{"id":1796897,"date":"2026-02-27T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796897"},"modified":"2026-02-27T13:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:59:37","slug":"heres-everything-announced-in-todays-30th-anniversary-pokemon-presents-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796897","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s everything announced in today\u2019s 30th anniversary Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Here&#8217;s everything announced in today\u2019s 30th anniversary Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Updating live!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Pokemon-30-Jigglypuff.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon 30th anniversary - Jigglypuff\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Pokemon-30-Jigglypuff.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/The Pok\u00e9mon Company\/Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-27T13:59:37+00:00\">Feb. 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-everything-announced-in-todays-30th-anniversary-pokemon-presents-showcase?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"ca40068e-ebde-4bca-963d-78534a50f0f1\" data-name=\"Poku00e9mon Legends: Z-A\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Legends: Z-A\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Legends: Z-A\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Legends: Z-A\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Legends: Z-A\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\" title=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Happy birthday, Pok\u00e9mon! 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/watch-todays-30th-anniversary-pokemon-presents-broadcast-here\">special anniversary Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase<\/a>. Wondering what\u2019s been announced? We\u2019ll keep track of all the big news &#8211; could that include a peek at the next mainline Pok\u00e9mon game? &#8211; as things unfold. Ready yourself for continuing updates below!<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pokemon Presents: 30th Anniversary Livestream Watch Party &amp; Post Show\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oi-dwqVWX_o?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oi-dwqVWX_o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pokemon Presents: 30th Anniversary Livestream Watch Party &amp; Post Show<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oi-dwqVWX_o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>There&#8217;s a Game Boy-like music player for Pok\u00e9mon music cartridges<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Game Boy with Pok\u00e9mon on the screen.\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pokemon-game-boy.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7766497461928934\" width=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A Game Boy with Pok\u00e9mon on the screen.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"pokemon-game-boy.jpg\" height=\"591\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7766497461928934\" width=\"1050\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Want a cute (if probably quite impractical) way to listen to music from Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue? Well, then you might be intrigued by the Game Boy Jukebox &#8211; a small device, designed to resemble a mini Game Boy, that you slot Pok\u00e9mon game cartridges into. Except they don&#8217;t play games, only music. These music players are available via the Pok\u00e9mon Center store in the UK, Canada, and US from today, and there are 45 songs &#8211; and therefore 45 cartridges &#8211; to collect. No pricing details were mentioned.<\/p>\n<h2>A brief update on this year&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon World Championships<\/h2>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon World Championships 2026 are being held in San Francisco alongside the inaugural Pok\u00e9mon 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 Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-go\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a>, and Pok\u00e9mon Unite. And for the firt time this year, the competution includes the soon-to-be-released Pok\u00e9mon Champions (see below!).<\/p>\n<h2>The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game is also having a birthday celebration<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Celebrating 30 Years \ud83c\udf89 in the Pok\u00e9mon TCG!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kz5vu1TwuNk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/kz5vu1TwuNk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Celebrating 30 Years \ud83c\udf89 in the Pok\u00e9mon TCG!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kz5vu1TwuNk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just Pok\u00e9mon that turns 30 this year; The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game is also celebrating the big three-oh. And to mark that milestone, The Pok\u00e9mon Company is promising &#8211; although not yet detailing &#8211; a &#8220;dazzling line&#8221; of TGC &#8220;products&#8221; that&#8217;s getting a global launch in 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>GameCube&#8217;s Gale of the Darkness is coming to Switch 2<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Play Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (Nintendo Switch 2)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGo686s8jdw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vGo686s8jdw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Play Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (Nintendo Switch 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGo686s8jdw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s a bit of relevant news for fans of GameCube&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of the Darkness. It&#8217;s being made available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers as part of the Nintendo Classics range. It&#8217;s coming this March, which isn&#8217;t far away &#8211; but do note is exclusive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Go&#8217;s having an anniversary event too<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] Pok\u00e9mon GO | 30th Anniversary Event: All Out!