Mysterious new Pokémon challenge confirmed for 2027

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Aardman is collaborating with the Pokémon Firm on a particular challenge, set for launch in 2027.
The teaser video launched on social media hints at an animation type just like Wallace & Gromit.
Particulars on the challenge are slim, with extra data to be shared sooner or later by each firms.

Aardman, the animation studio behind Wallace & Gromit, are engaged on a mysterious new Pokémon challenge.

Each Aardman and the Pokémon Firm announced the information on social media accompanied by a teaser trailer exhibiting a clay poké ball bouncing into the body, with Pokémon’s and Aardman’s names popping up on the finish. Particulars on the “particular challenge” are slim, however a launch date of 2027 has been confirmed. Whether or not this can be a TV present or a film is unclear.

“This can be a dream partnership for Pokémon. Aardman are masters of their craft, and we have now been blown away by their expertise and creativity. What we have now been engaged on collectively ensures our international Pokémon followers are in for a deal with!” stated Taito Okiura of the Pokémon Firm in a press release.

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Who’s Aardman?

The corporate is understood for stop-motion animation

Aardman is an animation studio primarily based in Bristol in the UK, well-known for its stop-motion work. The studio has been round for over 50 years and is most famous for projects like Wallace & Gromit, Flushed Away and Rooster Run. Just lately, the corporate ventured to a galaxy far, far-off and collaborated with Lucasfilm on a Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 quick titled I Am Your Mom.

Talking about its new collaboration with the Pokémon Firm, Sean Clarke, the Managing Director of Aardman, stated: “It’s an enormous honor to be working with The Pokémon Firm Worldwide — we really feel sincerely privileged to be trusted with bringing their characters and world to life in a brand-new means.”

Extra particulars on the challenge might be “shared sooner or later.” Given the clay poké ball within the teaser, it signifies the challenge may have the same animation type to Wallace & Gromit. If you happen to’re an enormous Pokémon fan, I extremely suggest watching Wallace & Gromit to get a way of how Aardman’s stop-motion animation type appears to be like and feels. A brand new Wallace & Gromit film is coming to Netflix globally on January 3, 2025, and has obtained glowing reviews from movie critics. Relaxation simple, Pokémon followers. Your loved one franchise is in secure palms.