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2027 Pokémon World Championships To Take Place in Singapore, All-New Animated Movie ‘Pokémon: Wild Card’ Revealed Alongside Other Announcements
It was a weekend to remember in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. last August 25-30, 2026 as Trainers from across the globe descended upon the inaugural PokémonXP event and the 2026 Pokémon World Championships where this year’s champions were crowned while Trainers made new memories that will last a lifetime. Fans were also treated to a variety of new announcements from the closing ceremonies and from panels during the weekend.
2027 Pokémon World Championships Will Journey To Singapore Next Year
The next stop on Victory Road will take Trainers to Singapore for the 2027 Pokémon World Championships at Singapore EXPO. More details will be shared in the future at worlds.pokemon.com.
“Pokémon: Wild Card”, An All-New Feature-Length Animated Movie, Announced For Release Beginning In 2027
“Pokémon: Wild Card” will be the first release of a Pokémon movie in years. The story follows an aspiring Pokémon Trading Card Game player and Mimikyu, the Disguise Pokémon. In production with STORY inc. and top Japanese animation studio CloverWorks, Trainers can look forward to this animated film adventure coming soon.
Z Mega Evolutions Debuting In Pokémon Champions
Pokémon that can undergo Z Mega Evolution will make their debut in Pokémon Champions on September 9, 2026 alongside other Pokémon. Mega Lucario Z, Mega Garchomp Z and Mega Absol Z will be appearing in addition to Baxcalibur and Rillaboom. Trainers can also look forward to more information on Heatran joining battles in the future.
Exclusive Teaser Trailer Debuts For “Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures Of Sirfetch’d & Pichu”, Coming Exclusively To Disney+ In 2027
Fans enjoyed a special “Behind the Scenes with Aardman — ‘Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures Of Sirfetch’d & Pichu’” presentation. Phil Rynda, Pokémon’s director of original animation, was joined by key creatives from Aardman, one of Britain’s most celebrated animation studios — creators of “Shaun The Sheep” and “Wallace & Gromit”. Aardman’s Tom Parkinson (director), Nat McKay (creative director, IP development) and James Young (model making creative lead) shared how their team is combining character, comedy and craft to create the brand-new hilarious stop-motion adventure set in Pokémon’s Galar region. Disney+ was revealed as the exclusive streaming home for the series, set to debut in 2027. The news led into the session’s biggest fan moment: the world premiere of a brand-new teaser trailer giving audiences their best glimpse yet at the misadventures ahead.
Five New LEGO® Pokémon™ Creatures Teased For 2027; World’s Biggest LEGO® Pokémon™ Builds Showcased
During the on-stage panel “LEGO® Pokémon™: You’re The Trainer Now”, fans were treated to an exclusive tease of five new LEGO® Pokémon™ creatures coming in 2027 with launch details to be announced soon. In addition, 10,500 fans contributed to a life-size community build of the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza, placing more than 400,000 2x4 LEGO® bricks over the weekend in a build measuring over 25 feet (7 meters) long, 10 feet (3 meters) tall and weighing more than 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). Also unveiled were the world’s largest-ever LEGO® Pokémon™ builds, bringing Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise to life with more than 393,000 LEGO® bricks. Weighing approximately 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms), the towering models took 1,856 hours (77 days) to complete.
New Pokémon GO Battle Features Announced, Bringing Mega-Evolved Pokémon To GO Battle League
This year, Pokémon GO celebrated its 10th anniversary, marking a decade since the mobile game first launched in 2016. For the first time in Pokémon GO, eligible Mega-Evolved Pokémon will gain access to a third Charged Attack, introducing new strategic possibilities and ways for Trainers to battle their friends and rivals. Starting next season, Trainers will also be able to use Mega-Evolved Pokémon at all levels in GO Battle League. Additionally, Armored Mewtwo will be making its return to Pokémon GO soon. For more information about the Pokémon GO mobile game, visit PokemonGO.com.
Powerful New Pokémon Cards Revealed Alongside New ex★ Series For The Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon TCG unveiled powerful new Pokémon cards such as Mega Lucario Z ex, marking the debut of Z Mega Evolution Pokémon in the iconic game. More Mega attack rare cards will also be coming soon to the Pokémon TCG, including Mega Rayquaza ex, Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Greninja ex and Mega Zygarde ex. In addition, fans were treated to an exciting appearance from formidable Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei and Suicune, coming soon to the Pokémon TCG in the newly revealed ex★ Series. More details will be shared in the future.
Dual-Type Pokémon Coming Soon To Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Beginning October 2026, players will be able to expand their card collections in the globally popular Pokémon TCG Pocket app with the introduction of dual-type Pokémon in the game’s next series. More information will be available at a later date.
Morpeko, Toxtricity, Jolteon And Flareon Join The Fray In Pokémon UNITE
Morpeko, Toxtricity, Jolteon and Flareon were announced as the latest playable Pokémon coming soon to Pokémon UNITE. Stay tuned for further updates on their unique moves and roles in the game. For more information about Pokémon UNITE, please visit Unite.Pokemon.com.
On the other hand, from among the thousands of Trainers from around the world who competed at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, new champions were crowned.
Video Game Junior Division:
1st place: Kazuki Kage, Japan
2nd place: Kazutaka Hatahori, Japan
Video Game Senior Division:
1st place: Vikram Thiagarajan, United Kingdom
2nd place: Carlos Verástegui, Peru
Video Game Masters Division:
1st place: Takuma Yamazaki , Japan
2nd place: Hiroshi Onishi, Japan
Trading Card Game Junior Division:
1st place: Yuta Araki, Japan
2nd place: Luke Giffen, USA
Trading Card Game Senior Division:
1st place: Jake Ng, Australia
2nd place: Cobey Huh, USA
Trading Card Game Masters Division:
1st place: Andrew Hedrick, United States
2nd place: Diego Cassiraga, Argentina
Pokémon GO:
1st place: Hiroki "GGs489hiromaru" Yamauchi, Japan
2nd place: Maxwell "MEweedle" Ember, Switzerland
Pokémon UNITE:
1st place: Zeta Division, Japan
2nd place: KOMAÏ, Europe
For more information and updates on Pokémon XP and the Pokémon World Championships, visit PokemonXP.com and Pokemon.com/Worlds. Learn more about the Play! Pokémon program at Play.Pokemon.com.
