Pokemon Pokopia Player gives Bleak Beach an impressive makeover

A Pokemon Pokopia fan shared a new hotel they remodeled in Bleak Beach to give the seaside town a fresh start, as they took down two residences and built the two-story hotel on top of the old site. The Pokemon Pokopia the player then stated that the boardwalk hotel in Bleak Beach was inspired by a similar building they did in another Nintendo title.

Pokemon Pokopia is currently one of the top rated games of 2026, and the highest rated exclusive Switch 2 game to date. Although physical copies of Pokemon Pokopia was released on Nintendo's controversial Game-Key Card format, which hasn't stopped Pokopia from selling over 2.2 million units within four days of launch. Since its launch, Pokemon Pokopia has been hosting some limited-time events for players to find new Pokemon, with Bulbasaur's Jump Rope Contest now running until April 26.

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Pokopia Player Builds Fancy Bleak Beach Boardwalk Hotel

With that in mind Pokopia players can let their imagination run wild with new habitats for Pokemon to call home, one house builder chose the desolate sands of Bleak Beach to showcase his latest effort. On Pokopia subreddit, content creator TheBarkenos shared a before-and-after image of their Bleak Beach project. They started by taking down two dilapidated homes on Bleak Beach's boardwalk, which is on the other side of town. TheBarkenos then redid the boardwalk's main floor by replacing the sand and the missing tiles with patches of grass and some bricks. The hotel they built is a two-story habitat that multiple Pokémon can stay in, and decorations such as sunbeds, bicycles, and trees were placed all over the hotel's large lawn. Additional fence posts surrounded Pokopia hotel lot, which can be accessed by using Surf or Magnet Rise.

TheBarkenos stated that they used their experience from Animal Crossing: New Horizons for theirs Pokopia hotel construction. The hotel manufacturer stated that, although there were two separate IP addresses, Pokemon Pokopia and Animal Crossing: New Horizons have some similarities when it comes to home design. TheBarkenos shared a comparison between their Bleak Beach hotel build and their escape from the island ACNH. Although the roofs of both buildings are of different sizes, the main ideas behind TheBarkeno's craft were easy to spot.

Pokopia's borders don't stop players from creating impressive homes

Bleak Beach hotel by TheBarkenos is even more impressive when you consider the limitations that Pokemon Pokopia players must work around. At the time of this writing, Pokemon Pokopia has a limit of 10 blocks per side, making it difficult for a large mansion to be used as a Pokémon habitat. However, Pokopia players can get around this unfortunate limitation by dividing the floors and rooms of a large house into smaller habitats with enclosures no larger than 10 blocks per side. It remains to be seen Pokemon Pokopia the development team will address the issue or it will remain as is.

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Between the opportunity to create stylish hotels and fully functional apartment complexes in Pokopiathe creativity of Pokémon fans have been a consistent selling point for Pokémon series over the years. With Pokemon Pokopia still selling copies worldwide, time will tell what plans The Pokemon Company has in store.