Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event RECAP: All Pokemon Day announcements, trailers and reveals

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And that's it for this live blog and our coverage of Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary! Thank you so much for joining us and tuning in. Keep it locked for all things Pokemon on indy100.

If you missed anything, check out the full rundown of everything that was announced below. Until next time!

• Pokemon Red & Blue Game Music Collection, releasing today
• PokemonXP and 2026 Pokemon World Champions take place simultaneously in San Francisco August 28-30
• Pokemon TCG 30th anniversary products to release simultaneously worldwide
  
• Pokemon Go - some of the Pokemon are from across the 10 years of release are returning
  
• Pokemon Masters EX sees Red and Pikachu, Florian and Ogerpon, and Juliana and Terapagos are arriving
  
• Pokemon Cafe Remix will have a roundup of first partner Pokemon in special outfits
  
• Pokemon Sleep sees new missions begin tonight
  
• Pokemon Unite sees Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres join
  
• Pokemon TCG Pocket will have 30 days of gifts to celebrate 30 years of Pokemon
  
• Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness releases on Nintendo GameCube Classics in March
  
• Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen are out today
  
• Pokemon Champions is releasing on Nintendo Switch in April and mobile later in 2026
  
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions DLC has now got Mega Garchomp Z
  
• Pokemon Pokopia will have a Rotom stereo where you can play different CDs and Greedent who will teach you how to cook different meals
  
• A first look at Pokemon Winds & Waves releasing in 2027

More Pokemon Winds & Waves reaction

There has been a lot of reaction to Pokemon Winds & Waves being revealed.

In the Pokemon Subreddit, on a post sharing the announcement, one said: "I've never been happier to know that a game isn't releasing this year. We're so back baby."

"I'm so glad it's next year..." a second agreed. "Let them actually cook for once."

A third commented: "Looks beautiful. Hopefully the gameplay matches."

"Too much water," a fourth declared.

And a fifth said: "Those waves man. Looks glorious."

Reaction to Pokemon Winds & Waves

In the Nintendo Subreddit, there has already been a lot of reaction to Pokemon Winds & Waves being announced.

There’s a lot of positivity around it - fans seem to be hyped for the game with a number saying they’re impressed with how it looks.

But, like at the Pokemon event in London, there’s a bit of surprise the release date is 2027 and not towards the end of 2026.

First look at Pokemon Red & Blue Game Music Collection

A display model of Pokemon Red & Blue Game Music Collection has been wheeled out at the Pokemon event in London.

Everything announced at Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary

• Pokemon Red & Blue Game Music Collection, releasing today
• PokemonXP and 2026 Pokemon World Champions take place simultaneously in San Francisco August 28-30
• Pokemon TCG 30th anniversary products to release simultaneously worldwide
  
• Pokemon Go - some of the Pokemon are from across the 10 years of release are returning
  
• Pokemon Masters EX sees Red and Pikachu, Florian and Ogerpon, and Juliana and Terapagos are arriving
  
• Pokemon Cafe Remix will have a roundup of first partner Pokemon in special outfits
  
• Pokemon Sleep sees new missions begin tonight
  
• Pokemon Unite sees Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres join
  
• Pokemon TCG Pocket will have 30 days of gifts to celebrate 30 years of Pokemon
  
• Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness releases on Nintendo GameCube Classics in March
  
• Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen are out today
  
• Pokemon Champions is releasing on Nintendo Switch in April and mobile later in 2026
  
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions DLC has now got Mega Garchomp Z
  
• Pokemon Pokopia will have a Rotom stereo where you can play different CDs and Greedent who will teach you how to cook different meals
  
• A first look at Pokemon Winds & Waves releasing in 2027

Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event concludes

And that concludes the stream of Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event which finished with a first look at Pokemon Winds & Waves, Gen 10 of Pokemon.

Stay with us for reaction and more coverage from the Pokemon event in London.

Pokemon Winds and Waves

Here we go. The moment so many of us have been waiting for. Our first look at Pokemon Gen 10!

A trailer kicks off with a number of beautiful sketches of Pokemon with two Pikachus in incredibly cute beach attire.

Then it shows the world of Pokemon Gen 10 - the visuals look a lot like Pokemon Legends: Z-A and a look at gameplay is being shown along with the Pokemon, such as Pikachu, Slugma and Duskull.

There's a first look at the starter Pokemon too called Browt, Pompon and Gecqua, the green, fire and water types! And they look incredibly cute!