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Udyc02n-Rk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6Udyc02n-Rk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] Pok\u00e9mon GO | 30th Anniversary Event: All Out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Udyc02n-Rk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And yet another birthday! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon Go, but what we have here specifically is a 30th Anniversary Event (it&#8217;s called All Out) to celebrate the franchise as a whole. The gist is that a &#8220;huge range&#8221; of Pok\u00e9mon will return to Go between 7th-9th March, so if you want to catch-&#8217;em-all, you know what to do. Additionally, the Pok\u00e9mon Go Tour: Kalos Global runs from 28th February to 1st March, should you want something else to do.<\/p>\n<h2>Red is coming to Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX with his old look<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX | Pok\u00e9mon Day 2026 Celebration\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k2YJLM0VzEA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k2YJLM0VzEA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX | Pok\u00e9mon Day 2026 Celebration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k2YJLM0VzEA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The nostalgia continues! Pok\u00e9mon Blue and Red protagonist, Red, will soon be making an appearance in Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX with his classic look. More specifically, he&#8217;s arriving as part of a new Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX Sync Pair &#8211; featuring Pikachu and Red (1996) &#8211; that&#8217;s available now. Additionally, another Sync Pair &#8211; this time Florian and Ogerpon (Anniversary 2026) &#8211; arrive tomorrow, 28th February, while Juliana and Terapagos (Anniversary 2026) turn up on 2nd March. Oh, and if you log in now, you&#8217;ll get 3000 gems.<\/p>\n<h2>Home support confirmed for FireRed and LeafGreen<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] Pok\u00e9mon FireRed Version and Pok\u00e9mon LeafGreen Version on Nintendo Switch are out now! \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udf43\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORuy4zZkJ9I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ORuy4zZkJ9I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] Pok\u00e9mon FireRed Version and Pok\u00e9mon LeafGreen Version on Nintendo Switch are out now! \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udf43<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ORuy4zZkJ9I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Those slightly controversial standalone Swtichs release of Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen are now here, with The Pok\u00e9mon 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 &#8220;in the future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Champions narrows down its release window<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Arrives in 2026!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vhl2K4XCpb8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vhl2K4XCpb8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Champions Arrives in 2026!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vhl2K4XCpb8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The previously announced Pok\u00e9mon Champions, which lets players battle each other in an arena using new or previous Pok\u00e9mon Partners (you&#8217;ll need to use Pok\u00e9mon Home in order to access the latter), finally has narrowed down its 2026 release window a little further: it&#8217;s coming to Switch sometime this April, with Android and iOS versions to follow.<\/p>\n<h2>Mega Garchomp Z comes to Z-A: Mega Dimension<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A \u2013 Mega Dimension | Mega Garchomp Z\u200b Appears! \ud83d\udca5\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5OO1vghb9I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/x5OO1vghb9I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A \u2013 Mega Dimension | Mega Garchomp Z\u200b Appears! \ud83d\udca5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x5OO1vghb9I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still tootling away in Pok\u00e9mon 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&#8217;ll let you detect a special hyperspace distortion &#8211; in-game, obviously. That, in turn, will lead you to Mega Garchomp Z. And if you manage to defeat it, you&#8217;ll get a Garchompite Z stone that your own Garchomp can hold to Mega Evolve into Mega Garchomp Z.<\/p>\n<h2>Another look at Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia - Pok\u00e9mon Day 2.27.2026 | Special Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rR_4nsCu-IA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rR_4nsCu-IA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Day 2.27.2026 | Special Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rR_4nsCu-IA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not too far away at this point, but it looks like Pokopia still has a few surprises &#8211; including Rotom\u2019s role as a handy music player? And if you\u2019re peckish you\u2019ll be able to chat with Chef Dente &#8211; a Greedent &#8211; 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\u2019s super new or super exciting, then, but it continues to looks cool!<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves gets the reveal treatment<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] First Look: Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Pok\u00e9mon Waves | Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rfz8dR2P8kY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Rfz8dR2P8kY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] First Look: Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Pok\u00e9mon Waves | Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rfz8dR2P8kY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And here it is, Gen 10! Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves got their big debut, including a look at its seemingly Polynesia-inspired world &#8211; all blue skies, tropical jungles, and rolling waves &#8211; alongside its three new starters: Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. The big news, though, is that we won\u2019t be getting the games this year &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves are confirmed for release in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Happy birthday, Pok\u00e9mon! 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/watch-todays-30th-anniversary-pokemon-presents-broadcast-here\">special anniversary Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase<\/a>. Wondering what\u2019s been announced? We\u2019ll keep track of all the big news &#8211; could that include a peek at the next mainline Pok\u00e9mon game? &#8211; as things unfold. Ready yourself for continuing updates below!<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pokemon Presents: 30th Anniversary Livestream Watch Party &amp; Post Show\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oi-dwqVWX_o?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oi-dwqVWX_o\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pokemon Presents: 30th Anniversary Livestream Watch Party &amp; Post Show<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oi-dwqVWX_o\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>There&#8217;s a Game Boy-like music player for Pok\u00e9mon music cartridges<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Game Boy with Pok\u00e9mon on the screen.\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/pokemon-game-boy.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7766497461928934\" width=\"1050\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A Game Boy with Pok\u00e9mon on the screen.\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"pokemon-game-boy.jpg\" height=\"591\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7766497461928934\" width=\"1050\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Want a cute (if probably quite impractical) way to listen to music from Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue? Well, then you might be intrigued by the Game Boy Jukebox &#8211; a small device, designed to resemble a mini Game Boy, that you slot Pok\u00e9mon game cartridges into. Except they don&#8217;t play games, only music. These music players are available via the Pok\u00e9mon Center store in the UK, Canada, and US from today, and there are 45 songs &#8211; and therefore 45 cartridges &#8211; to collect. No pricing details were mentioned.<\/p>\n<h2>A brief update on this year&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon World Championships<\/h2>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon World Championships 2026 are being held in San Francisco alongside the inaugural Pok\u00e9mon 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 Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-go\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a>, and Pok\u00e9mon Unite. And for the firt time this year, the competution includes the soon-to-be-released Pok\u00e9mon Champions (see below!).<\/p>\n<h2>The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game is also having a birthday celebration<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Celebrating 30 Years \ud83c\udf89 in the Pok\u00e9mon TCG!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kz5vu1TwuNk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/kz5vu1TwuNk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Celebrating 30 Years \ud83c\udf89 in the Pok\u00e9mon TCG!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kz5vu1TwuNk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just Pok\u00e9mon that turns 30 this year; The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game is also celebrating the big three-oh. And to mark that milestone, The Pok\u00e9mon Company is promising &#8211; although not yet detailing &#8211; a &#8220;dazzling line&#8221; of TGC &#8220;products&#8221; that&#8217;s getting a global launch in 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>GameCube&#8217;s Gale of the Darkness is coming to Switch 2<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Play Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (Nintendo Switch 2)\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGo686s8jdw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vGo686s8jdw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Play Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness with Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (Nintendo Switch 2)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vGo686s8jdw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;s a bit of relevant news for fans of GameCube&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of the Darkness. It&#8217;s being made available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers as part of the Nintendo Classics range. It&#8217;s coming this March, which isn&#8217;t far away &#8211; but do note is exclusive to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Go&#8217;s having an anniversary event too<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] Pok\u00e9mon GO | 30th Anniversary Event: All Out!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Udyc02n-Rk?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6Udyc02n-Rk\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] Pok\u00e9mon GO | 30th Anniversary Event: All Out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Udyc02n-Rk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And yet another birthday! This year marks the 10th anniversary of Pok\u00e9mon Go, but what we have here specifically is a 30th Anniversary Event (it&#8217;s called All Out) to celebrate the franchise as a whole. The gist is that a &#8220;huge range&#8221; of Pok\u00e9mon will return to Go between 7th-9th March, so if you want to catch-&#8217;em-all, you know what to do. Additionally, the Pok\u00e9mon Go Tour: Kalos Global runs from 28th February to 1st March, should you want something else to do.