Who directed Pokémon Pokopia alongside the game’s senior concept direction?

Shigeru Ohmori served as Pokémon Pokopia’s concept and senior director.

Ohmori is a Game Freak director who had previously worked on major Pokémon projects, including Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. The idea for Pokopia grew from considering how players might create and cultivate their own Pokémon habitats.

The project represented a different direction for the franchise. Instead of making battles the central activity, the design emphasizes building, exploration, interaction, and relationships with Pokémon. Ohmori’s earlier experience thinking about maps and environments helped connect the concept to a game about reshaping spaces.

This credit can be confused with other prominent Pokémon figures. Junichi Masuda is another major Game Freak creator, Tsunekazu Ishihara leads The Pokémon Company, and Satoshi Tajiri co-founded Game Freak. None is the specific concept and senior director credited for Pokopia; that role belongs to Shigeru Ohmori.