Pokemon Pokopia leaks suggest it's set in a post-apocalyptic Kanto

Pokopia is Pokemon's own casual game. It follows Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, letting you establish a beautiful little town for your Pokémon by building various structures, farms, activity centers, and anything else a town full of 'mons' would need. However, fans have a dark conspiracy theory about it.

The reveal trailer heavily hints that people have been missing for some time. Ditto opens his own Pokeball in what appears to be an abandoned house and finds the owner's old Pokédex. Other Pokemon also showed signs of time passing, with moss and overgrowth everywhere. This led to theories that Pokopia is set in a post-apocalyptic world where humans may be long gone. However, a recent leak may have confirmed it.

Pokopia is set in a post-apocalyptic Kanto

As spotted by Kotaku, a leaked map of Pokopia has revealed that it's set in the Kanto region, but it's overrun by the elements. The leak was translated by reliable source Centro Leaks, revealing the status of each area in Kano, and all of them have been affected by things you'd normally see in post-apocalyptic settings.

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For example, the Fuscha area is a “dry and fertile area”, while the Vermilion area is an “electric port with constant rainfall”. However, the most damaging of these is the saffron area, which consists of “a bunch of buildings covered with plants”. Things get worse in the DLC areas, as they include “a flooded city with hidden treasure” and “a decaying tower that reaches to heaven.”

Add all this to the fact that there are no humans and it feels like some terrible tragedy happened in Kanto that either forced them all to leave, or much worse. Of course, the game's trailer doesn't say anything about this, keeping the tone as happy and fun as ever. Perhaps Pokopia will introduce lower objects that will tell us what really happened in the world.

But one thing is for sure, once humans are gone, Pokemon will rule the world.