<\/p>\n<h2>Red is coming to Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX with his old look<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX | Pok\u00e9mon Day 2026 Celebration\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k2YJLM0VzEA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k2YJLM0VzEA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX | Pok\u00e9mon Day 2026 Celebration<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k2YJLM0VzEA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The nostalgia continues! Pok\u00e9mon Blue and Red protagonist, Red, will soon be making an appearance in Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX with his classic look. More specifically, he&#8217;s arriving as part of a new Pok\u00e9mon Masters EX Sync Pair &#8211; featuring Pikachu and Red (1996) &#8211; that&#8217;s available now. Additionally, another Sync Pair &#8211; this time Florian and Ogerpon (Anniversary 2026) &#8211; arrive tomorrow, 28th February, while Juliana and Terapagos (Anniversary 2026) turn up on 2nd March. Oh, and if you log in now, you&#8217;ll get 3000 gems.<\/p>\n<h2>Home support confirmed for FireRed and LeafGreen<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] Pok\u00e9mon FireRed Version and Pok\u00e9mon LeafGreen Version on Nintendo Switch are out now! \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udf43\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORuy4zZkJ9I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ORuy4zZkJ9I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] Pok\u00e9mon FireRed Version and Pok\u00e9mon LeafGreen Version on Nintendo Switch are out now! \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\udf43<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ORuy4zZkJ9I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Those slightly controversial standalone Swtichs release of Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen are now here, with The Pok\u00e9mon 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 &#8220;in the future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Champions narrows down its release window<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pok\u00e9mon Champions Arrives in 2026!\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vhl2K4XCpb8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vhl2K4XCpb8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Champions Arrives in 2026!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vhl2K4XCpb8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>The previously announced Pok\u00e9mon Champions, which lets players battle each other in an arena using new or previous Pok\u00e9mon Partners (you&#8217;ll need to use Pok\u00e9mon Home in order to access the latter), finally has narrowed down its 2026 release window a little further: it&#8217;s coming to Switch sometime this April, with Android and iOS versions to follow.<\/p>\n<h2>Mega Garchomp Z comes to Z-A: Mega Dimension<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A \u2013 Mega Dimension | Mega Garchomp Z\u200b Appears! \ud83d\udca5\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5OO1vghb9I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/x5OO1vghb9I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A \u2013 Mega Dimension | Mega Garchomp Z\u200b Appears! \ud83d\udca5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x5OO1vghb9I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re still tootling away in Pok\u00e9mon 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&#8217;ll let you detect a special hyperspace distortion &#8211; in-game, obviously. That, in turn, will lead you to Mega Garchomp Z. And if you manage to defeat it, you&#8217;ll get a Garchompite Z stone that your own Garchomp can hold to Mega Evolve into Mega Garchomp Z.<\/p>\n<h2>Another look at Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia - Pok\u00e9mon Day 2.27.2026 | Special Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rR_4nsCu-IA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rR_4nsCu-IA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Day 2.27.2026 | Special Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rR_4nsCu-IA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not too far away at this point, but it looks like Pokopia still has a few surprises &#8211; including Rotom\u2019s role as a handy music player? And if you\u2019re peckish you\u2019ll be able to chat with Chef Dente &#8211; a Greedent &#8211; 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\u2019s super new or super exciting, then, but it continues to looks cool!<\/p>\n<h2>Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves gets the reveal treatment<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"[UK] First Look: Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Pok\u00e9mon Waves | Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rfz8dR2P8kY?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Rfz8dR2P8kY\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">[UK] First Look: Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Pok\u00e9mon Waves | Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rfz8dR2P8kY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>And here it is, Gen 10! Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves got their big debut, including a look at its seemingly Polynesia-inspired world &#8211; all blue skies, tropical jungles, and rolling waves &#8211; alongside its three new starters: Browt, Pombon, and Gecqua. The big news, though, is that we won\u2019t be getting the games this year &#8211; Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves are confirmed for release in 2027.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Here&#8217;s everything announced in today\u2019s 30th anniversary Pok\u00e9mon Presents showcase Updating live! Image credit: Eurogamer\/The Pok\u00e9mon Company\/Nintendo News by Matt Wales News Reporter Published on Feb. 27, 2026 1 comment Follow Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A Happy birthday, Pok\u00e9mon! 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