New games Pokémon Winds & Pokémon Waves announced!

Pokémon Winds & Waves — 27 February, 2026

A new Pokémon Presents has just aired, announcing a brand new pair of Pokémon games - Pokémon Winds & Pokémon Waves! They will be released next year, 2027, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2. The new region appears to be made up of several islands; the official site describes an open world to explore, with beautiful windswept islands and a vast ocean with glittering waves that ebb and flow.

Pokemon Winds and Waves logos against an ocean backdrop

The three First Partner Pokémon were briefly introduced in the trailer:

  • Browt, the Bean Chick Pokémon - Grass type
  • Pombon, the Puppy Pokémon - Fire type
  • Gecqua, the Water Gecko Pokémon - Water type
Pokemon Winds and Waves starters - Browt, Pombon, Gecqua

Also in the Pokémon Presents, Mega Garchomp Z was officially revealed. Trailer and screenshots below.


Not much else was revealed about the games as their release is still a long way off, but there will be updates in due course. Here is the Winds & Waves teaser:

And here is the full Pokémon Presents, which has miscellaneous other news such as Mega Garchomp Z, Pokémon GO events, Pokémon Champions and Pokémon Pokopia info.

Screenshots to follow below.

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