Exactly How Long Is Pokémon Pokopia? Story Length of Pokémon’s Animal Crossing

Pokémon Pokopia launches today on Nintendo Switch 2 and has been one of the season's biggest surprises, as we explained in our review. Players can expect nearly 40 hours of gameplay before they "finish" the adventure, although that is far from the end of the game.

In our review, we explained that the credits can be reached after around 40 hours, but the possibilities expand considerably after that, with more buildings to construct, a greater variety of options, new Pokémon to discover, and additional items to obtain. This figure should therefore be considered the minimum amount of time the game has to offer.

And that's without even counting multiplayer

Pokémon Pokopia features plenty of other activities to keep players coming back, including the ability to visit other players' worlds to see how they have decorated them, as well as Cloud Islands: worlds hosted on private servers where you can build and complete missions even when their creators are not online.

This spin-off, which has become one of the highest-rated Pokémon games on Metacritic, borrows ideas from Minecraft, Animal Crossing, Viva Pińata, and Dragon Quest Builders. It is sure to delight fans of the series looking for a more relaxed experience than usual.

"This isn't a Pokémon game aimed at players who only enjoy battling, but it is for anyone who loves the series' universe and the idea of catching them all. It is a game that oozes nostalgia, affection, and a deep understanding of Pokémon," we concluded in our review.