Sadly, the free house is free for a motive.
One in all my typical social media traditions is each time 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. After all, this often ends badly: I feel I’ve gotten a bingo (full line) as soon as, and needed to principally pressure it within the normal Direct final September.
On condition 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 Hearth Pink and Leaf Inexperienced dropped, and I needed to chuck about 30% of the cardboard, however I feel I lastly discovered what Large 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 at present scheduled for August 28 – 30 with a significant worldwide match June 12 – 14. Realistically, it’s most likely going to take a couple of months for the opponents 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 Change (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, possibly a brand new racing recreation to lastly wash the style of Sprint out of our mouths, or possibly 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 continues 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 obtainable that day.
Go: “Season Occasion” Mar 7 – 9 detailed
We acquired particulars on the following in-game season (operating quarterly) for Pokemon Go earlier right this moment, and the occasion schedule for March has launched with nothing recognized till March 17. Once 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 want to know if I must 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 Hearth Emblem was the Shadow Pokemon duology. Ideally, that is Colosseum that day and XD someday in April, earlier than they’ve to provide us the flexibility to uninstall GameCube video games with Mario Sunshine in the summertime.
TCG: Subsequent main set
We’re at present working by way of 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 possibly 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
In all probability in a particular apron. It’s a reminder that there will likely be some acknowledgement of the cellular/Change apps earlier than we get to the fireworks manufacturing facility.
Nuzleaf
Masters EX: Celebratory Pink 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 a couple of hours for the situation spoofers. I do marvel if there’ll be some type of timed analysis ensuing, possibly one thing involving everybody’s favourite inexperienced noodle of the sky since we sort of want him that weekend.
Folks Complain
Free house. They might announce re-releases of each recreation by way of Black and White 2 at no cost with Hearth Pink / Leaf Inexperienced buy and the demise penalty for TCG scalpers and possibly a free Rapidash for all and it is nonetheless legitimate.
Dwelling: Z-A Compatibility Replace
A date and presumably what new shiny Pokemon I’ll unlock for having gone out of my technique to prep full residing Pokedexes on the Change 2 for momentary add. (Off-board predictions: Diancie for the principle recreation Pokedex, Hoopa for the DLC one).
Change’s Lacking 6 Pokemon Completely Out there
This refers to Celebi, Deoxys, Victini, Zarude, Strolling Wake, and Iron Leaves. The final two launched in Scarlet/Violet will doubtless be completely obtainable in Tera raids following the tip of the present starter Pokemon reruns, whereas Victini and Zarude appear destined to hitch 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 whole groups of opponents who had been denied entry into the US final 12 months, and except McDonalds stops beating the allegations actual fast that’s most likely 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 might 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 relies on) in the identical method London acquired the Worlds in 2022.
PokePark Kanto plug
The uber-popular Japanese amusement park will nonetheless want a lottery to get into, sadly.
Outdated motion pictures obtainable for buy
At the moment the one technique to see the outdated motion pictures based mostly on the Pokemon anime is through streaming, I feel there’ll be a deal performed with one of many on-line video shops to make them obtainable for buy.
Unite: Model new Pokemon
The MOBA has began dropping the chook trio of Kanto, however I feel we’ll see one thing past that (most likely their April drop).
Hearth Pink / Leaf Inexperienced embody occasion tickets
You would possibly recall the 3DS Digital Console model of Pokemon Crystal included an unlock within the postgame of the beforehand Japanese-phone-only Celebi occasion. Hearth Pink and Leaf Inexperienced even have two objects – the “Mystic Ticket” and “Aurora Ticket” that unlock islands which respectively maintain Lugia + Ho-oh and Deoxys. Pair that with the removing of Dwelling help from the eShop description about 4 hours after it went reside for announcement later… and that’s how we’ll get Deoxys on Change. (And maybe a Crystal re-release that additionally has the Celebi occasion.)
Octillery
Chicago Museum plug
The “Pokemon Fossil Museum” will likely be making a cease in Chicago beginning in Could (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 doubtless see what replaces it based mostly on the principle occasion of the presentation.
TCG Pocket: Numerous free packs
That’s principally what they did final 12 months, and the most recent enlargement for the sport will likely be out about 36 hours earlier than the Presents so it’s not like they might need to discuss what’s coming in March. As an alternative, they’ll throw some packs at us – most likely from the October “Mega Rising” set as a lot as I would like it to be from the latest “Fantastical Parade”.
Pokemon Mates: New puzzles
The reply to the trivia query of “what was Nintendo’s first Change recreation after Change 2 launch” will see some new content material briefly.
Era 10 unveiled
We’ll get a reputation, presumably the starters, and discover out as soon as and for all if that is going to be cross-platform by necessity or not.
