Here’s everything announced in today’s 30th anniversary Pokémon Presents showcase
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Happy birthday, Pokémon! Now officially at the age when the joints start to creak and you can really feel those hangovers kick in. Today marks 30 years since the perennially popular creature catching series made its Japanese Game Boy debut in the form of Pocket Monsters Red and Green, and developer Game Freak is celebrating the occasion with a special anniversary Pokémon Presents showcase. Wondering what’s been announced? We’ll keep track of all the big news – could that include a peek at the next mainline Pokémon game? – as things unfold. Ready yourself for continuing updates below!
There’s a Game Boy-like music player for Pokémon music cartridges
Want a cute (if probably quite impractical) way to listen to music from Pokémon Red and Blue? Well, then you might be intrigued by the Game Boy Jukebox – a small device, designed to resemble a mini Game Boy, that you slot Pokémon game cartridges into. Except they don’t play games, only music. These music players are available via the Pokémon Center store in the UK, Canada, and US from today, and there are 45 songs – and therefore 45 cartridges – to collect. No pricing details were mentioned.
A brief update on this year’s Pokémon World Championships
The Pokémon World Championships 2026 are being held in San Francisco alongside the inaugural Pokémon XP fan event, which runs from 28-30 August, and are set to welcome over 3000 competitors. Attendees will be battling each other in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Go, and Pokémon Unite. And for the firt time this year, the competution includes the soon-to-be-released Pokémon Champions (see below!).
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is also having a birthday celebration
It’s not just Pokémon that turns 30 this year; The Pokémon Trading Card Game is also celebrating the big three-oh. And to mark that milestone, The Pokémon Company is promising – although not yet detailing – a “dazzling line” of TGC “products” that’s getting a global launch in 2026.
GameCube’s Gale of the Darkness is coming to Switch 2
There’s a bit of relevant news for fans of GameCube’s Pokémon XD: Gale of the Darkness. It’s being made available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers as part of the Nintendo Classics range. It’s coming this March, which isn’t far away – but do note is exclusive to Switch 2.
Pokémon Go’s having an anniversary event too
And yet another birthday! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Go, but what we have here specifically is a 30th Anniversary Event (it’s called All Out) to celebrate the franchise as a whole. The gist is that a “huge range” of Pokémon will return to Go between 7th-9th March, so if you want to catch-’em-all, you know what to do. Additionally, the Pokémon Go Tour: Kalos Global runs from 28th February to 1st March, should you want something else to do.
Red is coming to Pokémon Masters EX with his old look
The nostalgia continues! Pokémon Blue and Red protagonist, Red, will soon be making an appearance in Pokémon Masters EX with his classic look. More specifically, he’s arriving as part of a new Pokémon Masters EX Sync Pair – featuring Pikachu and Red (1996) – that’s available now. Additionally, another Sync Pair – this time Florian and Ogerpon (Anniversary 2026) – arrive tomorrow, 28th February, while Juliana and Terapagos (Anniversary 2026) turn up on 2nd March. Oh, and if you log in now, you’ll get 3000 gems.
Home support confirmed for FireRed and LeafGreen
Those slightly controversial standalone Swtichs release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are now here, with The Pokémon Company giving them another airing during its anniversary showcase. The big news, though, is that Home support is now confirmed, with the ability to transfer your FireRed and LeafGreen critters to the subscription storage service coming “in the future”.
Pokémon Champions narrows down its release window
The previously announced Pokémon Champions, which lets players battle each other in an arena using new or previous Pokémon Partners (you’ll need to use Pokémon Home in order to access the latter), finally has narrowed down its 2026 release window a little further: it’s coming to Switch sometime this April, with Android and iOS versions to follow.
Mega Garchomp Z comes to Z-A: Mega Dimension
If you’re still tootling away in Pokémon Z-A, you might be interested to hear that its Mega Dimension DLC is getting a bit of an update. Starting today, 27th February, you can claim a Mystery Gift that’ll let you detect a special hyperspace distortion – in-game, obviously. That, in turn, will lead you to Mega Garchomp Z. And if you manage to defeat it, you’ll get a Garchompite Z stone that your own Garchomp can hold to Mega Evolve into Mega Garchomp Z.
Another look at Pokémon Pokopia
It’s not too far away at this point, but it looks like Pokopia still has a few surprises – including Rotom’s role as a handy music player? And if you’re peckish you’ll be able to chat with Chef Dente – a Greedent – to learn new food recipes. We also got a peek at four-player multiplayer mode, for those wanting to visit their pals islands. Not much that’s super new or super exciting, then, but it continues to looks cool!
Pokémon Wind and Waves gets the reveal treatment
And here it is, Gen 10! Pokémon Winds and Waves got their big debut, including a look at its seemingly Polynesia-inspired world – all blue skies, tropical jungles, and rolling waves – alongside its three new starters: Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. The big news, though, is that we won’t be getting the games this year – Pokémon Wind and Waves are confirmed for release in 2027.
