Who conceived the idea for Pokémon Pokopia after directing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet?

Shigeru Ohmori conceived the idea for Pokémon Pokopia after directing Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Ohmori is a longtime Pokémon developer and served as a director of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The Pokopia concept grew from his idea that players would enjoy cultivating their own Pokémon habitats, a premise that became the foundation for the game’s life-simulation format.

That origin explains why Pokopia focuses on shaping places for Pokémon rather than following the usual path of collecting badges and becoming a Pokémon Champion. Its central activities—building, gardening, crafting, and helping Pokémon—turn habitat creation into the main fantasy.

Takuto Edagawa is also credited as a director on Pokopia, but he is not the person identified with conceiving the original habitat-focused idea. This distinction separates the game’s creative origin from its full directing team.