Everything we learned from the Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves official announcement trailer

Pokémon’s tenth generation has been officially announced! As always, the next mainline entry will be split into two games: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves. The announcement trailer, which closed out the latest Pokémon Presents showcase, was short but certainly not light on details.

From world design and visual improvements to starter introductions and Switch 2 exclusivity, there was a ton packed into this bite-sized trailer. The games aren’t going to launch until sometime in 2027, so there’s plenty of time to speculate now.

Release date and Switch 2 exclusivity?

Pokémon Winds and Waves will have a “global simultaneous release” in 2027. There’s no firm date attached just yet, but we at least know that both games will be available worldwide at the same time.