When was Pokémon Pokopia announced during a Nintendo Direct?

Pokémon Pokopia was announced during a Nintendo Direct in September 2025.

The announcement introduced Pokopia as a new kind of Pokémon spin-off built around a slower, more creative style of play. Rather than focusing primarily on catching and battling, the game presents a world where players cultivate habitats, build structures, and befriend Pokémon while controlling a Ditto that imitates a human.

The announcement came several months before the game’s worldwide release on March 5, 2026. That gap gave Nintendo and The Pokémon Company time to reveal more about the game’s setting, characters, mechanics, and Nintendo Switch 2 release plans.

September 2025 is the announcement date, not the release date. It is also distinct from the later launch of the first expansion-pass part, Bubbly Basin, which arrived in August 2026. These separate milestones are easy to mix up because both were public promotional events for the same game.