A modder has successfully ported Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive Pokemon Pokopia to the original Nintendo Switch. The modder’s effort has impressed gamers, but some who only own the original Switch are expressing their frustrations at Pokemon Pokopia only being officially available on the newer hardware.
Modder Gets Pokemon Pokopia Running on Nintendo Switch
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Image via Nintendo, The Pokemon Company -
Image via Nintendo, The Pokemon Company -
A modder going by the name of fuyuka has shared that they’ve managed to bring Pokemon Pokopia to the original Switch and got it running. However, as the Nintendo Switch 2 is considerably more powerful than its predecessor, there were some caveats involved. Initially, fuyuka revealed that their port was “running amazingly” with the resolution downgraded to 540p. However, they didn’t stop there. By overclocking their original Nintendo Switch, they were able to get the game working in both 1080p and 720p, with the frame rate averaging about 10–15 fps and 32–35 fps, respectively. They shared a brief gameplay video of the game capped at 30 FPS, which looks fairly smooth, at least at the start of the title when the world is still fairly barren.
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March 5, 2026
- ESRB
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Everyone / Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
