The Pokemon Company announced a new anime film titled Pokemon: Wildcard during the Pokemon World Championships 2026 in San Francisco on Monday, revealing the main staff, announcement visual, and promotional video. The first new film in the Pokemon franchise in seven years is scheduled to premiere in 2027.

Katsuhiko Kitada (The First Slam Dunk episode director) is directing the film at CloverWorks. Akemi Hayashi (Lazarus) is designing the characters. STORY inc. is handling the planning and production.

The film will incorporate the Pokemon Trading Card Game with the Pokemon Mimikyu playing an important role.

The Pokemon franchise began to release movies in 1998 with Pokemon Movie 01: Mewtwo no Gyakushuu (Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back), while its latest movie, Pokemon Movie 23: Koko (Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle) premiered in December 2020. The most recent television anime Pokemon (2023) (Pokémon Horizons: The Series) premiered in April 2023.

Synopsis
Pokémon: Wild Card tells the exciting story of a Pokémon TCG player and his partner Mimikyu. When the time comes to put their cards on the table, will they have what it takes to achieve their goals? (Source: The Pokémon Company)

Announcement


Official site: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/wildcard/
Official X: @pokemoncard_mov

Source: Oricon News

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