Summary
- The Pokemon Company announces a new Pokemon Presents showcase for July 22, 2025.
- More Pokemon Legends: Z-A gameplay will likely be shown, but fans are hoping for a Generation 10 reveal.
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A is scheduled to release on October 16, 2025.
The Pokemon Company has announced a brand-new event for trainers to mark in their calendars, teasing that July 22 will be a big day for Pokemon fans. The sprawling Pokemon franchise has expanded tremendously since its 90s arrival, encompassing popular branches like the tabletop trading card game, the ongoing anime, and Nintendo’s growing portfolio of pocket monster games.
The next Pokemon title to release will be Pokemon Legends: Z-A, the second game in the Legends series following 2022’s Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Furthermore, Legends: Z-A caters to creatures from Generation 9 and serves as a sequel to 2013’s Pokemon X and Y, taking place in the Kalos region’s Lumiose City. Pokemon Legends: Z-A’s possible Mega Evolutions leaked online back in April, teasing 27 additions, including Clefable and Meganium.
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Announced on social media through the official Pokemon account, a new Pokemon Presents livestream was confirmed to be airing on July 22, 2025, at 6 am PST, following February’s Pokemon Presents showcase, which featured mostly Pokemon Legends: Z-A content. The previous livestream expanded on the new gameplay systems, character details, and the evolution of Lumiose City’s central hub, and fans expect to see more gameplay at July’s showcase. Additionally, the presentation could also show footage from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s Switch 2 upgrade, alongside updates on mobile games, such as Pokemon TCG Pocket. On the anime side, a sneak peek at new Pokemon Concierge and Pokemon Horizons episodes could also be shown.
Pokemon Presents Livestream Announced for July 22
The next Pokemon game in Nintendo’s video game series was recently confirmed to be releasing on October 16, 2025, debuting on the new-and-improved Nintendo Switch 2 console, despite a previous leak predicting Pokemon Legends: Z-A would be releasing in August. In response to the new Pokemon Presents announcement, fans became excited in case the livestream includes a highly anticipated Generation 10 reveal. Others were surprised to see Nintendo announcing the new showcase two months in advance, which led some to question if the given date was correct.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A joins a long and exciting list full of confirmed Nintendo Switch 2 games, such as fellow Nintendo-exclusive releases Donkey Kong Bananza, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and the Switch 2 launch title, Mario Kart World. Some of the third-party titles in the catalog include Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade, Elden Ring, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. Finally, soulslike fans have FromSoftware’s new IP, The Duskbloods, to look forward to as well.
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Pokemon fans are suggesting that a major feature of the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A may be inspired by elements of the Yu-Gi-Oh anime.