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Players together in Pokémon Pokopia

Pokopia Multiplayer

Pokopia takes one to four players. The town you build alone, but the islands you can share, visit and build on together.

1 to 4

Players

Online

Switch Online needed

8

Official islands to visit

What you can do together

Your own town stays yours. Everything shared happens on a Cloud Island, which is a separate map on the server rather than a copy of your save, so nothing a visitor does can undo the work at home.

Cloud Islands

A Cloud Island is one large map held on the server, stocked with every material, that you can share by code or open to friends. There are 8 official codes to visit, and it is the main way Pokopia is played with other people.

Codes and how it works

Palette Town

Palette Town is the ground you stand on when you build with somebody else. No area objective, no assignment, just open space, which is why it is the map co-op uses.

See the area

Trading

Trading moves things between players and runs separately from the shared building. Useful for anything one player has and another cannot reach yet.

Trading guide

Internet events

Distributions and timed events arrive over the internet, which is also how the event Pokémon reach your game.

Internet events

Looking without touching

Not every island is open to editing. Some are published read-only so people can walk through and look at what was built. Exploring one of those needs the Mysterious Goggles, bought from the shop, which put you on the island as a visitor who cannot alter anything and does not interact with anyone else there.

Frequently asked questions

Is Pokopia multiplayer?
Yes. Pokémon Pokopia supports one to four players. The shared building happens on Cloud Islands and in Palette Town, and a Nintendo Switch Online subscription is needed for the online side of it.
How many players can play Pokopia together?
Up to four.
Do you need Nintendo Switch Online to play with friends?
For Cloud Islands, yes. Creating an island, sharing it and joining someone else’s all run through the service.
Can you visit a friend’s town in Pokopia?
You visit their Cloud Island rather than their main town. Islands are shared by code, and some are set to read-only so visitors can look around without changing anything.
Where do you build together in Pokopia?
Palette Town is the map used when you are building alongside other players, both on Cloud Islands and in the other modes that let friends join.
Can you trade in Pokopia?
Yes, trading is part of the game and has its own system separate from the co-op building.