What is Pokémon Pokopia’s setting described as in the game’s story?

Pokémon Pokopia takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Kanto.

The story begins after humans have abandoned the world, leaving an environment that is no longer suitable for Pokémon. Ditto awakens in this damaged setting and starts restoring habitats so Pokémon populations can recover.

Kanto is the region introduced in the original Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Green in Japan and Pokémon Red and Blue internationally. Pokopia revisits that familiar region in a radically different condition, replacing the usual journey between towns and Gyms with ecological rebuilding.

The game gradually reveals what happened to humanity through logs and environmental clues. Humans eventually left for outer space after unexplained phenomena made the landscape inhospitable. This background gives Pokopia’s relaxed crafting gameplay a wider mystery to uncover.