Pokemon Pokopia was initially a Nintendo Switch 1 game

New development information has come to light about Pokemon Pokopia, revealing that it was originally envisioned as a Nintendo Switch 1 game. Just like we’ve seen from other Pokemon leaks over the past few days, the details are coming from the Game Freak “Teraleak”.

The project first began in 2021 with the codename Oasis. At this point, Pokemon Pokopia was slated for Nintendo Switch 1. However, this isn’t the only piece of interesting information about the game’s history.

It turns out that the original idea for Pokopia was for it to be a spiritual successor to Pokemon: Let’s Go, and it had connectivity with Pokemon Home. Assets would have been reused from top-down perspective games in the series.

We’re not sure what happened, but the original 2021 game was cancelled. Later on, it was revived with the new codename MegaOasis – and on Nintendo Switch 2. The same idea of building your own region but as a spin-off carried over.

Pokemon Pokopia is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026 with Omega Force handling development. You can catch up on some other major Pokemon leaks here.