Pokemon Pokopia director explains why Ditto was chosen as the game's protagonist
Nintendo Everything • • technology
Key Points:
- Shigeru Ohmori, director of Pokémon Pokopia, explained that Ditto was chosen as the protagonist due to its unique ability to transform and fit a stylized, big-headed design that matches the scale of other Pokémon.
- The gameplay concept revolves around Ditto transforming into various Pokémon to learn moves like Cut and Rock Smash, which in turn allows players to build and expand the map dynamically.
- Ohmori emphasized the importance of maintaining human-like proportions for the character to fit the block-based terrain style, and Ditto's transformation ability made this feasible without feeling out of place.
- Pokémon Pokopia is available on Nintendo Switch 2, with prototype footage and a recent major update released to the public.
