Players control a Ditto who is imitating a human.[6] The player can customize the Ditto's appearance,[7] including skin color and hair color, as well as clothing.[citation needed] The game features crafting and building mechanics that players use to befriend new Pokémon, who can then teach the Ditto new moves to use to interact with the environment.[8] These abilities allow Ditto to perform various tasks; these include creating bushes, watering dry plants, cutting debris, and smashing rocks.[citation needed] As players progress and build the area around them, they attract more Pokémon. These Pokémon can assist Ditto in cultivating the world around them and converse with other Pokémon. Each Pokémon can be found in different habitats that Ditto needs to create in order for them to appear, such as planting grass under a tree or putting a punching bag next to a bench. They also have their own needs, such as the Pokémon Hoothoot, who enjoys darkness.[citation needed] The game has a day and night cycle linked to real world time and features different biomes.[2][9]
The game features 300 Pokémon, selected from Generations I through IX.[10]