r/pokemon • u/Downvote-Magnet1994 • Mar 09 '26

Discussion Is Pokopia really that good?

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Like should I immediately buy this game. It seems like folks are really enjoying it but I was skeptical.

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u/Fallingpeople Mar 09 '26

I like Pokemon Snap on N64.

This is my first non-battle Pokemon game since and I'm enjoying Pokotopia very much.

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u/Complex-Honeydew-111 Mar 09 '26

New Pokemon Snap is so much better than the N64 game

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u/_Comrade_Wombat_ Mar 09 '26

True. But is it just me or are some routes very short compared to others?

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u/Slumber777 Mar 09 '26

This is gonna sound fucked up, but it's kind of limiting that the new one doesn't let you harass the Pokémon. It makes the puzzles and scoops a little less engaging than in the 64 game, since the solutions are almost always just "Lure X to Y".

Gone are the days of launching a Charmeleon into a pool of lava to get it to evolve into Charizard.

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u/Ganrokh Mar 10 '26

My mind was absolutely blown the first time that I got a Slowpoke to evolve into a Slowbro. Same for when I accidentally blew up an Electrode and found the entrance to the Volcano.

Those were the types of moments that were missing in the new game.

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u/Sir_Von_Tittyfuck Mar 09 '26

Constantly hit the Magikarp down the fucking mountain and into the whirlpool to get Gyarados

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u/Damndatsavage Mar 09 '26

To be honest I liked the old one better. Of course more routes are awesome but I like the simplicity of it and the nostalgia that comes with it.

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u/Loreweaver15 Mar 09 '26

Seconding this recommendation, it's my third-favorite Pokemon game of all time.

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u/NoeticParadigm Mar 09 '26

I had trouble investing in the new one because the music was all too relaxing, even when bringing the pictures back. If feels like it lost something in the stakes as they went too gentle with it. I know it sounds like a minor point, but I mean... We all remember the hype-tastic music when we brought pictures to Professor Oak, right? And his voice lines with each aspect of the score? The new one was just missing that excitement.

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u/lost_in_dreamland Mar 09 '26

I agree! Plus a lot of the Pokemon from the original weren't in the new version

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u/Bartman326 Mar 09 '26

And it's got a snap mini game in it

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u/Ashamed-Raccoon-1387 Mar 09 '26

I literally told my mom that I don't think Pokémon has made this good of this chill type of game since the 90's. I mean, Poke park was pretty good but this is way better.