{"id":1797278,"date":"2026-02-27T15:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1797278"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:53:25","slug":"pokemon-fans-react-to-winds-and-waves-announcement-we-really-got-the-angry-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1797278","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon fans react to Winds and Waves announcement &#8211; &#8220;We really got the angry bird&#8221;"},"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 fans react to Winds and Waves announcement &#8211; &#8220;We really got the angry bird&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;If this is representative of the game&#8217;s visuals I am cautiously optimistic&#8221;.<\/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-browt.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Browt in Pokemon Winds and Waves.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"pokemon-winds-waves-browt.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Game Freak \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company.<\/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=\"2026-02-27T15:53:25+00:00\">Feb. 27, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-fans-react-to-winds-and-waves-announcement-we-really-got-the-angry-bird?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          5 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 fans have just finished watching the 30th anniversary presentation, and the debut trailer for the 10th generation games: Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves. While thoughts and feelings are still gestating, the internet has, as ever, already begun to have its fun in reacting to the latest set of neat little guys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yo! it&#8217;s red from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/angry-birds\">Angry Birds<\/a>!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8kd4\/yo_its_red_from_angry_birds\/\">wrote user Sceptic_Stream<\/a> on the Pok\u00e9mon Reddit, who slotted in the titular moody bird from the popular phone game in the place of Browt &#8211; one of the new starter Pok\u00e9mon. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8juu\/we_really_got_the_angry_bird\/\">were not alone in connecting these dots<\/a>, but despite his moody mannerisms Browt seems to have gone down a treat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8juu\/we_really_got_the_angry_bird\/\">We really got the angry bird<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Karl-Benz\/\">u\/Karl-Benz<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have never not picked a grass starter in a Pok\u00e9mon game, and I&#8217;m not about to start now,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/petestewart.bsky.social\/post\/3mftyhnzszc2w\">wrote Respawn Entertainment&#8217;s Pete Stewart<\/a>. &#8220;but I&#8217;ll damned if Pombon isn&#8217;t everything to me (but also I love you very much, angry little Browt).&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Browt stole his whole flow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yXzDoMm1nY\">pic.twitter.com\/yXzDoMm1nY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ConneldJonneld (@conneldjonneld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conneldjonneld\/status\/2027392487023587390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>The similarity is uncanny&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg89xh\/i_must_avenge_my_family\/\">I must avenge my family&#8230;<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/belgianfri\/\">u\/belgianfri<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>But how can you hate this moody boy!<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rgabjt\/gen_10_starters_be_like\/\">Gen 10 starters be like:<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/AnteaterLarge8022\/\">u\/AnteaterLarge8022<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bombon, a cheery pomeranian, has gone a long way in winning the hearts of thousands. &#8220;You have no idea how excited I am to have my pup be with me in Waves&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8j5v\/you_have_no_idea_how_excited_i_am_to_have_my_pup\/\">wrote Impressive-Eggplant6<\/a>, seeing a lot of Bombon in their own, real life adorable dog.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Others, still throwing adoration to the Fire-type starter, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/petrana.bsky.social\/post\/3mftx2c5scs2m\">did so with a disclaimer<\/a>: &#8220;Please don\u2019t turn into a Man please don\u2019t turn into a Man PLEASE don\u2019t turn into a Man&#8221; begged Petrana Radulovic, a desire born of the series&#8217; tendencies to take four-legged Pok\u00e9mon and pull them up on their hind legs.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image_C7kI2de.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.854493580599144\" width=\"599\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image_C7kI2de.png\" height=\"701\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.854493580599144\" width=\"599\"><figcaption>Keep &#8217;em on four legs! (Credit: @petrana.bsky.social)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final starter, Gecqua, is also getting their flowers. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg86dz\/comment\/o7pfkhe\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Key_Amazed proclaimed<\/a>: &#8220;I&#8217;m in love with Gecqua&#8217;s design. I really love elegant water type Pokemon like Milotic. Hopefully the final evolutions aren&#8217;t bipeds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8pm9\/ocnew_babies\/\">[OC]New babies!!!!<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/sn1vy__\/\">u\/sn1vy__<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Artists spared no time paying homage to the new starters!<\/p>\n<p>But putting aside the starters, what else did fans like the look of? Well, for the first time in a while, a Pok\u00e9mon game looks visually impressive! In a post titled &#8216;If this is representative of the game&#8217;s visuals I am cautiously optimistic&#8217;, user _AntiSocialMedia shared their thoughts on the early gameplay footage shown off today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Low image quality aside, the last few games have looked pretty rough so I am cautiously optimistic about this game looking good,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;What really got my attention was the lighting on the Slugmas in the caves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8543\/if_this_is_representative_of_the_games_visuals_i\/\">If this is representative of the game&#8217;s visuals I am cautiously optimistic<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/_AntiSocialMedia\/\">u\/_AntiSocialMedia<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>SpaceShipRat<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8543\/comment\/o7pfork\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\"> shared the sentiment<\/a>: &#8220;They&#8217;ve done it. After 10 years, they&#8217;ve managed to make a full 3D game that&#8217;s not painful to look at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So as far as first impressions go, it looks like Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves are off to a grand start. Whether this momentum continues throughout the year as we near the 2026 release date for both titles, is the big question. Especially since, in a bold move, this new Pok\u00e9mon  generation will be exclusive to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. If do fancy learning more about the games, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-winds-and-waves-everything-we-know-so-far\">everthing we know so far page for Winds and Waves<\/a>. We&#8217;ve also taken a closer look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-gen-10-starters-browt-pombom-gecqua\">Gen 10 starter Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>.