Pokémon Pokopia Patches

Game Details:

Developer: Koei Tecmo
Publisher: Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
Release Date: March 5, 2026
Mode(s): Single Player, Multiplayer
Rating(s): PEGI: 3 (EUR)
Controller(s): Joy-Cons
Extra Contents: Pokopia Main Page, Pre-Order Gifts, Patches, Cloud Island Codes

Patches were released from Pokémon Pokopia to update the game. Players needed their console to be connected to the Internet to download and install these updates.
Follow these steps to update Pokémon Pokopia, or review the software's update history.

Note:

This update must be applied in order to use the game’s Internet features.
A Nintendo Switch Online membership is required to use the game's online features.
Save data will still be available for use after downloading the update.
The update will download and install automatically if the console is connected to the Internet and the Software Auto-Updates setting is enabled on your Nintendo Switch 2 console. To ensure you have space to download the update, please review our storage tips for Nintendo Switch 2.
All players must be using the same version of the software to play together. Please make sure you have the same update version as the person you are playing with.

Complete these steps:

Connect your Nintendo Switch 2 console to the internet.
- How to connect Nintendo Switch 2 to a wireless home network
  1. Place the Nintendo Switch 2 console within 10 feet of the wireless router so there will be a strong wireless signal.
  2. Select System Settings from the HOME Menu.
  3. Select Internet, and then Internet Settings. Your console will automatically search for nearby wireless network signals.
  4. Select the appropriate network name (SSID) from the list.
  5. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter the network's wireless password, if one is required.
  6. The connection will be tested. Once the test is complete, select OK.
    - If the connection test fails, an error code and message will appear. Search for our support article on the error code for steps to troubleshoot the connection.
From the HOME Menu, select the icon for the software you wish to update without starting the game or application.
Press the + Button or – Button on your controller. The current version number will display under the software title.
Select Software Update followed by Over the Internet.

Ver. 1.1.0 (Released June 9, 2026)

The following improvements have been implemented:

Added new conversation variations between Pokémon.
Added new conversation variations when Pokémon have a “...” speech bubble.
Adjusted the timing and topic distribution of conversations when Pokémon have a “...” speech bubble.
When using chairs or beds, Pokémon accompanying Ditto will now use them together, if possible.
When placing objects, Pokémon accompanying Ditto will now avoid the placement preview area.
When moving Pokémon into a two-story house, you can now select the destination floor even while indoors.
When Pokémon process materials at the community box or furnace, they will prioritize locations closer to their own habitat.
While Ditto is falling after its transformation wears off, pressing the Run or Jump buttons will return Ditto to its human transformation and allow various controls.
The placement limit for items that use electricity has been increased from 512 to 1,024. (This will apply to items placed after installing the update.)
When placing the laser sensor item, the sensor’s detection range will now be displayed.
In the Environment Level details screen, you can now see which Pokémon’s comfort level requests you fulfilled that day.
In the Items section of the Collection menu, pressing the X Button will let you view color variations of flowers and hedges.
In the Filter menu of the Pokédex and Habitat Dex, the “Filter” action button has been renamed “Confirm.”
When saving game settings in the main menu, it is now clearer that a save is in progress.
You can now adjust game settings in the main menu while auto-saving is in progress.
Adjusted the dialogue in the request “Place the Ditto flag!” in Withered Wasteland to make it clearer where to place the flag.
Adjusted the dialogue in the important request “Yawn up a storm!” in Withered Wasteland to make it easier to understand how to increase the humidity.
Adjusted the dialogue in the request “Flowers in the planter!” in Bleak Beach to make the progression easier to understand.
Adjusted the request “Help fix up a home!” in Bleak Beach to make it clearer where to build the habitat.
Added dialogue options during in-game events that allow you to cancel trades.
During in-game events, you can now temporarily suspend trades at the Pokémon Center.
Adjusted the descriptions of Pokémon requests to build houses to make them easier to understand.
In multiplayer, a choice will now be displayed for whether to listen to a Pokémon’s request.
You can now obtain blocks of volcanic rock on Volcanic Dream Islands.
Changed the sound played when placing the shutter furniture item to a more appropriate one.
Adjusted the comfort level settings of the waterproof seat and stone fireplace furniture items to feel more natural.

The following issues have been fixed:

