Omega Force’s experience with Dragon Quest Builders 2 helped inspire its work on Pokémon Pokopia.
Game Freak partnered with Omega Force because Game Freak wanted additional expertise in the sandbox genre. Omega Force had previously worked on Dragon Quest Builders 2, a construction-focused game involving exploration, resource gathering, and player-created environments.
That background suited Pokopia’s design. Players gather materials, craft objects, construct buildings, and arrange habitats that encourage Pokémon to appear. The game applies those sandbox ideas to a Pokémon setting, emphasizing restoration and companionship rather than combat as the main form of progression.
The wording matters because Dragon Quest Builders 2 was not developed by Game Freak, and Nintendo was not the studio selected for this specific reason. Omega Force is the Koei Tecmo development studio credited with co-developing Pokopia alongside Game Freak.