A Pokémon Pokopia player with a lot of time on their hands gets to experience the world in full swing — the sun is shining, Pokémon are walking around; the land is living and breathing.
However, people who can only find time to play Pokopia in the evening after the responsibilities of the day have been handled have a different experience. They log on to an island in slumber, a sleepy land where all the Pokémon (except the nocturnal ones) are recharging for another long day of adventure and play.
However, there are chores on the island that need to be done, and one ditto-turned-human can't do it alone. The Japanese outlet Defaminicogamer (per Automaton) has noticed players expressing regret about being forced to wake sleeping Pokémon to perform labour around the island.
"It is heartbreaking to wake a sleeping Pokémon," writes one user. "I feel guilty about making them work when they only want to sleep." That's life, Pokéfriends. That's life.
Pokémon Pokopia, like many Pokémon games, uses a day/night cycle that syncs with the Switch 2's system clock. It's a neat bit of immersion, but I imagine seeing a permanent nightscape can become grating for players who...
