Metacritic rated Pokémon Pokopia as the highest-rated Pokémon game on its site.
Metacritic is a review aggregator that combines critics’ scores into a weighted metascore. According to the game’s reception coverage, Pokopia became the highest-rated Pokémon game listed by the service at the time of release.
The distinction refers specifically to Metacritic, not to every review outlet or every possible ranking system. OpenCritic also reported strong critical support, with 98 percent of critics recommending the game, but that is a separate aggregator and a different statistic.
Pokopia’s reception stood out because critics praised its blend of Pokémon character design with building and social-simulation mechanics. Reviews often compared its structure with games such as Animal Crossing, Minecraft, and Viva Piñata.
A common mix-up is answering with Famitsu, the Japanese magazine that gave Pokopia a total score of 39 out of 40. Famitsu supplied an individual publication score; Metacritic supplied the aggregate ranking referenced here.