New Pokemon Announcements Happening All Week in Celebration of Pokemon Day
With just a few days left until Pokemon officially celebrates the anniversary of Pokemon Red and Green's original Japanese release on February 27, the long-running monster-catching franchise has seen plenty of reason to celebrate over the past year. The massively popular series released multiple games throughout 2021 and early 2022 between spinoffs like New Pokemon Snap and Pokemon Unite, the long-awaited revival of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes, and the newest main-series game Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Now, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are gearing up to celebrate the annual festivities with a line-up of announcements.
Pokemon's 25th anniversary festivities were as much a celebration of the franchise's storied history as a look ahead to what's in store for the world of Pokemon in the future. The Pokemon Trading Card Game saw the release of a 25th anniversary expansion with reprints of many iconic cards, while third-party developer ILCA worked with The Pokemon Company to create the highly-anticipated Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Now, with Pokemon Legends: Arceus presenting a new look for the franchise, the annual Pokemon Day festivities will feature a plethora of brand new reveals related to Pokemon's many games.
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A tweet posted on Monday by the official Japanese Pokemon Twitter account revealed that the week leading up to the PokemonDay celebrations will feature daily announcements for many of its ongoing titles. The announcements will start on Monday with mobile game Pokemon Masters EX being the first title to see a new announcement. Other games included in the week of reveals will be Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon Cafe Mix, Pokemon Unite,
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