Nintendo announces Pokémon Pokopia has sold over 5m copies, meaning that roughly one in four Switch 2 users now owns the game
It looks like we've got another massive Pokémon-flavoured hit on our hands.
It looks like we've got another massive Pokémon-flavoured hit on our hands.
The short version
- Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have confirmed that Pokémon Pokopia has sold more than five million units globally - a pretty impressive number given the game has been out for "just over four months".
- These sales include both physical and digital editions of the game.
- We know that, as of May 2026 at least, Nintendo has sold over 20m Switch 2 units .
What happened
A bit of napkin maths suggests, then, that one in four Nintendo Switch 2 users now owns a copy of Pokémon Pokopia - not bad going for a spin-off series from the folks that made Dragon Quest Builders . We're still relatively early on in the console's lifespan (it only launched on 5th June, 2025), but this certainly establishes Pokopia as one of the most important games on the system.
Why it matters
Recent sales have likely been bolstered by the first release from the Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass, which has been made available as paid downloadable content this week.
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