As per usual, The Pokémon Company held a "Pokémon Presents", laying out some of the upcoming products for the year:
Overall, there weren't a lot of surprises, though I did enjoy seeing some of the upcoming work on the next part of Pokémon Concierge (slated for September), and I certainly hope Pokémon Champions (a 2026 title if I had to guess) will fill the void left by Stadium and Battle Revolution (and that it includes minigames and an over-the-top announcer).
All that said, the most anticipated part was seeing more of Legends ZA, which we did get, including the colorful cast of characters, and some of the new mechanics, including a position-based battle system, further bringing the series closer to what's been seen in the anime. Not much is known about what the primary objective of the game will be (perhaps you'll be battling Pokémon Trainer NiMBYs trying to halt redevelopment projects), but given that AZ is back and a company is involved, I expect it'll be something interesting.
If there was one disappointing element of this presents, it's that there seems to be very little beyond updates to existing games in the first half of this year, as ZA was given a "late 2025" date, rather than coming out earlier like Arceus. It all makes last year's ZA reveal seem even more premature. Perhaps if the Switch 2 is releasing in late spring/early summer, we could get a minor game/service there, though I'm not expecting much.
If there was one disappointing element of this presents, it's that there seems to be very little beyond updates to existing games in the first half of this year, as ZA was given a "late 2025" date, rather than coming out earlier like Arceus. It all makes last year's ZA reveal seem even more premature. Perhaps if the Switch 2 is releasing in late spring/early summer, we could get a minor game/service there, though I'm not expecting much.
