The Pokémon Company will broadcast a broadcast of Pokémon Presents on Friday, February 26, at 10 am ET, the company announced on Thursday.
“Get ready, coaches”, the company tweeted from the Pokémon account. “A video presentation of Pokémon Presents will take place on the official Pokémon YouTube channel tomorrow – Friday, February 26 – at 7:00 am PDT.”
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Get ready, coaches.
A video presentation of Pokémon Presents will take place on the official Pokémon YouTube channel tomorrow – Friday, February 26 – at 7:00 am PDT.
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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, which started in 1996, when Pokémon Red and Blue were originally released in Japan. The Pokémon Company didn’t say exactly what it will announce during the video, but many are waiting for Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes – the next on the list to receive Nintendo Switch treatment. Diamond and Pearl were originally released in 2006 in Japan, but had a wider release in 2007. It is the 15th anniversary of the games this year, so a remake would be very timely.
On Saturday, which is Pokémon Day, Post Malone will headline a virtual show celebrating the franchise’s 25th anniversary. On Thursday, Post Malone released a cover of “Only Wanna Be With You” by Hootie and the Blowfish, remixed for the Pokémon’s 25th anniversary. No, he didn’t replace any words in the song with references to Pokémon, à la “I only wanna Pikachuuu”, but the music’s backing tracks definitely sound like something you’d find in a Pokémon game.