In pursuit of catching ‘em all, Pokémon has released a Pokémon Presents! Here’s a rundown of everything announced, upgraded, and evolved in the direct-style presentation that premiered August 8th.
Pokémon Presents
Pokémon Presents started as a presentation for Pokémon specifically, after stationing themselves separate from Nintendo Directs. Though they still pop up in features through Nintendo, this new format run through the Pokémon company allows them more freedom to explore a fan favorite world of pocket monsters. This one specifically started at 6am Pacific Time on YouTube. The mysterious flash of a neon sign in the teaser pulled fans to join in live all over the world.
With previous announcements of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (2022) DLC expansions coming later this year, and Detective Pikachu Returns (2023) coming October 6th, fans were expecting new information on those titles. The 35 minute runtime of Pokémon Presents proved to serve more than just details on previous announcements.
The next #PokemonPresents arrives soon, Trainers!
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) August 4, 2023
Tune in to our official YouTube channel at 6:00 a.m. PDT on August 8 for 35 minutes of Pokémon news and updates! 🎊https://t.co/Lxoud6kVxF pic.twitter.com/xe65FmqEn5
Pokémon 2023 World Championships in Japan
This weekend, the Pokémon World Championships are taking place in Yokohama, Japan! Watch as fans face off in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Unite (2021), Pokémon GO (2016), and most importantly, the Pokémon Trading Card game! Any competitor at the event gets a special Pikachu plush, Paradise Resort promo card, and some awesome merchandise including jackets and backpacks. Most of this line, excluding the champion line, are for sale online and at the Pokémon World Store!
Also celebrating the world championships, paintings of atmospheric pieces of the Pokémon world are going to be spotted around the Yokohama area. This also includes a docked Pokémon Trainer cruise ship decked out in Pokémon decorations and battle decks. Don’t forget the illusive Pikachu Parades! Either join into the live event shenanigans or watch online as the Pokémon World Championships take place August 11th through August 13th.
Pokémon: Path to the Peak: The Trading Card Series
Pokémon Path to the Peak will also premiere August 11th during the event. Including a teaser for the global launch (and an eventual release on YouTube), this new animated series will focus on bringing the Pokémon Trading Card Game to life.
Set in Eva’s newfound school club, she’ll face new friends in the Pokémon club along with her partner Pokémon, Oddish. Look out for this new short series coming soon!
Pokémon Presents: Detective Pikachu Makes His Comeback
We have more news on Detective Pikachu Returns! In search of his missing partner, Harry Goodman, our detective pal follows his son Tim, and many of his buddies in order to track down the mystery of where Harry could have disappeared. Somehow, these two can talk to each other!
Tim talks to people, many of them being his friends. Meet Irene and Sophia Goodman, as well as Rachel Myers, and her dad Mayor Howard Myers. Peek into the bustling lives of the citizens of Ryme city to pick apart clues in order to find Tim’s dad.
But that’s not all!
Pikachu talks to Pokémon, and they use their combined abilities to investigate the crime happening around this Pokémon-friendly city. Growlithe and Darmanitan are also seen in this trailer helping out the crew in new rock-smashing ways. Introducing some new sniffing and breaking abilities adds to the repertoire of tools under the duo’s belt. Revisit the Hi-Hat café on October 6th and get to the bottom of this strange case!
Pokémon Horizons: The Next Chapter of the Anime
Follow Liko and Roy in a new Pokémon anime titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series!
Based on the Paldea region, fans can add to the hype of a new series after the conclusion of Ash’s long running story.
Liko, a girl with a mysterious pendant, lights up after picking her partner Pokémon, Sprigatito, and must journey to discover what her pendant could possibly mean. Along the way, she runs into a new friend, Roy, who has a strange, steampunk-esc pokeball. Along with his starter, Fuecoco, they’ll journey far and wide across the Paldea in order to answer their questions as they study the land filled with mysterious pocket monsters.
