Senior game director Shigeru Ohmori is looking at moments in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, and Sapphire for inspiration on where to take the long-running franchise next.

The cute new take on the world of Pokemon is a buffet of cozy game influences.

I might not have spent that long with Pokémon Pokopia, but I already can't wait to get back to building habitats, befriending classic monsters, and Naruto running.

In a demo, “Pokopia” showed off its character creator for customizing your player. The Ditto stretches its body to shape ...

Oh, and the Pokémon in Pokopia can talk. That part is important. As a sort-of-human with a Ditto face, your job is to rebuild the region to attract new Pokémon and maybe even humans again. Minecraft ...

We’ve had some relaxing Pokémon games over the years, but we’ve never quite had a game that embraced this secondary cozy aesthetic fully into its gameplay–until now, with Pokémon Pokopia. I played the ...