New Pokémon Movie Officially Confirmed

Image via The Pokémon Company Published Aug 31, 2026, 12:02 AM EDT Hannah has been writing about horror, sci-fi, and all things nerdy since 2021. At Collider, she covers news and conducts interviews, along with contributing features that dive deep into genre storytelling and why it works. If there’s something lurking in the shadows, she’s probably already writing about it if she's not too busy watching a tape from her VHS collection. Sign in to your Collider account Pokémon has spent the weekend celebrating its competitive players at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, but The Pokémon Company saved one of its biggest surprises for last. The closing ceremonies traditionally give fans at least one reason to already start looking toward what comes next, and this year was no exception. It has also been a particularly big year for Pokémon as the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary. Between new games, animation, merchandise, and the continued expansion of the franchise outside of its traditional releases, there has been no shortage of ways to celebrate. Now, Pokémon is adding something much bigger to that list. During the closing ceremonies of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company officially announced Pokémon: Wild Card, a brand-new anime feature movie set to arrive in 2027. The surprise announcement was made in front of a packed Chase Center in San Francisco following the conclusion of this year's competitive events. Pokémon Is Getting a Brand-New Movie This is a developing story. Please refresh your page for updates. Release Date 1997 - 2023-00-00 Network TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC Directors Shigeru Omachi, Koji Ogawa, Fumihiro Ueno, Hideki Hiroshima, Maki Kodaira, Makoto Ooga, Ayumi Moriyama, Keitaro Motonaga, Shigeru Ueda, Fumihiro Yoshimura, Minoru Ohara, Yoshitaka Makino, Kiyoshi Egami, Makoto Sokuza, Bjarne Heuser, Naoki Murata, Kenichi Nishida, Tomoe Makino, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Takagi, Tazumi Mukaiyama, Ryohei Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Oda, Hiromichi Matano Cast Rica Matsumoto Satoshi (voice) Ikue Otani Pikachu (voice) Writers Junki Takegami, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hideki Sonoda, Yukiyoshi Ôhashi, Yuka Miyata, Takeshi Shudo, Shouji Yonemura, Shinzo Fujita, Michihiro Tsuchiya, Deko Akao, Reiko Yoshida, Aya Matsui, Junichi Fujisaku Franchise(s) Pokemon Creator(s) Naoko Takeuchi