Pokopia is cheerfully upfront about wiping out humanity
AV Club • • technology
Key Points:
- Pokémon, despite its cute appearance, has long contained darker themes involving creatures that are sometimes gods or spirits, with unsettling lore such as Drifloon's association with children vanishing.
- The recent Pokémon games have embraced more apocalyptic narratives, reflecting the terrifying power of Legendary Pokémon and the unknowable nature of these creatures combined with humanity’s impact on the world.
- In the game set in Pokopia, the post-apocalyptic setting suggests a human-caused disaster, with environmental decay and abandoned technology hinting at themes like climate change and societal collapse.
- Unlike harsher Pokémon post-apocalyptic settings, Pokopia offers a peaceful world where Pokémon build homes and live without fighting, symbolizing a hopeful, if naive, attempt to recreate a lost human world.
- The game emphasizes a non-violent, cooperative environment where players and Pokémon coexist safely, contrasting with other titles that involve survival and conflict in devastated worlds.
