Tertius News is an AI-native newsroom: an AI model reads the linked source articles below and extracts what each outlet reported, so you can compare their coverage side by side. How this works →
New Pokémon Movie 'Wild Card' Announced for 2027
The Pokémon Company has announced a new animated film, Pokémon: Wild Card, set for release in 2027, marking the first movie in the franchise in seven years. The announcement was made at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, with a teaser hinting at a potential series.
By Tertius News AI Desk2 distinct · 2 mastheads · 2 articlesVersion 1Coverage Published
New Pokémon Movie 'Wild Card' Announced for 2027
The Pokémon Company has officially announced a new animated film,Pokémon: Wild Card, scheduled for release in 2027. The movie was revealed during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, as confirmed by Pokémon Company president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara. “For the first time in seven years, a new Pokémon movie is on its way,” Ishihara said at the event.
The film marks the first Pokémon movie sincePokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle was released in Japan in 2020. According to IGN, Ishihara described the main character as a card game player who is “battling and striving to be a champion.” The teaser shown at the championship also indicated the film is “coming 2027 and beyond,” suggesting the possibility of a larger series.
Production details
The movie is being directed by Katsuhiko Kitada, with characters designed by Akemi Hayashi. Production is handled by Story , while CloverWorks is responsible for the animation. The story will feature a Pokémon Trading Card Game player and the Pokémon Mimikyu, as revealed in a clip shared on the official Pokémon Instagram page.
Additional announcements
Beyond the movie, 2027 is shaping up to be a landmark year for the franchise. A new animated series titledThe Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu is set to premiere on Disney Plus and DisneyXD.
Fan reaction
The announcement sparked excitement among fans, who took to social media to share their enthusiasm. Comments on the Pokémon Instagram post included “Yesss! Can’t wait to watch,” “I can’t wait for it,” “LETS GOOO! A NEW POKÉMON ,” and “This actually looks so cool!”
How each outlet told it
A framing line is our reading of that outlet's own text — an interpretation, not a quotation and not a fact we assert. Check it against what the outlet published.
Framing: The headline simply announces the existence of a new Pokemon movie. — neutral and promotional
Facts Included:
The film is directed by Katsuhiko Kitada, with characters designed by Akemi Hayashi.
It’s being produced by Story Inc, while CloverWorks is in charge of the animation.
It will be the first Pokemon movie since Pokemon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle was released in 2020 in Japan.
A new series titled The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu is set to premiere on Disney Plus and DisneyXD.
A clip of the upcoming movie was shared on the Pokemon Instagram page, with the caption: “Get ready for Pokemon: Wild Card, an all-new animated film featuring a Pokemon TCG player and Mimikyu!
Excited fans took to the comments, writing: “Yesss! Can’t wait to watch”, “I can’t wait for it” and “LETS GOOO! A NEW POKEMON”.
The film - Pokémon: Wild Card - is the first Pokémon movie to be released in seven years, and was announced during the closing ceremony at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco on Sunday night.
Tsunekazu Ishihara, Pokémon Company president and CEO, said at the event: “For the first time in seven years, a new Pokémon movie is on its way”.
According to IGN, Ishihara also said that the main character in the upcoming movie is a card game player who is “battling and striving to be a champion”.
Fans were treated to a glimpse of the player in a teaser which was shown on Sunday night, which also said that the film is “coming 2027 and beyond” - hinting that the movie could be the start of a film series.
The film is being directed by Katsuhiko Kitada, with characters designed by Akemi Hayashi.
It’s being produced by Story, while CloverWorks in charge of the animation.
It will be the first Pokémon movie since Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle was released in 2020 in Japan.
The movie announcement is further proof that 2027 is going to be a big year for Pokémon, as a new series titled The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d and Pichu is set to premiere on Disney Plus and DisneyXD.
A clip of the upcoming movie was also shared on the Pokémon Instagram page, alongside the caption: “Get ready for Pokémon: Wild Card, an all-new animated film featuring a Pokémon TCG player and Mimikyu! Stay tuned!”.
With fans taking to the comments section to have their say, with one writing: “Yesss! Can’t wait to watch.” Another admitted: “I can’t wait for it” A third commented: “LETS GOOO! A NEW POKÉMON MOVIE!!” While someone else added: “This actually looks so cool!”
AI-extracted; can misattribute a claim — see Methodology.
Each row is one claim, attributed to the outlet whose wording states it most clearly. Confidence rates how directly the source text states the claim — explicit and unhedged rates high; hedged, pieced-together, or internally inconsistent statements rate lower. It does not measure whether the claim is true. Status is Contested when two claims on this page negate each other; otherwise it counts the distinct outlets we found asserting it — so a single-source claim can still show high confidence, and a multi-source claim can show medium. Every one of those outlets is named beside the status, so you can check the count against the list. For claims extracted before we began storing that list, the row says so: it names the outlet the claim is quoted from and states that we have not recorded which outlets backed it. Outlets wrote at different times, so a figure that evolves — a casualty count, for example — can legitimately differ between rows; check the "as of" time next to each claim's source.
Claim
Confidence
Status
ClaimA new Pokémon movie is set for release in 2027.
ClaimAccording to IGN, Tsunekazu Ishihara said that the main character in the upcoming movie is a card game player who is battling and striving to be a champion.
ClaimA clip of the upcoming movie was shared on the Pokémon Instagram page with the caption: “Get ready for Pokémon: Wild Card, an all-new animated film featuring a Pokémon TCG player and Mimikyu! Stay tuned!”
ClaimFans commented on the Instagram clip with messages including 'Yesss! Can't wait to see it', 'I can't wait for it', 'LETS GO! A NEW POKÉMON MOVIE!!', and 'This actually looks so cool!'.