There's a lot of detail underwater too so it looks like that will play a key part to the game.

It's Pokemon Winds & Waves and it's out in 2027!

There was an audible groan in the auditorium when the release date was shown though...

Pokemon Pokopia

Pokemon Pokopia is being shown.

There will be a Stereo Rotom that goes by DJ Rotom. You can put different CDs in it to play different tracks.

Greedent is a chef that can teach you how to cook different meals and can power up moves, making it easier to develop the town.

You can visit other players' towns and connect with up to three other people at the same time in different towns.

That's out on 5 March.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions DLC

A new trailer for Pokemon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions shows Mega Garchomp Z has been discovered and will be included in the game.

Pokemon Champions

There's an update on Pokemon Champions with a new trailer and a look at gameplay. Some of the Pokemon shown include Raichu.

That's out on Nintendo Switch in April and mobile later in 2026.

Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness

Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness is coming to Nintendo GameCube Classics in March.

Pokemon TCG Pocket

There's an update on the popular Pokemon TCG Pocket.

Paldean Wonders is premiering now and there is also 30 days of gifts to celebrate 30 years of Pokemon.

Pokemon Go 10 years

There's a trailer for 10 years of Pokemon Go with returning Pokemon coming to the game.

There's a two day Pokemon tour event that starts tomorrow too.

Pokemon TCG

A tease of new cards coming was revealed, including the legendaries from Gen 4 such as Darkrai, Dialga and Palkia.

Game Music Collection 

You'll be able to play 45 original tracks on a small Game Boy device and swap out cartridges for different tracks.

Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary is about to start

Here we go! Keep it locked for all the latest as it happens.

Pokemon Pokopia stalls at Pokemon London

Pokemon Day card wall

The awesome Pokemon Day card wall that's on display at the Pokemon event in London.

Pokemon event in London

The Pokemon event in London is a hive of activity!

There's a Pokemon card wall where you can put a sticker on your favourite, Switch 2 stalls where people can try out Pokemon Pokopia, a claw arcade machine with Pokemon swag and more.

People are kitted out with their favourite Pokemon swag too. It’s awesome!

Just under 30 minutes to go

There's just under 30 minutes to go until Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary stream starts.

I'm covering the stream at the Pokemon event in London and we'll have all the latest updates as they happen.

Pokemon 30th anniversary video

Pokemon has shared a special video to celebrate the franchise turning 30.

The translated post on X / Twitter said: "Releasing a special video to commemorate the 30th anniversary!

"30 years since the release of Pokemon Red & Green. On Friday, Pokemon will celebrate its 30th anniversary.

"Enjoy this video of the Pokemon who have continued adventuring with you, from now until forever."

What could be announced at Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event?

While nothing has been officially confirmed yet, starting with games, it's highly likely there'll be something related to Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen as those have been announced to release on Nintendo Switch shortly after the conclusion of Pokemon Presents.

There are rumours Pokemon Gen 10 could release later this year so there could be a first look at that.

There could be a lot of updates about existing games too. There has already been one DLC for Pokemon Legends: Z-A so there might be an update on this if there are any further plans.

Pokemon Go turns 10 this year and there might be updates on this. Pokemon Scarlet & Violet might continue to get updates until the next mainline Pokemon game releases and there might be news on Pokemon Champions, the upcoming game that's reminiscent of Pokemon Stadium.

There could also be news about Pokemon TCG Pocket, Pokemon TCG, Pokemon UNITE, Pokemon Masters EX and Pokemon Friends. Pokemon Sleep could feature in some way too.

Pokepark Kanto in Japan has recently opened so there might be news about new attractions or events happening there.

And on the series side of things, there might be new looks at Pokemon Concierge, the stop-motion animation that's coming to Netflix, and Aardman's Pokemon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu.

How can I watch Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event?

The event will be streamed on Pokemon's official YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and TikTok channels.

When is Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event?

Pokemon Presents 30th anniversary event takes place today (27 February) at 2pm GMT (9am ET / 6am PT).

It's understood the stream itself will last for around 25 minutes.

Good morning!

Hello and welcome to indy100's live coverage of Pokemon Presents 30th Anniversary event!

I'm Jake Brigstock and I'll be covering the stream live, as well as building up to it, rounding up everything that's announced and with reaction afterwards.

We've already had re-releases of Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen announced, which release soon after the livestream, and it could be a bumper event for announcement to start off the 30th anniversary celebrations.

We'll have all the latest as it happens so you're already in the right place.