Pokemon has announced a new movie, which will be its first in six years.
Pokemon: Wild Card is slated for 2027.
A teaser was also dropped.
Pokémon has teased a new animated movie for the Pokémon TCG -- the first Pokemon movie in seven years. It will be titled Pokémon: Wild Card and will feature a PokémonTCG player and Mimikyu. It will release in 2027. The film was unveiled during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, held in San Francisco. A short teaser also promised a brief look at the upcoming movie, which features a trading card game player and a ghostly Pokémon named Mimikyu.
Katsuhiko Kitada, who previously worked on anime films and shows like The First Slam Dunk, Attack on Titan, Naruto: Shippuden and more, will hlem Pokémon: Wild Card. Character design is being handled by Akemi Hayashi, who has worked on Banana Fish, Lazarus and other anime. CloverWorks, the Japanese animation studio behind titles like Spy X Family, Bocchi the Rock and others, will back the film.
Wild Card emerges the first Pokémon movie made since 2020’s Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle, which was released theatrically in Japan and globally on Netflix in 2021. The last Pokémon film to hit theaters worldwide was 2018’s Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us, which received a limited release by Fathom Events outside of Japan.
Pokemon Upcoming Slate
2027 is set to witness the release of Winds and Waves, the 10th generation of Pokémon titles. The franchise marked its 30th anniversary in 2026. News of Pokémon: Wild Card arrives just days after it was announced that Disney+ and The Pokémon Company International have teamed up for a global distribution deal.
First up will be Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, created by Aardman, debuting on the streamer worldwide in 2027. In the stop-motion series, “Sirfetch’d and Pichu embark on an epic journey through the Galar Region. Together, they set out 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 where peril, alliances, rivalries, extraordinary Pokémon, and endless laughs await them.”
