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Pokémon releases first look teaser trailer following Wild Card movie announcement
Pokémon: Wild Card will be released in 2027.
Pokémon
- James Hibbs
Published: Monday, 31 August 2026 at 12:24 pm
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A new Pokémon movie, titled Wild Card, is officially on the way, and a first look teaser trailer has been unveiled.
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The film was announced on Sunday (30 August), during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, which took place in San Francisco.
It will be directed by Katsuhiko Kitada, while Akemi Hayashi will be providing the character designs, Story Inc. will producing and CloverWorks will be handling the animation.
The teaser trailer for the movie, which will be released in 2027, gives us a glimpse of the main character, who Pokémon Company president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara has revealed will be a Pokémon trading-card game player who is "battling and striving to be a champion."
You can watch the trailer right here now.
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Pokémon: Wild Card will be the first movie in the franchise since Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, which was released back in 2020 in Japan before coming to Netflix worldwide in 2021.
It isn't the only Poké project on the way for 2027, with a series, titled The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu, also on the way, to be released on Disney+.
The synopsis for that series says: "Our heroes embark on a gallant quest to help and protect Pokémon across the region. Their missions rarely go as planned, but their noble deeds forge their friendship as they step bravely into the unknown. Peril, alliances, rivalries, extraordinary Pokémon, and endless laughs await them."
It is being made in a collaboration between The Pokémon Company International and Aardman Animations (Wallace and Gromit), and Escavalier will reportedly be the main antagonist of the series, who is described as a "knight that could challenge and compete against" Sirfetch’d.
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There have thus far been 23 animated filmed in the Pokémon franchise, as well as one live-action film, Detective Pikachu. That film was released in 2019, and starred Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Omar Chaparro, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy.
Pokémon: Wild Card will be released in 2027.
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James HibbsDrama Writer
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
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