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Game Details:

Developer: Game Freak
Publisher: Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Release Date(s): Worldwide 2027
Mode(s): Single Player
Rating(s): TBA
Controller(s): Nintendo Switch 2
Extra Contents: Winds & Waves Main Page
Titles:
  • Hong Kong Chinese (Cantonese Hong Kong): 寶可夢 波
  • China Chinese (Mandarin Mainland) : 寶可夢 波
  • Taiwan Chinese (Mandarin Taiwan): 宝可梦 波
  • France French: Pokémon Vagues
  • Germany German: Pokémon Welle
  • Italy Italian: Pokémon Onda
  • Japan Japanese: ポケットモンスター ウェーブ
  • South Korea Korean: 포켓몬스터 웨이브
  • Brazil Portuguese (Brazil): Pokémon Ondas
  • Spain Spanish: Pokémon Oleaje
  • Mexico Spanish (LA): Pokémon Ola

Description:

The Pokémon Company announced Pokémon Winds and Waves on Pokémon Day 2026, February 27th, 2026, during a Pokémon Presents broadcast. Developed by GAME FREAK Inc., the Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves games are the newest entries in the Pokémon RPG series and are scheduled for release in 2027 on the Nintendo Switch 2 system. These new titles feature an open world to explore, with beautiful windswept islands and a vast ocean with glittering waves.

YouTube Clip - First Look: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves | Announcement Trailer


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XHXMdDegg

YouTube Clip - First Look: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves | Announcement Trailer (Japanese)


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKGIw93XTJ0

Story/Information:

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Trainers will play as the main character of this adventure, where they will have a different outfit depending on the version they are playing. Players will then choose their first partner Pokémon — either Browt, the Bean Chick Pokémon; Pombon, the Puppy Pokémon; or Gecqua, the Water Gecko Pokémon — before setting off on their journey.

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Browt | Gecqua | Pombon

Browt
Category: Bean Chick Pokémon
Type: Grass
Height: 1' (0.3 m)
Weight: 7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg)
Ability: Overgrow

Pombon
Category: Puppy Pokémon
Type: Fire
Height: 1'4" (0.4 m)
Weight: 14.8 lbs. (6.7 kg)
Ability: Blaze

Gecqua
Category: Water Gecko Pokémon
Type: Water
Height: 1' (0.3 m)
Weight: 9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg)
Ability: Torrent

Beginning with Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, Brazilian Portuguese will officially be supported as a selectable language for players. By expanding our supported languages, we aim to make Pokémon more accessible to players around the world, furthering the brand's goal of bringing the world together through Pokémon.

Features:

  • Brazilian Portuguese officially supported
  • Native games for the Nintendo Switch 2 system
  • Feature an open world to explore, with beautiful windswept islands and a vast ocean with glittering waves that ebb and flow.
  • Team up with all kinds of Pokémon to overcome both the difficult road ahead and even the forces of nature that block your path at times.
  • Special Pikachu Make Their Debuts

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