{"id":1796899,"date":"2026-02-27T14:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796899"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T11:41:53","slug":"pokemons-10th-generation-winds-and-waves-will-not-release-until-2027-and-is-exclusive-to-the-nintendo-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1796899","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s 10th generation Winds and Waves will not release until 2027 and is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2"},"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<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-wind-and-waves\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Pok\u00e9mon&#8217;s 10th generation Winds and Waves will not release until 2027 and is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Double Digits.<\/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-winds-waves-starters.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Pokemon Winds and Waves starters.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"pokemon-winds-waves-starters.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Pokemon Company \/ Game Freak<\/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=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\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\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-27T14:41:53+00:00\">Feb. 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemons-10th-generation-winds-and-waves-will-not-release-until-2027-and-is-exclusive-to-the-nintendo-switch-2?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<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=\"0681c620-2ba7-4b4c-a04c-6cb616a36b6a\" data-name=\"Poku00e9mon Wind and Waves\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Wind and Waves\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Wind and Waves\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Wind and Waves\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Wind and Waves\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves\" title=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves<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>Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves, the 10th generation of mainline Pok\u00e9mon games, have just been revealed during today&#8217;s 30th anniversary celebratory event. It&#8217;s set to release in 2027 simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>The reveal, a gameplay trailer introducing us to a variety of Pok\u00e9mon new and old, takes us through various locations in game, including a volcano, beaches, and sapphire blue oceans. <\/p>\n<p>In terms of setting, Winds and Waves appears to be based in a locale inspired by South East Asia. We also got a quick look at what appear to be the three new starters: Grass-type Browt, Fire-type Pombon, and Water-type Gecqua.<\/p>\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><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the new trailer for Winds and Waves.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rfz8dR2P8kY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest stinger of the trailer is that the 10th generation of Pok\u00e9mon will be missing a 2026 release. At the tail end of the trailer, both logos for Winds and Waves were shown, alongside the line: &#8220;global simultaneous release in 2027&#8221;. It&#8217;ll also be released on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. This is notable as the Winds and Waves trailer did not feature a Nintendo Switch 1 logo, indicating it&#8217;ll release solely on Nintendo&#8217;s latest console.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to check out all the newest reveals from today&#8217;s 30th anniversary stream, you can do so courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/heres-everything-announced-in-todays-30th-anniversary-pokemon-presents-showcase\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon 30th anniversary livestream recap<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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We also got a quick look at what appear to be the three new starters: Grass-type Browt, Fire-type Pombon, and Water-type Gecqua.<\/p>\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><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the new trailer for Winds and Waves.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rfz8dR2P8kY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest stinger of the trailer is that the 10th generation of Pok\u00e9mon will be missing a 2026 release. At the tail end of the trailer, both logos for Winds and Waves were shown, alongside the line: &#8220;global simultaneous release in 2027&#8221;. It&#8217;ll also be released on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. 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