{"id":1945212,"date":"2026-05-20T11:15:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1945212"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:15:16","slug":"months-of-work-later-one-pokemon-pokopia-players-recreation-of-the-original-kanto-region-is-almost-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1945212","title":{"rendered":"Months of work later, one Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia player&#8217;s recreation of the original Kanto region is almost complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Months of work later, one Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia player&#8217;s recreation of the original Kanto region is almost complete<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Let&#8217;s have a Pikachu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/PokemonLetsGo_PokopiaDitto_custom.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Let's Go x Pokopia Ditto - custom image\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"PokemonLetsGo_PokopiaDitto_custom.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-20T11:15:16+00:00\">May 20, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"97168ab0-566e-4c63-908e-fb3d4fd497ad\" data-name=\"Poku00e9mon Pokopia\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Pokopia\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Pokopia\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Pokopia\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Pokopia\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia\" title=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a> has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/after-a-successful-launch-weekend-pokopia-has-become-one-of-the-best-selling-pokemon-spin-offs-ever\">a hit on Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-next-event-current\">ongoing events<\/a> are keeping players glued to it. One especially dedicated player has been working on a recreation of the first-generation Kanto map with Pokopia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/minecraft\">Minecraft<\/a>-like tools, and they&#8217;re almost finished now.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia actually takes place in parts of the Kanto region after an unspecified amount of time has passed and honours the series&#8217; origins, so this ambitious build was already heavily expected. But still, rebuilding the original blocky map from scratch sounded like a daunting endeavour due to the study of the original map and the measuring and planning involved to fit everything inside the Pallet Town map.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4uBeQbL0VJA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reddit user starguy13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1ru0zms\/early_stages_of_pallet_town_build_with_route_1\/\">shared their early work<\/a> back in March, but it wasn&#8217;t until last month they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1sq4g83\/kanto_wip_update\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\"> shared more extensive progress<\/a>, focusing on getting many routes and towns right. Even if the Pallet Town map is huge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1ru0zms\/comment\/oainf8e\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">the initial placement of landmarks proved to be troublesome<\/a>, as the goal was to connect the full Kanto region.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1tg8ow1\/kanto_build_nearly_finished\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Starguy13&#8217;s latest update<\/a> offers more in depth comments: &#8220;Surprised I could fit all the cities and towns in the Pallet Town maps, though I had to cut quite a few routes and squish a few cities. If I had to do this again I would start with route 22 at the far western boundary.&#8221; Regardless, Kanto is looking impressive in this re-remastered form. Thanks to the correct use of building blocks and even the game&#8217;s own prefabricated buildings, there&#8217;s a great resemblance.<\/p>\n<p>As revealed before the game&#8217;s launch, Pokopia was actually born from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-recruited-dragon-quest-builders-vets-after-strong-initial-pitch\">senior director Shigeru Ohmori&#8217;s experience working on Pok\u00e9mon Ruby and Sapphire<\/a>&#8216;s level design, so there&#8217;s a clear throughline shared to the old Pok\u00e9mon games. How long will it be before someone starts working on a Johto or Hoenn build as detailed as this one?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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One especially dedicated player has been working on a recreation of the first-generation Kanto map with Pokopia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/minecraft\">Minecraft<\/a>-like tools, and they&#8217;re almost finished now.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia actually takes place in parts of the Kanto region after an unspecified amount of time has passed and honours the series&#8217; origins, so this ambitious build was already heavily expected. But still, rebuilding the original blocky map from scratch sounded like a daunting endeavour due to the study of the original map and the measuring and planning involved to fit everything inside the Pallet Town map.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4uBeQbL0VJA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reddit user starguy13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1ru0zms\/early_stages_of_pallet_town_build_with_route_1\/\">shared their early work<\/a> back in March, but it wasn&#8217;t until last month they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1sq4g83\/kanto_wip_update\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\"> shared more extensive progress<\/a>, focusing on getting many routes and towns right. Even if the Pallet Town map is huge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1ru0zms\/comment\/oainf8e\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">the initial placement of landmarks proved to be troublesome<\/a>, as the goal was to connect the full Kanto region.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Pokopia\/comments\/1tg8ow1\/kanto_build_nearly_finished\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Starguy13&#8217;s latest update<\/a> offers more in depth comments: &#8220;Surprised I could fit all the cities and towns in the Pallet Town maps, though I had to cut quite a few routes and squish a few cities. If I had to do this again I would start with route 22 at the far western boundary.&#8221; Regardless, Kanto is looking impressive in this re-remastered form. Thanks to the correct use of building blocks and even the game&#8217;s own prefabricated buildings, there&#8217;s a great resemblance.<\/p>\n<p>As revealed before the game&#8217;s launch, Pokopia was actually born from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-pokopia-recruited-dragon-quest-builders-vets-after-strong-initial-pitch\">senior director Shigeru Ohmori&#8217;s experience working on Pok\u00e9mon Ruby and Sapphire<\/a>&#8216;s level design, so there&#8217;s a clear throughline shared to the old Pok\u00e9mon games. 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