<\/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>Pok\u00e9mon fans have just finished watching the 30th anniversary presentation, and the debut trailer for the 10th generation games: Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves. While thoughts and feelings are still gestating, the internet has, as ever, already begun to have its fun in reacting to the latest set of neat little guys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yo! it&#8217;s red from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/angry-birds\">Angry Birds<\/a>!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8kd4\/yo_its_red_from_angry_birds\/\">wrote user Sceptic_Stream<\/a> on the Pok\u00e9mon Reddit, who slotted in the titular moody bird from the popular phone game in the place of Browt &#8211; one of the new starter Pok\u00e9mon. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8juu\/we_really_got_the_angry_bird\/\">were not alone in connecting these dots<\/a>, but despite his moody mannerisms Browt seems to have gone down a treat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8juu\/we_really_got_the_angry_bird\/\">We really got the angry bird<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Karl-Benz\/\">u\/Karl-Benz<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have never not picked a grass starter in a Pok\u00e9mon game, and I&#8217;m not about to start now,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/petestewart.bsky.social\/post\/3mftyhnzszc2w\">wrote Respawn Entertainment&#8217;s Pete Stewart<\/a>. &#8220;but I&#8217;ll damned if Pombon isn&#8217;t everything to me (but also I love you very much, angry little Browt).&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Browt stole his whole flow <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yXzDoMm1nY\">pic.twitter.com\/yXzDoMm1nY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ConneldJonneld (@conneldjonneld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conneldjonneld\/status\/2027392487023587390?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>The similarity is uncanny&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg89xh\/i_must_avenge_my_family\/\">I must avenge my family&#8230;<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/belgianfri\/\">u\/belgianfri<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>But how can you hate this moody boy!<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rgabjt\/gen_10_starters_be_like\/\">Gen 10 starters be like:<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/AnteaterLarge8022\/\">u\/AnteaterLarge8022<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bombon, a cheery pomeranian, has gone a long way in winning the hearts of thousands. &#8220;You have no idea how excited I am to have my pup be with me in Waves&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8j5v\/you_have_no_idea_how_excited_i_am_to_have_my_pup\/\">wrote Impressive-Eggplant6<\/a>, seeing a lot of Bombon in their own, real life adorable dog.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Others, still throwing adoration to the Fire-type starter, <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/petrana.bsky.social\/post\/3mftx2c5scs2m\">did so with a disclaimer<\/a>: &#8220;Please don\u2019t turn into a Man please don\u2019t turn into a Man PLEASE don\u2019t turn into a Man&#8221; begged Petrana Radulovic, a desire born of the series&#8217; tendencies to take four-legged Pok\u00e9mon and pull them up on their hind legs.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image_C7kI2de.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.854493580599144\" width=\"599\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image_C7kI2de.png\" height=\"701\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 0.854493580599144\" width=\"599\"><figcaption>Keep &#8217;em on four legs! (Credit: @petrana.bsky.social)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The final starter, Gecqua, is also getting their flowers. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg86dz\/comment\/o7pfkhe\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\">Key_Amazed proclaimed<\/a>: &#8220;I&#8217;m in love with Gecqua&#8217;s design. I really love elegant water type Pokemon like Milotic. Hopefully the final evolutions aren&#8217;t bipeds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8pm9\/ocnew_babies\/\">[OC]New babies!!!!<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/sn1vy__\/\">u\/sn1vy__<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Artists spared no time paying homage to the new starters!<\/p>\n<p>But putting aside the starters, what else did fans like the look of? Well, for the first time in a while, a Pok\u00e9mon game looks visually impressive! In a post titled &#8216;If this is representative of the game&#8217;s visuals I am cautiously optimistic&#8217;, user _AntiSocialMedia shared their thoughts on the early gameplay footage shown off today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Low image quality aside, the last few games have looked pretty rough so I am cautiously optimistic about this game looking good,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;What really got my attention was the lighting on the Slugmas in the caves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reddit_wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8543\/if_this_is_representative_of_the_games_visuals_i\/\">If this is representative of the game&#8217;s visuals I am cautiously optimistic<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/_AntiSocialMedia\/\">u\/_AntiSocialMedia<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/\">pokemon<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>SpaceShipRat<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemon\/comments\/1rg8543\/comment\/o7pfork\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\"> shared the sentiment<\/a>: &#8220;They&#8217;ve done it. After 10 years, they&#8217;ve managed to make a full 3D game that&#8217;s not painful to look at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So as far as first impressions go, it looks like Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves are off to a grand start. Whether this momentum continues throughout the year as we near the 2026 release date for both titles, is the big question. Especially since, in a bold move, this new Pok\u00e9mon  generation will be exclusive to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. If do fancy learning more about the games, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-winds-and-waves-everything-we-know-so-far\">everthing we know so far page for Winds and Waves<\/a>. We&#8217;ve also taken a closer look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-gen-10-starters-browt-pombom-gecqua\">Gen 10 starter Pok\u00e9mon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Pok\u00e9mon Wind and Waves Pok\u00e9mon fans react to Winds and Waves announcement &#8211; &#8220;We really got the angry bird&#8221; &#8220;If this is representative of the game&#8217;s visuals I am cautiously optimistic&#8221;. Image credit: Game Freak \/ The Pok\u00e9mon Company. 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