Pokémon Pokopia has returned to Brazil’s Nintendo eShop after a brief removal. In an Oct. 2 update, GoNintendo reported that the game was back on sale in Brazil with an updated rating. A Brazilian post cited in that update also said the game had been made available again after its classification changed in the country (Necro Felipe on X).
Before that return, GoNintendo reported that Pokémon Pokopia had been pulled from the Brazilian eShop without warning. The outlet said the apparent issue was an age-rating change: It wrote that the game had originally received Brazil’s "L" rating, for all ages, before being bumped to 14+, and attributed that change to in-game purchases and DLC.
What the supplied reporting supports
The supplied evidence directly supports that the game disappeared from Brazil’s eShop and later returned with an updated rating (GoNintendo). The explanation for the change comes from GoNintendo’s reporting and the cited Brazilian post referring to an altered classification, rather than from an official statement by Nintendo or The Pokémon Co. (GoNintendo, Necro Felipe on X).
GoNintendo also said that Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. had not issued an official statement on the matter in the supplied evidence (GoNintendo). For players in Brazil, the immediate takeaway is straightforward: GoNintendo reported that Pokémon Pokopia is available again on the Nintendo eShop, now with a different age rating than before (GoNintendo update).
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