Pokopia Will Teach You to Love Pokémon Again

The Besties

Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Plenty of companies have torched their fortunes trying to smelt together a collection of hit games and genres, hoping to recreate others’ success. Understandably, many folks (ourselves included) approached Pokopia with a cold skepticism. A Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Minecraft, and Viva Piñata combination? It sounded too good to be true. Friends… they did it. Pokopia isn’t just a collection of great ideas; it’s also a wholly interesting and original thing. We can’t wait to tell you about this wonderful game. Plus, we look at Nintendo’s peculiar plan for the rest of 2026.

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0:00.0	Do you think Pikachu is a leader in the Mad Backs rebellion?
0:04.8	Do you think he is ripping skulls out of necks?
0:07.9	What is this Pikachu that we are now meeting in post-uproofs?
0:11.9	He has been thrown into a sphere that is used to power some of the bigger war machines.
0:18.1	So he's basically just a big battery.
0:20.7	Yeah.
0:21.4	They fight for, you vie for like control of the chew.
0:25.2	Because whoever has the chew has the power.
0:28.0	Yeah.
0:28.4	The chew is life.
0:30.7	And how does Waboffett fit into it?
0:32.3	I just want to invite all the listeners and we are in a post apocalyptic scenario there's a big
0:39.1	assumption from the top yeah that Pikachu is in the post apocalypse now yes and so and so
0:46.9	waffet is chairman of the federal reserve oh good yeah yeah he's the chairperson of berkshire
0:53.5	hathaway.
0:59.1	And he's still out there doing his thing, wobbling around.
1:00.9	Shaking it.
1:01.9	Shaking it.
1:04.0	Shaking it, shaking that dirty thing.
1:05.7	And Picaycheon and ball.
1:07.1	The dirtiness.
1:08.1	Yeah.
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