THE FUSE

I’m still very early into Pokémon Pokopia, but I’ve been reading fan reactions and uncovering the big lore reveals, and man, this game is sad when you zoom out and look at all of it in context. Some of this melancholy comes from its dark premise, but other times it feels like Game Freak and Omega Force were just leaning into the types of darker backstories the series has always dabbled in.