What is Pokémon Pokopia’s genre according to its listed game description?

Pokémon Pokopia is classified as a social simulation and sandbox game.

Its gameplay centers on creating and restoring habitats, gathering resources, crafting objects, exploring the environment, and building relationships with Pokémon. These activities distinguish it from the battle-led structure of the main Pokémon role-playing games.

The social-simulation element comes from interacting with Pokémon and shaping a shared living environment. The sandbox element comes from the freedom to construct, modify, and develop the world around the player.

Pokopia can remind players of several creative and life-simulation games, but those comparisons do not replace its listed genres. It remains a Pokémon spin-off with its own combination of exploration, construction, environmental recovery, and character-driven encounters.