Pokémon fans, buckle up—today’s Pokémon Presents was packed with exciting reveals! From new details on Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon Champions to a surprise new puzzle game and fresh TCG cards, there’s a lot to unpack. Here’s everything you need to know from the 22 July 2025 presentation.
🔥 Pokémon Legends: Z-A — Coming 16 October 2025
One of the biggest highlights was the deep dive into Pokémon Legends: Z-A, releasing this October on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Set in a reimagined Lumiose City, the game mixes wild Pokémon encounters, deep city exploration, and thrilling nighttime battles.
What to expect:
- Alpha Pokémon roam wild zones during the day—larger, fiercer, and harder to catch.
- At night, enter the Z-A Royale—a ranking battle format culminating in a showdown with Corbeau, leader of the mysterious Rust Syndicate.
- Help characters like Detective Emma and Mable from the Pokémon Research Lab to earn TMs and other rewards.
- Join Team MZ, led by Urbain or Taunie, and team up with unique characters like Naveen (a fashion designer with a Scraggy) and Lida (a dancer partnered with Staryu).
- Investigate Rogue Mega Evolutions—wild Pokémon that mega evolve spontaneously. Defeating them earns you valuable Mega Stones.
- Mega Dragonite makes its debut! It blends classic Dragonair features with powerful flight abilities and a sleek design.
Visit the official Pokémon Legends: Z-A site for more.
🏆 Pokémon Champions — Launching 2026
Pokémon Champions is set to be the next competitive strategy game, combining team building and tactical battle formats.
Key features:
- Trial Recruitment lets you test a Pokémon on your team for a day—no VP (Victory Points) needed.
- Permanent Recruitment uses VP from Ranked Battles and other activities to add Pokémon permanently.
- Customize your team by modifying stats and abilities with VP.
- Three battle formats:
Ranked Battles – Competitive and tier-based.
Casual Battles – No pressure, just fun.
Private Battles – Play with friends or family.
Releasing in 2026 for Nintendo Switch (and Switch 2), as well as iOS and Android. More details are available on the official Pokémon Champions website.
🎬 Teaser: Pokémon Tales – The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu
Aardman—the studio behind Wallace & Gromit—teams up with Pokémon for a new stop-motion animated series arriving in 2027. A teaser trailer is now live on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Expect quirky humour, creative animation, and heartwarming stories.
🧩 Pokémon Friends — Available Now!
Out today for Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, Pokémon Friends is a charming new puzzle game developed in collaboration with Wonderfy Inc.
Gameplay highlights:
- Solve 1,200+ puzzles to collect yarn.
- Use yarn in the Plush-O-Matic to craft plush Pokémon.
- Complete Friend Quests to help the residents of Think Town.
- Decorate your in-game plush rooms with unlockable furniture and wallpapers.
- Track daily progress with stamp calendars and collect up to 150 plush Pokémon.
With support for five save files, it's a great pick for family gaming. Some features require paid DLC.
🃏 New Pokémon TCG Expansion: Mega Evolution (26 Sept 2025)
New cards are on the way in the Mega Evolution expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, including:
- Mega Lucario ex
- Mega Kangaskhan ex
- Mega Gardevoir ex
- Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, and Mega Venusaur ex—connect these cards to reveal a full illustration!
TCG collectors and competitive players alike will want to keep an eye out for this expansion dropping on 26 September 2025.
🌍 Pokémon World Championships 2025 — Anaheim, CA
The world’s best Trainers will gather from 15–17 August in Anaheim, California. The Worlds-exclusive Paradise Resort promo card was revealed during the presentation. Supplies are limited, so don’t miss your chance to compete or collect!
🎮 Additional Updates Across the Pokémon Universe
More updates were shared across multiple games:
- Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon GO
- Pokémon Sleep
- Pokémon UNITE
- Pokémon Masters EX
- Pokémon Café ReMix
- Pokémon Concierge
Catch the full Pokémon Presents on the official Pokémon YouTube channel to watch everything in action.
Which reveal are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments—and be sure to check back here at Collector’s Edge for the latest updates, TCG news, and product releases!
