A new Pokemon movie is set for release in 2027.
Pokemon: Wild Card is the first Pokemon movie released in seven years, and was announced during the closing ceremony at the 2026 Pokemon World Championships in San Francisco on Sunday night, local time.
Tsunekazu Ishihara, Pokemon Company president and CEO, said at the event: “For the first time in seven years, a new Pokemon movie is on its way”.
According to IGN, Ishihara also said the movie’s main character is a card game player “battling and striving to be a champion”.
Fans were treated to a glimpse of the player in a teaser shown on Sunday night, which also said the film is “coming 2027 and beyond” – hinting it could be the start of a film series.
The film is directed by Katsuhiko Kitada, with characters designed by Akemi Hayashi.
It’s being produced by Story Inc, while CloverWorks is in charge of the animation.
It will be the first Pokemon movie since Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle was released in 2020 in Japan.
The announcement is further proof 2027 is going to be a big year for Pokemon, with a new series titled The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu set to premiere on Disney+ and DisneyXD.
A clip of the upcoming movie was also shared on the Pokemon Instagram page, alongside the caption: “Get ready for Pokemon: Wild Card, an all-new animated film featuring a Pokemon TCG player and Mimikyu!
“Stay tuned!”
Excited fans took to the comments, writing: “Yesss! Can’t wait to watch”, “I can’t wait for it” and “LETS GOOO! A NEW POKEMON MOVIE!!”.