{"id":4075,"date":"2026-03-09T19:41:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4075"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:41:06","slug":"sold-out-nintendo-switch-2-game-pokemon-pokopia-is-back-in-stock-at-this-retailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4075","title":{"rendered":"Sold-out Nintendo Switch 2 game &#8216;Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia&#8217; is back in stock at this retailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sold-out Nintendo Switch 2 game \u2018Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia\u2019 is back in stock at this retailer\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Website-Image-2-Images-2026-03-09T170838.938.jpg?height=573&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>Pokopia has been selling out across the globe<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Nintendo Switch 2&#8217;s must-have new Pok\u00e9mon game, Pokopia is selling out at retailers across the globe &#8211; but it&#8217;s available at one website.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The physical version of the game is experiencing shortages due to demand among Pok\u00e9mon fans and gamers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Pokopia, the first Switch 2 exclusive Pok\u00e9mon entry was released last week, and the physical version has already sold out in the UK at the likes of Currys, Smyths, and John Lewis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While in the US, retailers including Walmart, GameStop, Target, and even Nintendo&#8217;s official store are sold out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to The Game Business editor Christopher Dring, UK sales data suggests that physical supply of Pokopia was &#8220;seriously undersupplied&#8221; at retailers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This is likely a similar situation worldwide, he said, suggesting that the shortages could be down to an underestimation of demand, rather than a significant upswell in sales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] tablet:w-[618px]\"><img alt=\"Article image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"329\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-contain rounded-[10px]\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2026\/03\/61qx-9lnSdL._AC_SL1080_.jpg\"\/><img alt=\"Logo Camera in article\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"11\" height=\"9\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"absolute w-[11px] h-[9px] bottom-[11px] right-[11px] object-conatin tablet:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/static\/media\/camera.5e27b748.png\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>According to Dring, Pokopi&#8217;s UK launch physical sales were &#8220;not even half&#8221; of what Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A managed on Switch 2 last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>However it has a delivery date of 7 April at the time of writing, so it&#8217;s likely that the online retail giant is also waiting for stock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This is one of the cheapest prices of the game, with Argos listing it for \u00a359.99, so you can make a slight saving with Amazon, you&#8217;ll just have to wait a few weeks for it to arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The popular game lets players shape the land and build a cosy new life with Pok\u00e9mon Play as a Ditto that has taken the appearance of a human.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>You&#8217;ll find and befriend fellow Pok\u00e9mon and carve out a life for yourself by learning their moves to shape the land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This includes Bulbasaur\u2019s Leafage to make wild grass grow, and keep it healthy with Squirtle\u2019s Water Gun to name a few.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Soldout #Nintendo #Switch #game #Pok\u00e9mon #Pokopia #stock #retailer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pokopia has been selling out across the globe Nintendo Switch 2&#8217;s must-have new Pok\u00e9mon game, Pokopia is selling out at retailers across the globe &#8211; but it&#8217;s available at one website. The physical version of the game is experiencing shortages due to demand among Pok\u00e9mon fans and gamers. Pokopia, the first Switch 2 exclusive Pok\u00e9mon [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1389,2690,3542,4058,3545,3543,3544,1439,4059,2384,2227,926,3546],"class_list":{"0":"post-4075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-game","10":"tag-gaming","11":"tag-gaming-joe","12":"tag-nintendo","13":"tag-nintendo-switch","14":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","15":"tag-pokemon","16":"tag-pokopia","17":"tag-retailer","18":"tag-soldout","19":"tag-stock","20":"tag-switch"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}