Pokémon Pokopia | Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest Event Announced

Close your eyes and count to 10!

Similar to the popular Bulbasaur’s Jump Rope Contest earlier this year, which allowed players to earn a special trophy, a new event for Pokémon Pokopia has been announced. This time, the challenge is a Hide-and-Seek Contest with Zorua. During the event, players can earn various items as rewards, along with a trophy.

The Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest will begin on July 19, 2026, at 05:00 local time and run until July 27, 2026, at 05:00 local time.

Will you be taking the time to play hide-and-sneak with Zorua? Let us know!

About Pokémon Pokopia:

Shape the world and build a cozy new life with Pokémon

Play as a Ditto and build a new life with Pokémon—from the ground up! With help from your Pokémon friends, rebuild a desolate world into a charming utopia, one step at a time.

Pokémon and people once lived happily together, but the world has withered and the humans are gone. The only remaining resident is a lone Tangrowth, living alone in the wasteland.

After waking from a long slumber, a peculiar Ditto decides to restore the desolate land using its transformation skills and its surprising new crafting abilities.

Learn the moves of your fellow Pokémon to change the land, travel, and more!

• Ditto’s vine-like arms dig into the ground and grass springs up.
• Ditto transforms into a Lapras and surfs across the water.
• Ditto transforms into a Dragonite and glides through the sky.

Collect and craft: Craft items and furniture, then decorate your space any way you like.

• Gather materials and craft
• Grow Crops
• Make comfy spaces for Pokémon

A little help here!: Some Pokémon might ask for your assistance—helping them out will take you one step closer to a cozy Pokémon utopia.

Some friendly faces:

• Professor Tangrowth: A vital guide for you and all the Pokémon you meet.
• Peakychu: An unusually pale Pikachu.
• Mosslax: Moss has grown all over this Snorlax—how long has it been asleep?!

Transforming the world means evolving the way you play, too!: From updating your hairstyle and outfit to visiting friends and taking photos of your creations together, there are so many ways to enjoy a world built by and for you!

Time for a house-warming party!:

Spread the fun with GameShare: You can even invite visitors who don’t have the game—whether they are on the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system or Nintendo Switch—by using GameShare***!

Early purchase bonus: Purchase the Pokémon™ Pokopia game and you can get an in-game Ditto rug as an early purchase bonus. You can receive it by choosing “Get via Internet” from the Mystery Gift**** feature of the game and claim it by Sunday, January 31, 2027.

• The in-game Ditto rug can be received in either the game-key card***** or digital version of the game.

Every Nintendo Game, Application & DLC Releasing in 2026:

• (NS2) Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: January 15, 2026
• (NS2) Mario Tennis Fever | Release Date: February 12, 2026
• (NSW & NS2) Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics | Release Date: February 17, 2026
• (NSW, NS2, Android & iOS) Hello, Mario! | Release Date: February 19, 2026
• (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: February 19, 2026 (Digital)
  • (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: April 16, 2026 (Physical)
• (NSW & NS2) Pokémon FireRed Version | Release Date: February 27, 2026
• (NSW & NS2) Pokémon LeafGreen Version | Release Date: February 27, 2026
• (NS2) Pokémon Pokopia | Release Date: March 5, 2026
  • (DLC) Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass | Release Date: June 1, 2026
    • Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass: Part 1: Bubbly Basin | Release Date: August 2026
    • Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass: Part 2 | Release Date: Late 2026
• (NS2) Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park | Release Date: March 26, 2026
• (NSW & NS2) Pokémon Champions | Release Date: April 8, 2026
• (NSW, NS2, Android & iOS) Hello, Yoshi! | Release Date: April 9, 2026
• (NSW & NS2) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream | Release Date: April 16, 2026
• (NS2) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book | Release Date: May 21, 2026
• (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: June 9, 2026 (Digital)
  • (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: July 30, 2026 (Physical)
• (NS2) Star Fox | Release Date: June 25, 2026
• (NSW & NS2) Rhythm Heaven Groove | Release Date: July 2, 2026
• (NS2) Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: July 16, 2026 (Digital)
• (NS2) Splatoon Raiders | Release Date: July 23, 2026
• (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: July 30, 2026 (Digital)
  • (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: October 1, 2026 (Physical)
• (NS2) Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave | Release Date: September 17, 2026
• (NS2) Nintendo Switch Sports Resort | Release Date: October 22, 2026
• (NS2) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition | Release Date: December 3, 2026 (Digital & Physical) 
• (NS2) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Release Date: 2026

Every amiibo Releasing in 2026:

• Meta Knight & Shadow Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: March 5, 2026
• Ratha amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026
• Ratha V amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026
• Rudy amiibo (Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection) | Release Date: March 13, 2026
• Captain Toad & Treasure Tracker amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026
• Elephant Mario amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026
• Poplin & Prince Florian amiibo (Super Mario Bros. Wonder) | Release Date: March 26, 2026
• Mario and Luma amiibo (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Release Date: April 2, 2026
• Rosalina and Lumas amiibo (Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2) | Release Date: April 2, 2026
• Diana amiibo (PRAGMATA) | Release Date: June 11, 2026
• King Dedede & Tank Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: July 2, 2026
• Big Man amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026
• Frye amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026
• Shiver amiibo (Splatoon Raiders) | Release Date: July 23, 2026
• Grace Ashcroft amiibo (Resident Evil Requiem) | Release Date: July 30, 2026
• Leon S. Kennedy amiibo (Resident Evil Requiem) | Release Date: July 30, 2026
• Chef Kawasaki & Hop Star amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: September 3, 2026
• Mineru’s Construct amiibo (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom) | Release Date: September 17, 2026
• Noir Dedede & Hydra amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026
• Sword Kirby & Dragoon amiibo (Kirby Air Riders) | Release Date: 2026

Source: Pokémon