In certain situations, Pokémon may stop partway while processing materials from the community box.
In certain situations, transactions at the Pokémon Center or Poké Mart may end immediately.
Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff may be unable to move through the air.
When Pokémon appear at the Chansey resting area habitat, they may clip into the Chansey plant.
In the hot-spring shower habitat, Pokémon may not react to the hot spring.
During hide-and-sneak, doors and windows cannot be opened.
In certain situations, learning an emote may cause a Pokémon to fall.
While taking photos with the camera, if you set Ditto’s expression to the default, the expressions of other Pokémon may not change.
Some Pokémon may be less likely to appear in town if they do not have a habitat.
When bringing a Pokémon from another town, it sometimes may be unable to move into a block house.
In certain situations, Ludicolo may appear in two different towns, and when moving between towns, it may disappear from both.
When Vespiquen appears on a Cloud Island, items exchanged for honey may not be available until the next day.
During Virtual Mode, a Pokémon following Ditto may not get on a lift.
In certain situations, requests to place items in a home may not be able to be completed.
In certain situations, even after removing items that Pokémon dislike, their comfort level does not increase.
In certain situations, a Pokémon’s active time may not increase even when the brightness matches their preference.
In certain situations, Pokémon may comment that it has become darker or brighter even when no change was made.
While using Surf, pressing the L Stick may not sustain running.
In certain situations, when placing a poster on a wall, the placement preview may not display correctly.
The punching game item may sometimes not respond.
The treasure and jewel wall decoration items may display incorrectly underwater.
When wooden fencing is placed next to a wooden gate, they do not connect.
When constructing something that requires both the Bulldoze and Crush specialties, if a Pokémon that specializes in both is assigned, it may become impossible to assign a Pokémon to the Bulldoze slot.
With some construction kits, if construction is canceled under certain conditions, the screen may remain black and controls become unresponsive.
Under certain conditions, construction may not complete even on the following day.
When relocating or demolishing certain structures, such as the charging station, parts of the floor may become unbreakable.
In certain situations, drying out blocks with a Smooth Rock may cause seeds planted in them to disappear.
The request “Charge up the charging station!” in Bleak Beach may remain incomplete even after being completed.
During the request “Pokémon Center tour guide!” in the Sparkling Skylands, performing certain steps may prevent relocation.
In certain situations, going to a Dream Island may instead take you to Palette Town.
In certain situations, if going to a Dream Island fails, the game may become unplayable.
In certain situations in multiplayer, items may be lost during host transfer or when the session is disbanded.
After completing certain steps, if guests on a Cloud Island purchase a large number of items, the items may disappear.
In certain situations, completing a special challenge may prevent certain recipes from being learned.
On a Cloud Island, messages about in-game events may repeatedly appear.
The conditions for starting the jump rope contest on a Cloud Island are set incorrectly.
In certain situations, starting the construction completion event for “Skyland Building 4F” may cause the controls to become unresponsive.

Additionally, several other issues have been fixed to improve the overall gameplay experience.

Ver. 1.0.4 (Released April 22, 2026)

We have implemented improvements to address the following issues:

You can now relocate Pokémon Centers while in-game events are underway.

Additionally, the following issues have been fixed.

In Bleak Beach, the request “Wanted: Food!” could not be progressed under certain conditions.
In Bleak Beach, performing certain actions would prevent the request “Pool repair needed!” from appearing.
In Bleak Beach, after completing the request “Pool repair needed!” it was sometimes impossible for the player to have Happiny accompany them.
In the Sparkling Skylands, during the request “Pokémon Center tour guide!” performing certain actions could prevent the player from having Tinkmaster accompany them, making the request impossible to progress.
Performing certain actions would cause Professor Tangrowth to stop appearing.
If certain Pokémon were waiting to appear, other Pokémon would sometimes also fail to appear.
Performing certain actions could make Peakychu, Chef Dente, and Tinkmaster unable to leave town, preventing requests from being progressed.
Under certain conditions, picking up a relocation kit (prepare) would leave behind indestructible platforms.
Accessing the Pokémon Center PC with certain save data would cause the game to freeze.
During in-game events, rebuilding a Pokémon Center using certain actions would cause its decorations to appear floating.
During in-game events, trades could not be conducted at the Pokémon Centers on Cloud Islands.

Ver. 1.0.3 (Released April 8, 2026)

We have implemented improvements to address the following issues:

In some cases, Pokémon whose habitats have disappeared cannot be found even when searching for them using the “Search” function in the Pokédex.

Additionally, the following issues have been fixed.

If these issues have already occurred in your game, applying this update will resolve them.

When traveling to a Dream Island under certain circumstances, you arrive at Palette Town and are unable to return to the original town.
When moving between towns or when the in-game date changes, the screen remains dark, making it difficult to operate the game.
If you perform certain actions, it becomes impossible to relocate Pokémon habitats.
If construction is carried out in a certain way, building projects will not be completed until the in-game date changes.
In Bleak Beach, performing certain actions prevents progress during the request “Power up the charging station!”
In the Sparkling Skylands, performing certain actions causes the Pokémon that you requested construction help from to be removed, making it difficult to progress the request to rebuild the huge building.
On Cloud Islands, performing certain actions causes seasonal Pokémon to disappear from the town and Cloud Island.
When creating a new Cloud Island, an error occurs and the island cannot be created.

Some of the following issues have been partially fixed, making them less likely to occur.

By performing certain actions, the controller vibrates continuously.

Ver. 1.0.2 (Released March 17, 2026)

During the request “Rock Smash your way to treasure!” in Withered Wasteland, if the player places other blocks over the cracked blocks near Hitmonchan, it becomes difficult to understand how to progress the request.
During the request “To Snorlax!” in Bleak Beach, if the player places other blocks over the cracked blocks near Snorlax, it becomes difficult to understand how to progress the request.

Additionally, the following issues have been fixed. If these issues have already occurred in your game, applying this update will resolve them.

During the request “Help make a home!” in Withered Wasteland, Squirtle may move on top of a tree and become impossible to talk to, preventing progress.
During the request “Find the Pokémon Center!” in Bleak Beach, if the cracked blocks on the bridge are broken before Professor Tangrowth crosses the bridge, it will become difficult to make progress on the request.
During the request “Find the Pokémon Center!” in Bleak Beach, a specific sequence of actions may prevent Professor Tangrowth’s bridge repair request from triggering, preventing progress.
In Rocky Ridges, a specific sequence of actions may prevent the event in which the player meets Rotom from occurring.
During the request “Clear off the path!” in Rocky Ridges, if the request is triggered under certain conditions, it will become difficult to make progress on the request.
Spinarak’s type is listed incorrectly in the Pokédex.