Happy birthday, Pokémon! Now officially at the age when the joints start to creak and you can really feel those hangovers kick in. Today marks 30 years since the perennially popular creature catching series made its Japanese Game Boy debut in the form of Pocket Monsters Red and Green, and developer Game Freak is celebrating the occasion with a special anniversary Pokémon Presents showcase. Wondering what’s been announced? We’ll keep track of all the big news – could that include a peek at the next mainline Pokémon game? – as things unfold. Ready yourself for continuing updates below!
There’s a Game Boy-like music player for Pokémon music cartridges
Want a cute (if probably quite impractical) way to listen to music from Pokémon Red and Blue? Well, then you might be intrigued by the Game Boy Jukebox – a small device, designed to resemble a mini Game Boy, that you slot Pokémon game cartridges into. Except they don’t play games, only music. These music players are available via the Pokémon Center store in the UK, Canada, and US from today, and there are 45 songs – and therefore 45 cartridges – to collect. No pricing details were mentioned.
A brief update on this year’s Pokémon World Championships
The Pokémon World Championships 2026 are being held in San Francisco alongside the inaugural Pokémon XP fan event, which runs from 28-30 August, and are set to welcome over 3000 competitors. Attendees will be battling each other in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Go, and Pokémon Unite. And for the firt time this year, the competution includes the soon-to-be-released Pokémon Champions (see below!).
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is also having a birthday celebration
It’s not just Pokémon that turns 30 this year; The Pokémon Trading Card Game is also celebrating the big three-oh. And to mark that milestone, The Pokémon Company is promising – although not yet detailing – a “dazzling line” of TGC “products” that’s getting a global launch in 2026.
GameCube’s Gale of the Darkness is coming to Switch 2
There’s a bit of relevant news for fans of GameCube’s Pokémon XD: Gale of the Darkness. It’s being made available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers as part of the Nintendo Classics range. It’s coming this March, which isn’t far away – but do note is exclusive to Switch 2.
Pokémon Go’s having an anniversary event too
And yet another birthday! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Go, but what we have here specifically is a 30th Anniversary Event (it’s called All Out) to celebrate the franchise as a whole. The gist is that a “huge range” of Pokémon will return to Go between 7th-9th March, so if you want to catch-’em-all, you know what to do. Additionally, the Pokémon Go Tour: Kalos Global runs from 28th February to 1st March, should you want something else to do.
Red is coming to Pokémon Masters EX with his old look
The nostalgia continues! Pokémon Blue and Red protagonist, Red, will soon be making an appearance in Pokémon Masters EX with his classic look. More specifically, he’s arriving as part of a new Pokémon Masters EX Sync Pair – featuring Pikachu and Red (1996) – that’s available now. Additionally, another Sync Pair – this time Florian and Ogerpon (Anniversary 2026) – arrive tomorrow, 28th February, while Juliana and Terapagos (Anniversary 2026) turn up on 2nd March. Oh, and if you log in now, you’ll get 3000 gems.
Home support confirmed for FireRed and LeafGreen
Those slightly controversial standalone Swtichs release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are now here, with The Pokémon Company giving them another airing during its anniversary showcase. The big news, though, is that Home support is now confirmed, with the ability to transfer your FireRed and LeafGreen critters to the subscription storage service coming “in the future”.
Pokémon Champions narrows down its release window
The previously announced Pokémon Champions, which lets players battle each other in an arena using new or previous Pokémon Partners (you’ll need to use Pokémon Home in order to access the latter), finally has narrowed down its 2026 release window a little further: it’s coming to Switch sometime this April, with Android and iOS versions to follow.
Mega Garchomp Z comes to Z-A: Mega Dimension
If you’re still tootling away in Pokémon Z-A, you might be interested to hear that its Mega Dimension DLC is getting a bit of an update. Starting today, 27th February, you can claim a Mystery Gift that’ll let you detect a special hyperspace distortion – in-game, obviously. That, in turn, will lead you to Mega Garchomp Z. And if you manage to defeat it, you’ll get a Garchompite Z stone that your own Garchomp can hold to Mega Evolve into Mega Garchomp Z.
Another look at Pokémon Pokopia
It’s not too far away at this point, but it looks like Pokopia still has a few surprises – including Rotom’s role as a handy music player? And if you’re peckish you’ll be able to chat with Chef Dente – a Greedent – to learn new food recipes. We also got a peek at four-player multiplayer mode, for those wanting to visit their pals islands. Not much that’s super new or super exciting, then, but it continues to looks cool!
Pokémon Wind and Waves gets the reveal treatment
And here it is, Gen 10! Pokémon Winds and Waves got their big debut, including a look at its seemingly Polynesia-inspired world – all blue skies, tropical jungles, and rolling waves – alongside its three new starters: Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. The big news, though, is that we won’t be getting the games this year – Pokémon Wind and Waves are confirmed for release in 2027.
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