players collect materials, craft items, construct buildings, grow plants, and interact with Pokémon across a changing environment.

The game also includes sandbox and life-simulation elements. Players can shape their surroundings, make homes and furniture, and invite Pokémon or other players to visit. These systems make the social and creative environment more important than combat progression.

Pokopia still belongs to the broader Pokémon franchise, so it is sometimes casually grouped with role-playing games. However, its listed genre is social simulation, and its structure is deliberately different from the mainline turn-based Pokémon RPGs.