{"id":3913,"date":"2026-06-20T18:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-event-june-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:16:03","slug":"pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-event-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-event-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia: Wish Upon a Jirachi Starts 23 June"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia has its first proper limited-time event: <strong>Wish Upon a Jirachi<\/strong> begins on <strong>23 June 2026<\/strong> and runs until <strong>8 July 2026<\/strong> \u2014 giving Nintendo Switch 2 players a tight two-week window to earn exclusive star-themed items that won&#8217;t be available again after the event closes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDh6COB0Nqk\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia | Extended Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia | Extended Trailer \u2014 via The Official Pok\u00e9mon YouTube channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia?<\/h2>\n<p>If this is your first time hearing about it, Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia is a life-simulation and creature-building game exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2, released in March 2026. You play as a Ditto that has transformed into a human, teaming up with Pok\u00e9mon to construct towns, craft furniture, and build out a full settlement \u2014 think Minecraft and Animal Crossing merged into one Pok\u00e9mon world.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pokopia-official-tile.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia \u2014 Nintendo Switch 2 life simulation game\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Wish Upon a Jirachi \u2014 How the Event Works<\/h2>\n<p>The event window is <strong>23 June 2026 at 5:00 AM to 8 July 2026 at 4:59 AM (local time)<\/strong>. Before you log in on Tuesday, make sure you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia updated to at least <strong>Version 1.1.0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>An active internet connection<\/li>\n<li>At least one fully rebuilt <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Center<\/strong> in your town \u2014 Jirachi will not appear in a town without one<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once inside, talk to Jirachi at your Pok\u00e9mon Center to receive a wish note recipe. You then fulfil requests from the other Pok\u00e9mon in your town, which converts those wish notes into <em>sparkling wish notes<\/em>. Bring them back to Jirachi to exchange for <strong>furniture and d\u00e9cor inspired by the starry sky<\/strong> \u2014 limited items available only during this event.<\/p>\n<p>Worth noting: this is the first event in Pokopia that requires a genuine software update. Earlier events were embedded in the game&#8217;s base data, which meant some players used a system-clock workaround to access them early. That won&#8217;t work here \u2014 you need the actual update installed.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Coming Next for Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/h2>\n<p>The Jirachi event is part of a broader content push for the game. In <strong>August 2026<\/strong>, a free update will introduce underwater exploration via the Dive move, letting players head beneath the waves for the first time. Alongside that, a paid <strong>Expansion Pass<\/strong> is planned: the first part \u2014 <strong>Bubbly Basin<\/strong>, a new underwater town with new outfits, furniture, and Pok\u00e9mon \u2014 arrives later in 2026. A second paid expansion follows in late 2026, with a third and final chapter set for 2027.<\/p>\n<h2>Switch 2 Bundle Coming 2 July<\/h2>\n<p>Not on a Switch 2 yet? A <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Nintendo Switch 2 bundle<\/strong> launches on <strong>2 July 2026<\/strong>, packaging the console with a digital copy of the game. International pricing is US$499.99 \/ \u00a3429.99 (Europe: \u20ac539.98). A local SGD price for Singapore has not been announced as of writing \u2014 watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/sg\/\">Nintendo Singapore<\/a> for confirmation closer to launch.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pokopia-jirachi-event.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia Wish Upon a Jirachi event \u2014 star-themed town decorations\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Last words<\/h2>\n<p>The Jirachi event window is genuinely short \u2014 two weeks, starting this Tuesday. If you already have Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia on Switch 2, update the game and rebuild your Pok\u00e9mon Center before 23 June. Singapore fans who held off on the Switch 2 have the July bundle as a timely entry point, and with a free underwater update and the Bubbly Basin expansion on the horizon, the game&#8217;s content calendar is only getting busier. Follow our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game news<\/a> for the latest Nintendo Switch 2 updates as they land.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"Nintendo Switch 2 bundle SGD price to be confirmed\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia&#8217;s Jirachi event starts 23 June \u2014 earn star-themed d\u00e9cor before 8 July, plus what&#8217;s ahead for the Switch 2 life sim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[86,45,31,369],"class_list":["post-3913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-nintendo-direct","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-pokopia"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/pokopia-jirachi-event.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-117","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3300,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-champions-mobile-launch-june-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":3913,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Mobile Arrives 17 June \u2014 Free to Play on iOS and Android","date":"June 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pok\u00e9mon Champions goes mobile on 17 June 2026 \u2014 free to play on iOS and Android, with cross-platform battles against Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 players. 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