What else is coming in this new series? Who’s the new aviator character? When will we get to see this beautiful animation once again? Find out soon in the upcoming anime Pokémon Horizons: The Series!
Pokémon GO Fest 2023
Pokémon GO Fest makes its return for 2023! Gatherings are to be hosted August 4th, 5th, and 6th in London and Osaka, and August 18th, 19th, and 20th in New York City. August 26th and 27th also features Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global, a digital event that will occur everywhere! This year includes the legendary Pokémon Diancie for the first time ever, including its mega evolution. Along with Diancie comes Mega Raquaza in raid battles, allowing trainers both old and new to the game to catch these elusive Pokémon. Get virtual tickets, on sale now!
Also coming soon, Paldea pokemon arrive in Pokémon GO! Beginning in September, favorites from the latest mainline entry to the franchise will begin to appear. Now featuring Pokémon from every region, get ready to get your boots on as Pokémon GO goes even further into the world of these goofy little pocket monsters. With the entire world as a stage, where could this game expand next?
Pokémon Unite Second Anniversary, and Mewtwo
Pokémon Unite’s second anniversary is here! Pokémon Presents introduced new hologear costumes, Pokémon, and modes. Get back into strategizing with your team in order to do your best in Pokémon Unite!
Panic Parade is a new mode, incorporating the protection of Tinkaton from an onslaught of many wild Pokémon. Not only does that create a new way to play, but an entirely new character blasts their way into the battle. Mewtwo joins as a playable character, who can mega evolve in the middle of battle! This fast-attacking legendary will relentlessly beat up your foes in this real-time strategy game.
This introduction includes an event for Unite License Mewtwo X, and coming August 17th, Unite License Mewtwo Y arrives! Attacking differently than Mewtwo X, there’s another layer of strategy beneath this fan favorite.
The WCS Prediction event is also underway, allowing fans to join in the fun. This also includes a gift code (2NDANNIVERSARY) for fans in order to get a 3-Day Limited license for both Mew and Mewtwo, along with Platinum Boost Emblems. A second anniversary prize machine event is also taking place, allowing 100 uses at no monetary cost. A great opportunity for some of the most popular Holowear, including hoodies and pirate outfits.
Pokémon Presents: Nemona and Pawmot in Pokémon Masters EX
Introducing a new “sprint role,” showing attacks that move quickly, live now! Included in a story event coming soon, Nemona and Pawmot arrive in Pokémon Masters EX (2019)! The sprint role excels at speedy moves and even faster attacks, creating a new way to play. Watch out for them arriving today at 13:00 UTC. Along with her sync pair, visit the game August 9th to face Nemona in her own fruitful battles as she gains strength each day with the reward of gems.
Also arriving August 16th, Victor and Spectrier burst in with the “field” role, creating another way to play in an entirely new event for the game. Complete the event in order to put them on your team.
To celebrate these new announcements, the Pokémon Masters EX team is giving away 3,000 gems as a reward to anyone who logs on and claims them, ramping up for the 4th anniversary.
Pokémon Café Remix Introduces Tatsugiri
The mimicry pokemon, Tatsugiri, visits the cafe in curly, droopy and stretchy form! Serve up your best dishes to these new Paldea favorites. Progressing through the event allows players to choose one of them to join their staff.
Along with Tatsugiri comes a celebratory summer fun Jigglypuff, free with every log in after the presentation. Also beginning today, Tropical Vaporeon and the Paldea starters are available in deliveries, along with 11x express delivery at no cost until August 30th.
Pokémon TCG and Pokémon Stadium 2 Make a Return on Nintendo Switch
Search for legendary cards and build your best team in the Gameboy Pokémon Trading Card Game!
Released in 1998, this game allows fans to feel the rush of the trading card game without needing to drop tons of money on real cards. Now recent fans can have that feeling again as it releases on the Nintendo Switch Gameboy emulator, free to Nintendo Switch Online members!
