{"id":449697,"date":"2026-02-28T04:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/449697\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T04:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T04:49:10","slug":"pokemon-winds-waves-new-games-10th-generation-starters-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/449697\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Winds, Waves New Games, 10th Generation Starters, Release Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe next generation of \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d has finally been revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDuring its \u201cPok\u00e9mon Presents\u201d 30th anniversary livestream, the company unveiled the first look at the long-awaited 10th generation, \u201cWinds\u201d and \u201cWaves.\u201d The three starter Pok\u00e9mon and a look at the diverse, open world were also shown. The new games will release next year on the <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_variety?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FNintendo-Switch-2-System%2Fdp%2FB0F3GWXLTS%3FlinkCode%3Dll2%26tag%3Dvariety0e8-20%26linkId%3D0aface931b6ed64a659dddad15bf02b6%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl%26asc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvariety.com%252F2026%252Fgaming%252Fnews%252Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2026%2Fgaming%2Fnews%2Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%2F&amp;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe three starters include the grass-type chick Browt, the fiery, Pomeranian-inspired Pombon and the water gecko Gecqua. In the final minutes of the presentation, the first teaser for \u201cWinds\u201d and \u201cWaves\u201d began in an oceanfront home with a knock at the door. As it opened, two costumed Pikachus appeared, suggesting there will be some new level of customization for the electric icon. One Pikachu wore sunglasses, a white hat and floral shirt, and the other had a blue cap and matching dress on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe short trailer zoomed over the unnamed region where the games take place. It looked much more expansive and detailed than the worlds we\u2019ve seen in games like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_variety?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3Dpokemon%2Bscarlet%2Band%2Bviolet%26crid%3D23RCCYURUTMZ%26sprefix%3Dpokemon%2BScarlet%2B%252Caps%252C194%26linkCode%3Dll2%26tag%3Dvariety0e8-20%26linkId%3D4becca73845e86ecfad8ba2aaffd8349%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl%26asc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvariety.com%252F2026%252Fgaming%252Fnews%252Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2026%2Fgaming%2Fnews%2Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%2F&amp;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Scarlet<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_variety?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3Dpokemon%2Bscarlet%2Band%2Bviolet%26crid%3D23RCCYURUTMZ%26sprefix%3Dpokemon%2BScarlet%2B%252Caps%252C194%26linkCode%3Dll2%26tag%3Dvariety0e8-20%26linkId%3D4becca73845e86ecfad8ba2aaffd8349%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl%26asc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvariety.com%252F2026%252Fgaming%252Fnews%252Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2026%2Fgaming%2Fnews%2Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%2F&amp;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Violet<\/a>\u201d or the recent \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_variety?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3DPokemon%2BLegends%2BZ-A%26crid%3D1D9AA3RIZ5SD1%26sprefix%3Dpokemon%2Blegends%2Bz-a%252Caps%252C117%26linkCode%3Dll2%26tag%3Dvariety0e8-20%26linkId%3D8d364c038a58af182c8c79d34b94c30b%26language%3Den_US%26ref_%3Das_li_ss_tl%26asc_source%3Dweb%26asc_campaign%3Dweb%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fvariety.com%252F2026%252Fgaming%252Fnews%252Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%252F&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2026%2Fgaming%2Fnews%2Fpokemon-winds-waves-new-games-starters-release-date-1236674619%2F&amp;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&amp;event_type=click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Legends Z-A<\/a>.\u201d There was a tropical forest with a roaming Tropius and Gloom, an ocean with a gigantic Wailord spewing water from its spout, grassy plains with Tailow flying about and a lava-filled volcano with Slugma oozing around. There were also quick looks at a massive tower floating in the water that could be some kind of gym, plus a beachside town with buildings connected by aquatic bridges. It also seemed like there was a robust day-night cycle, with different Pok\u00e9mon appearing during the early morning, sunset and dusk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs previously announced, \u201cFireRed\u201d and \u201cLeafGreen\u201d are coming to Nintendo Switch Online, as is the 2005 GameCube game \u201cPok\u00e9mon XD: Gale of Darkness.\u201d The new battling game, \u201cPok\u00e9mon Champions,\u201d will release on the Switch in April and on mobile devices later this year.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The next generation of \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d has finally been revealed. During its \u201cPok\u00e9mon Presents\u201d 30th anniversary livestream, the company&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":449698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,3235,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-449697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-pokemon","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom","13":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=449697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/449697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/449698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=449697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=449697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=449697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}