I am not the best at building nice-looking areas in Pokémon Pokopia. My buildings aren’t really aesthetically pleasing and sometimes I patch holes in roads with whatever I have on me, even if it doesn’t match. But iffy as my sense of taste may be, at least I am not actively causing a second apocalypse to befall the world of Pokopia, like one player is doing by sucking up the entire ocean and destroying all the land in Bleak Beach.
I first saw this person’s handiwork a few days ago in the following Reddit post:
What you are looking at there is Bleak Beach, sans ocean. I did not even know it was possible to guzzle down the ocean. Ditto can slurp up water, it’s true, but I sort of just assumed that unless you blocked off smaller patches of water, it would just keep refilling. How wrong I was!
In the replies, original poster u/Mindycane says this “only took 6 hours or so” (only!). When asked why, they said “underwater citadel,” referring back to other posts of them building a massive castle fortress (above sea level) in Withering Wasteland, and that the ocean was “in the way. I’ll put it back later.” Okay, sure, I buy that. Their Wasteland build is pretty impressive:
However, in another post, someone quipped that Mindycane was making the existing, plot-relevant apocalypse in Pokémon Pokopia “worse,” to which they replied, “If you think that’s bad you should see what I’m gonna do to rocky ridge.” Another post reads, “the lava ocean goes in Rocky Ridge.” Uhhhhhhh.
On that ominous note, I’m was trusting Mindycane about this “underwater citadel” they are allegedly building, until I saw this today:
They also got rid of all the land.
Okay, not all the land. There’s a layer underneath everything that can’t be removed, and those platforms that remain are supporting plot-relevant structures, such as the lighthouse, the area gate, and Mosslax’s little shrine. They also appear to have voluntarily left the S.S. Anne where it is.
Again, I sort of buy what Mindycane is doing here. They clearly need more room for their underwater citadel and want to put it deeper underwater.
But do they have to do it so… ominously?
Also… where are Mindycane’s Pokémon? Multiple commenters have asked, only to be met with an ominous “😈” emoji or “Oh I wouldn’t worry too much about them.” Reader, I am worried.
This whole project has apparently taken Mindycane 25 hours so far, with more time expected for more digging and the build itself. At this point, I don’t know if I’m more concerned about the residents of Bleak Beach, or Mindycane themself.
Best of luck to Mindycane, I guess. I’m not sure who would be prouder, Team Aqua or Team Magma. I await the horrors you have prepared for Rocky Ridges with fear and trembling.
Pokémon Pokopia rules. I gave it a 9/10, saying it’s “an enjoyable, personality-packed building simulator set in a surprisingly deep world that is stuffed with fun things for its delightful Ditto protagonist to do and create.” We have guides galore for this game in our Wiki and you should go look at them for absolutely any help you need… except maybe for help slurping up the entire ocean. You will need to talk to either Mindycane or a Groudon for that problem.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