Along with the trading card game comes the fan-favorite Pokémon Stadium 2, releasing on the Nintendo Switch N64 emulator! Originally released on December 14th, 2000, trainers fell in love with the battle-centric nature of this game, allowing them to see their battle desires to the fullest in amazing 3D graphics. Now out for Nintendo Switch, the base game and co-op support for the party-style minigames allow fans to relive these amazing memories.
Pokémon Sleep’s New Rare Sleep Styles
Introducing Tantrum, Seriously Slacking, and Straightened sleep styles in Pokémon Sleep (2023)!
This app that helps keep points on your sleep schedule is adding more incentives to complete your sleepy pokedex. Along with these sleep styles, a full moon sleep event is coming, introducing an increase in Drowsy Power. On a day it may be hard to catch some z’s, make sure to rest the very best like no one ever has!
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Gets a New Animated Web Series
Pokémon: Paldean Winds is a new series releasing September 6th, 2023!
Follow many new students coming into their own with this longingly animated journey to find personal treasure. With many new characters including a type of person for everyone, discover a new perspective on the Paldea region!
Pokémon: Paldean Winds will be released on the Pokemon YouTube Channel soon.
Mew and Mewtwo in Scarlet and Violet
In a trailer showing the two Mews facing off, and panning to the starters, Mew and Mewtwo arrive in an event for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet right now!
With code GETY0ORMEW, obtain a Mew with varying types in order to fight Mewtwo with a mighty mark in raid dens now! Each Mew is special, with specific stats and terratypes to personalize every trainer’s experience.
It’s subtly mentioned, but during this event, there’s a special course of action players can make. Taking a Mew into a raid den seems to cause something of an extraordinary variety to happen.
What’s going to happen when a Mew is on your team? Find out in the “Get Mew & Mewtwo!” Event!
Pokémon Presents: The Real Treasure in Area Zero
Ending off the presentation, fans were treated to an in-depth description of the upcoming DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Being under the umbrella of “The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero”, these two separate expansions will end up leading back into the deep chasm in the Paldea region. With some extra snippets of lore photographs, the story of the Paldea region only expands from here.
The Teal Mask, being the first expansion, will see trainers venturing to Kitakmi on a school trip in order to disassemble an old folktale passed down through generations. This folktale talks about the three Pokémon Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti taking down an ogre threatening the land. Taking place during the festival of masks, discover more about these loyal three.
During the trip, you meet two blueberry academy students, Keiran and Carmine, who will venture with you, your teacher Briar, and a photographer under the name Perrin in order to scale this mountainous area. Find new Pokémon, including a paldean Applin named Dipplin, play some mochi loving Ogre ‘Oustin, take some Roto-Stick photos, and venture deeper into the caves to find a new terra-transforming legendary!
The Indigo Disk, the second expansion, sees trainers entering the blocky research facility of Blueberry academy, with its artificial savannah, coastal, canyon, and polar biomes reminiscent of the Safari Zone from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009).
Play minigames with Koraidon and Miraidon as they fly across the expansive planes. Run into the BB league, with their own elite four and elite challenges along with them. Discover new Pokémon being studied, including Archaludon, an evolution of Duraludon, and a new disk-shaped turtle-like legendary. Another small addition allows trainers to deepen bonds between previous accomplices, and even change your pokeball throw! Meet Lacy, Crispin, Amarys, and Drayton in your own customizable club room in The Indigo Disk!
Closing the Poké-ball on Pokémon Presents
With many announcements coming up, Pokémon fans young and old are getting excited to dive into the world for another time. From new anime to video game expansions to entire world-wide events, there’s a lot to keep looking for in the world of pokemon. The national pokedex isn’t getting filled anytime soon!
How will these games play out? What will they be like? How will fans get to interact with their fighting friends in the future? Keep up to date on the Pokémon Official Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Pokemon.com, and keep your eyes out for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, Pokémon: Paldean Winds, and especially Pokémon Horizons: The Series!
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