Sadly, the free area is free for a motive.
One in every of my normal social media traditions is at any time when a Direct, Companion Showcase, or Pokemon Presents is introduced is to do a really fast spreadsheet Bingo card of predictions since I suck at GIMP. In fact, this often ends badly: I feel I’ve gotten a bingo (full line) as soon as, and needed to principally power it within the normal Direct final September.
Provided that this can be a thirtieth anniversary presentation, I figured this may be the primary time I break down my proposed squares for the Pokemon Presents bingo. Then Fireplace Purple and Leaf Inexperienced dropped, and I needed to chuck about 30% of the cardboard, however I feel I lastly found out what Massive Pikachu goes to drop Friday. Let’s see how badly this goes.
Blastoise
Champions out that day, or inside a month
Pokemon Champions is the official recreation of the 2026 online game World Championships, that are presently scheduled for August 28 – 30 with a significant worldwide event June 12 – 14. Realistically, it’s in all probability going to take just a few months for the rivals in Worlds to prep their groups, so a launch six months earlier than Worlds would give them sufficient time to pound on it.
Pokemon Tales: Sirfetch’d and Pichu replace
That is the cease movement animated collection from Aardman (Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep) that was introduced within the earlier Pokemon Presents final July. It was given a 2027 launch date, however I’m anticipating to seek out out the distribution methodology right here.
New spinoff Swap (2) recreation
Pokemon Pokopia (which launches subsequent week) isn’t what I’m referring to right here, I imply one thing else. Possibly a Thriller Dungeon: Explorers re-release, perhaps a brand new racing recreation to lastly wash the style of Sprint out of our mouths, or perhaps they’re not cowards and do Pokemon Conquest 2.
Z-A: New EX mission for an unreleased Mega Stone
There have been three “Z Mega Stones” included within the Mega Dimension DLC: Lucario’s, one which I feel remains to be within the spoiler window regardless of being the DLC’s first main boss… and one which we haven’t seen aside from datamining. Search for that final one to be accessible that day.
Go: “Season Occasion” Mar 7 – 9 detailed
We bought particulars on the subsequent in-game season (working quarterly) for Pokemon Go earlier in the present day, and the occasion schedule for March has launched with nothing recognized till March 17. After they put the occasion schedule for the season out, there was a “Season Occasion” on March 7 – 9 earlier than each ensuing occasion runs on Saturday. As of now we all know NOTHING about that weekend following a significant occasion, and I for one wish to know if I have to name in sick on the ninth.
Inteleon
Pokemon Horizons plug
The most recent season of the anime has already began on Netflix, however maybe we get localized titles for the ultimate episodes of the season.
Colosseum and XD both dropped or dated
The opposite main announcement that I want ruined scalper’s lives from the April 2 Nintendo Classics: GameCube reveal after Fireplace Emblem was the Shadow Pokemon duology. Ideally, that is Colosseum that day and XD someday in April, earlier than they’ve to offer us the power to uninstall GameCube video games with Mario Sunshine in the summertime.
TCG: Subsequent main set
We’re presently working via the Rising Heroes set within the “kids’s” card recreation, so we’ll see what follows the final spherical of that.
Sleep: Particular occasion past Pokemon Day
And perhaps this time, we get Komala within the recreation. Additionally, may they restock the Go++ sleep tracker or is {that a} sufferer of tariffs?
Cafe Remix: Celebratory Pikachu
Most likely in a particular apron. It’s a reminder that there can be some acknowledgement of the cellular/Swap apps earlier than we get to the fireworks manufacturing facility.
Nuzleaf
Masters EX: Celebratory Purple alt
With a Mega Charizard, as a result of it broke 10,000 Paras and by no means drew a dime.
Go: World Kalos Tour plug
It actually begins the following day, or in just a few hours for the location spoofers. I do surprise if there’ll be some type of timed analysis ensuing, perhaps one thing involving everybody’s favourite inexperienced noodle of the sky since we sort of want him that weekend.
Folks Complain
Free area. They may announce re-releases of each recreation via Black and White 2 without spending a dime with Fireplace Purple / Leaf Inexperienced buy and the demise penalty for TCG scalpers and perhaps a free Rapidash for all and it is nonetheless legitimate.
Dwelling: Z-A Compatibility Replace
A date and probably what new shiny Pokemon I’ll unlock for having gone out of my approach to prep full dwelling Pokedexes on the Swap 2 for short-term add. (Off-board predictions: Diancie for the primary recreation Pokedex, Hoopa for the DLC one).
Swap’s Lacking 6 Pokemon Completely Obtainable
This refers to Celebi, Deoxys, Victini, Zarude, Strolling Wake, and Iron Leaves. The final two launched in Scarlet/Violet will seemingly be completely accessible in Tera raids following the tip of the present starter Pokemon reruns, whereas Victini and Zarude appear destined to affix their legendary brethren in Z-A missions. As for Celebi and Deoxys… extra on them in a bit.
Greninja
2026 World Champions moved out of San Francisco
They introduced on the 2024 Worlds that the following two occasions could be in California, however that was earlier than *gestures wildly* occurred. There have been total groups of rivals who had been denied entry into the US final 12 months, and until McDonalds stops beating the allegations actual fast that’s in all probability going to occur once more this 12 months. As such, I feel TPC will shift the Worlds to… as a lot as I want it may very well be Halifax, it’s both going to be someplace in Japan or someplace on the Iberian Peninsula (the place the Paldea area of Scarlet and Violet is predicated on) in the identical approach London bought the Worlds in 2022.
PokePark Kanto plug
The uber-popular Japanese amusement park will nonetheless want a lottery to get into, sadly.
Previous motion pictures accessible for buy
Presently the one approach to see the previous motion pictures based mostly on the Pokemon anime is through streaming, I feel there’ll be a deal executed with one of many on-line video shops to make them accessible for buy.
Unite: Model new Pokemon
The MOBA has began dropping the hen trio of Kanto, however I feel we’ll see one thing past that (in all probability their April drop).
Fireplace Purple / Leaf Inexperienced embody occasion tickets
You may recall the 3DS Digital Console model of Pokemon Crystal included an unlock within the postgame of the beforehand Japanese-phone-only Celebi occasion. Fireplace Purple and Leaf Inexperienced even have two gadgets – the “Mystic Ticket” and “Aurora Ticket” that unlock islands which respectively maintain Lugia + Ho-oh and Deoxys. Pair that with the elimination of Dwelling assist from the eShop description about 4 hours after it went dwell for announcement later… and that’s how we’ll get Deoxys on Swap. (And maybe a Crystal re-release that additionally has the Celebi occasion.)
Octillery
Chicago Museum plug
The “Pokemon Fossil Museum” can be making a cease in Chicago beginning in Might (proper earlier than the tenth anniversary Pokemon Go Fest in the identical metropolis) and we’ll see a reminder.
New Pokemon animated collection
As talked about, Pokemon Horizons is coming to the tip of its run, so we’ll seemingly see what replaces it based mostly on the primary occasion of the presentation.
TCG Pocket: Numerous free packs
That’s principally what they did final 12 months, and the most recent growth for the sport can be out about 36 hours earlier than the Presents so it’s not like they might need to speak about what’s coming in March. As a substitute, they’ll throw some packs at us – in all probability from the October “Mega Rising” set as a lot as I want it to be from the latest “Fantastical Parade”.
Pokemon Pals: New puzzles
The reply to the trivia query of “what was Nintendo’s first Swap recreation after Swap 2 launch” will see some new content material briefly.
Technology 10 unveiled
We’ll get a reputation, probably the starters, and discover out as soon as and for all if that is going to be cross-platform by necessity or not.
