This morning, The Pokemon Company held a Pokemon Presents presentation. If you haven't been living under a Geodude, then you know that this presentation shows off upcoming games and projects from The Pokemo Company. We got information regarding Pokemon Legends Z-A, Pokemon Champions and more. There was a lot shown off so lets get into it.
Pokemon Legends Z-A takes place in the Kalos Region in Lumiose City, the largest city in the Kalos Region. Alpha Pokemon are set to return as well as Mega evolved Pokemon. There appears to be an issue with Mega evolved Pokemon where they can Mega evolve on their own, without a trainer and Mega Stone. Trainers will be able to explore the city by day and find Wild Zones. But by night, you’ll have to fight in the Z-A Royale. You’ll run into newcomer, Corbeau, who is the boss of the Rust Syndicate. You’ll also run into new faces like Emma and Mable. Emma is a detective in Lumiose City and Mable is the acting director of the Pokemon Research Lab. Help out and you could get TMs for your trouble. You knew there were going to be new Mega Pokemon in Kalos and Mega Dragonite is the newest one. This Mega with distinctive Dragonair-like features and enhanced speed. Trainers won’t have to wait much longer with the release date being in October. There was also new information revealed for Pokemon Champions. You’ll be able to recruit Pokemon for your team from the game. You’ll also have the option to try a trial recruitment period and have the Pokemon on your team for a limited time. You can buy teammates via Permanent Recruitment with Victory Points. Gain points through ranked battles. Keep an eye out for the game in 2026.
Pokemon Friends, a new puzzle game, was revealed and released for the Nintendo Switch/Switch 2, iOs and Android devices. It’s a puzzle game where players try to solve brain teaser puzzles. Think like the puzzles with slide tiles that you would get from a goodie bag from a friends birthday party. Players solve puzzles to earn yarn, which can be put into the Plush-O-Matic to create Pokémon plush in the game. The plush-loving residents of Think Town will ask for help via friend quests, and the player can help them out by bringing them plush. Plush toys can also be used to decorate the player’s customizable in-game plush rooms—with options to rearrange furniture and wallpaper to switch up each room’s look and feel. Developed in collaboration with Wonderfy Inc., Pokémon Friends features over 1,200 puzzles that were designed to bring out the fun in critical thinking. Trainers can also complete friend quests, track daily progress with stamps in their calendar, and collect up to 150 different plush.
A Special Tera Raid battle quest was revealed for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Trainers will have the chance to fight the Treasures of Ruin in their shiny form. However, trainers will have to beat them 1 million times collectively to get them via mystery gift. Wo-Chien starts things off on July 22 and goes until August 3. Shiny Chien-Pao, Shiny Ting-Lu, and then Chi-Yu round out the contest.
Mega Pokemon aren’t just coming back to the video games. They’re coming back to the Trading Card Game too. The likes of Mega Lucario ex, Mega Kangaskhan ex, and Mega Gardevoir ex are coming and should spice up the TCG. Pokemon Concierge is coming back for another season on Netflix and it looks as charming as ever. A new stop motion series called Pokemon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu is coming in 2027. It’s a ollaboration with Aardman, delivering heartfelt comedy and craft-driven storytelling.
If you missed anything from Pokemon Presents you can watch the video below.