{"id":136030,"date":"2026-02-11T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-197344"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:00:00","slug":"pokemon-pokopia-promises-a-chunky-main-story-with-more-things-to-experience-after-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/02\/11\/pokemon-pokopia-promises-a-chunky-main-story-with-more-things-to-experience-after-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Promises A Chunky Main Story With “More Things To Experience” After Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Previews for Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a> have dropped today, including our own<\/a>, and most of them are pretty positive, getting us very excited for the upcoming building life-sim on Switch 2. And, according to Takuto Edagawa, the game’s director, it sounds like we’ll be spending a lot<\/em> of time rebuilding this abandoned island with our Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

In an interview with IGN<\/a>, Edagawa \u2014 who works at Koei Tecmo and previously worked on Dragon Quest Builders 2<\/a> and directed the Monster Hunter<\/strong>-like Wild Hearts<\/a> \u2014 said that the main aim of the game “is typically not to go to the end roll”, meaning the credits.<\/p>\n

“The whole concept is to create the world with Pok\u00e9mon and live with the Pok\u00e9mon. However, as an average, it’ll be about 20 to 40 hours<\/strong>, but it would really depend on how the players play the game”, he told the outlet.<\/p>\n

That makes it sound like a pretty chunky game, even if you just focus on the main stuff. And for reference, the Dragon Quest Builders games, which Pokopia seems to be closely-aligned with, are a little longer at 40-50+ hours.<\/p>\n

And, as you probably expect from a game like Pokopia, there’s a lot<\/em> more to do than just “roll credits”, which Edagawa confirms: “There’s more things to experience after the end roll… I believe that players are encouraged to and will be motivated to continue to play the game.”<\/p>\n