Pokémon Pokopia Update Released, Includes Fix for Missing Pokémon

Pokémon Pokopia has a new update available on Switch 2, with a fix for your missing creatures and habitats.

Pokopia launched for Switch 2 back in March to huge success, with more than 2.2 million copies sold and a warm reception from both critics and fans alike for its cosy sandbox life sim vibes.

Since launch, however, fans have noted that filling up your islands with too many creatures can sometimes cause habitats to no longer be found. You can search for them via the Pokédex — though this too has not always worked. Now, happily, the issue appears to be fixed.

Alongside a list of other bug fixes, the above issue is included in Pokémon Pokopia’s Version 1.0.3 update, which is available to download now for all Switch 2 owners. There’s also a partial fix for a problem where your controller was left vibrating “continuously” — something that has apparently now been made to “less likely occur.”

Check out the full patch notes below:

Pokémon Pokopia: Ver. 1.0.3 (Released April 8, 2026)

We have implemented improvements to address the following issues:

• In some cases, Pokémon whose habitats have disappeared cannot be found even when searching for them using the “Search” function in the Pokédex.

Additionally, the following issues have been fixed.

If these issues have already occurred in your game, applying this update will resolve them.

• When traveling to a Dream Island under certain circumstances, you arrive at Palette Town and are unable to return to the original town.
• When moving between towns or when the in-game date changes, the screen remains dark, making it difficult to operate the game.
• If you perform certain actions, it becomes impossible to relocate Pokémon habitats.
• If construction is carried out in a certain way, building projects will not be completed until the in-game date changes.
• In Bleak Beach, performing certain actions prevents progress during the request “Power up the charging station!”
• In the Sparkling Skylands, performing certain actions causes the Pokémon that you requested construction help from to be removed, making it difficult to progress the request to rebuild the huge building.
• On Cloud Islands, performing certain actions causes seasonal Pokémon to disappear from the town and Cloud Island.
• When creating a new Cloud Island, an error occurs and the island cannot be created.

Some of the following issues have been partially fixed, making them less likely to occur.

• By performing certain actions, the controller vibrates continuously.

While bugs are inevitable, Pokémon Pokopia is certainly having a better of it than Pokémon Champions, the franchise’s new battle-focused entry that arrived this week to a raft of complaints over its technical issues and lack of features.

Back in Pokopia, meanwhile, players have been pushing the game to its limits by building advanced creations including a working calculator, while others have leant into the series’ lore by finally hiding Mew under a truck. There’s even an official IKEA crossover.

For more on the game, check out our list of all the Pokémon in Pokopia, and take a look at our Things to Do First in Pokopia guide to make the most of your first few days. To help you get started, we’ve also got a list of 17 things that Pokopia doesn’t tell you, plus How to Raise the Environment Level and How to Raise Pokémon Comfort Level.

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social