The Pokémon Firm lastly, in the dark, introduced its annual Pokémon Day Presents showcase. That is the stream the corporate hosts yearly on February 27 to have fun the franchise’s anniversary. Pokémon is popping 30 in 2026, so there’s most likely quite a bit to share forward of the approaching 12 months. Right here’s what we all know and what we will doubtless count on to see subsequent week. When and the place can I watch? The Pokémon Presents stream will air on Friday, February 27, at 9 a.m. Japanese/6 a.m. Pacific. You may catch it on the official Pokémon YouTube and Twitch channels to look at it stay, or as a VOD when you can’t tune into the present because it premieres. We’ll even have a recap of what we see right here at Kotaku when you simply need the highlights.
What do we all know? Proper now, the one mission confirmed to make an look are the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen ports that had been introduced alongside the presentation. The showcase will final 25 minutes, based on the Japanese Pokémon Twitter account, which makes it one of many longer Pokémon Day showcases since Nintendo and pals began internet hosting these. What’s going to we doubtless see? The Pokémon Presents showcases cowl just about every part happening within the franchise proper now, so when you’re solely within the subsequent massive RPG, be able to endure segments dedicated to different issues. We’ll see updates on cellular video games like Pokémon Masters EX, Pokémon Go, and Pokémon Sleep, in addition to different main pillars of the franchise just like the anime and Buying and selling Card Recreation. Pokémon Pokopia can also be out the next week, so I’m certain we’ll see a minimum of somewhat bit extra of that recreation as we strategy its March 5 launch date.
Since that is the thirtieth anniversary, we will most likely count on some portion of the showcase to be devoted to imminent occasions, each on-line and off, celebrating the milestone. The Pokémon Firm has confirmed plans to carry separate occasions for each households and adults with its Day Out and Night time Out occasions, with the previous being geared towards all ages and the latter being fitted to “longtime followers,” which is code for individuals who had been comparatively cognizant when the sequence debuted 30 years in the past. Proper now, we don’t know what these occasions will entail, so a thirtieth anniversary stream is nearly as good a spot as any to lastly elevate the curtain.
Primarily based on the numerous leaks which have come from Recreation Freak over the previous few years, we all know a good bit in regards to the upcoming Era X video games, reportedly known as Pokémon Wind and Wave. It’s very doubtless that these RPGs will take up an excellent portion of the showcase. I might be very shocked if Pokémon didn’t launch a brand new RPG throughout its thirtieth 12 months, and the leaks closely indicate these video games are subsequent on the docket, so we could possibly be seeing the following technology of Pokémon subsequent week. No matter is introduced, we’ll have protection of the stream right here at Kotaku because it’s occurring.
