Omega Force’s sandbox experience influenced Pokémon Pokopia’s development.
Game Freak partnered with Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force when developing Pokopia. One reason for the partnership was Omega Force’s experience with sandbox design, including its work on Dragon Quest Builders 2.
That background fits Pokopia’s central loop. Players gather resources, craft objects, reshape land, build homes, and restore habitats for Pokémon. The result is a Pokémon game built around creating and improving a living environment rather than progressing mainly through battles.
Omega Force is not the same as Team Ninja, another Koei Tecmo studio with a different reputation and portfolio. The partnership also does not mean that Dragon Quest Builders 2 and Pokémon Pokopia share a developer in every sense; the relevant connection is Omega Force’s experience with sandbox game development.