Pokémon Presents live coverage — July 22, 2025

Today we’re getting news about the Pokémon games and franchise in a Pokémon Presents presentation and we’re covering it live in this post!

NOTE: We’ve added a new post covering all the Pokémon Legends: Z-A news in a post here!

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News from the Pokémon Presents

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  • Waiting for the presentation to start
  • Pokémon Concierge announcement, new episodes coming September 4th!
  • Aardman are making a new animate Pokémon series named Sirefetch’d & Pichu.
    • Teaser shown with various Pokémon running around a Wooloo
  • PokéPark Kanto the first permanent outdoor Pokémon attraction will open in 2026, located in Japan’s Yomiuri Land.
    • The attraction will be divided into two areas, the forest and the town. Both have varying landscapes and encounters with Pokémon.
  • Pokémon GO is up next
    • GO Fest 2025: Max Finale will feature numerous Gigantamax Pokémon and Eternatus. Use code CODE to unlock various
  • Pokémon Masters EX showcased with tons of new sync pair.
  • New Pokémon coming to Pokémon Café Remix including new outfits and more.
  • Pokémon Sleep will soon see Suicune, Raikou and Entei available for research, and a new area made available.
  • Pokémon Unite’s 4th anniversary detailed with Latios and Latias now available.
    • Electrode Volleyball will be available after the Presents
    • The Pawmo line will be landing in the game soon
  • Pokémon TCG time!
    • Cards from the latest set Mega Evolution showcased, releasing September 26
  • Pokémon Friends announced.
    • New mobile games featuring Pokémon plushies and puzzles
    • Gameplay seems to be primarily aimed at daily play to ‘train your brain’ and get rewarded with Pokémon plushies
    • Available now for Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS!
  • Pokémon Scarlet and Violet updates reviewed
    • Switch 2 update promoted
    • New Tera Raid Battle Event Series starts tomorrow, featuring The Shiny Treasures of Ruin. Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu will be available to capture after they have been defeated 1,000,000 times
    • New tracksuit apparel item available
  • Pokémon Champions shown off
    • Pokémon Home can be used to transfer over Pokémon from other games
    • Recruit Pokémon to your team, choosing the ones your like
    • Ranked and Private Battles are available in the game in both singles and doubles formats
    • You can raise Pokémon to be competitively viable in a new way
    • Planned for release in 2026
  • Pokémon Legends Z-A is that last game of the show
    • New scenes shown off, seemingly in a smoooooth 60fps
    • New characters shown alongside customisation options
    • Mega Dragonite revealed!
    • The new story is detailed, when you arrive in the city you’ll be invited to join Team MZ and protect Lumiose
      • Other team members shown off
    • During the day the city is explorable and Pokémon can be added to your party, at night the ZA Royale battles are available where you can battle to increase your rank. New antagonistic team shown
    • Emma will ask you to help with her detective work
    • Side missions are available throughout the game
    • Mabel offers research quests that award items
    • Rogue Mega Pokémon are cropping up other the city and will need to be tackled by the player
    • Game releases 16th October 2025!
    • Preorder to receive a Ralts with Gardevoirite and 100 Poké Balls

DJ Pikachu warmup

Ahead of the Presents you can watch DJ Pikachu’s musical presentation!


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