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Pokemonfans should mark their calendars for February 13, as information about an upcoming animated short is reportedly being unveiled that day. 2024 was relatively light on newPokemonreleases, but 2025 is already looking to make up for that with the launch ofPokemon Legends: Z-Aon the Nintendo Switch sometime later this year. There are also rumors that another mainlinePokemongame could be coming out in 2025, this one supposedly being either a duo ofLet’s Gotitles set in the Johto region or a remake ofPokemon Black and White.
Games aren’t the only media thatPokemonis famous for, and plenty of exciting animated projects are also on the way. For example, Aardman Animations, the legendary studio behindChicken Runand theWallace & Gromitseries, recently announced that it waspartnering with Nintendo on a newPokemonprojectthat will be released in 2027. In the meantime, there will be another special animation for this year’s Pokemon Day event titledDragonite and the Postman, which is being animated by famed Japanese anime studio CoMix Wave Films.
Pokemon’s newDragonite and the Postmananimationwill be released on YouTube on Pokemon Day 2025, which will take place on February 27. However, according to a translated post from the Pokemon Information Bureau Twitter account, more information about the project will be revealed on February 13. Another Twitter account named CentroLeaks believes that more details about the upcoming Pokemon Day 2025 festivities will also be unveiled at this time, but nothing is known for certain.
New Pokemon Animation Details To Be Revealed on February 13
For those who don’t know, Pokemon Day marks the anniversary ofthe originalPokemon Red and Green, which were released for the Nintendo Game Boy in Japan on July 04, 2025. Every year on this day, The Pokemon Company releases a special Pokemon Presents livestream filled with new announcements, with last year’s festivities including the official reveal ofPokemon Legends: Z-A. A specialPokemon TCGgiveaway has already been leaked for this year’s Pokemon Day, featuring three cards designed by fans and aPokemon Scarlet and Violet - Prismatic Evolutionsholo card.
This year’s Pokemon Day celebration will likely be filled with excitingannouncements related toPokemon Legends: Z-A,Pokemon GO,Pokemon Unite, thePokemon TCG, and virtually every other piece of officialPokemonmedia. It will also feature a special Dragonite-centric animated short that fans won’t want to miss, and more information about what else to expect could be coming next week ahead of the big day.
