Ditto Emerges as Pokopia’s Protagonist to Enable Transformative Gameplay

Pokémon Pokopia director Shigeru Ohmori explains that Ditto was chosen as the game's lead because its transformation ability lets players become the Pokémon they meet, learn their moves, and create a cycle where new Pokémon appear in terrain shaped by actions, all while keeping human proportions and a big-headed, stylized look suited for the block-based world on Nintendo Switch 2; Ditto also helps facilitate talking to Pokémon within the game’s ecosystem.