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<\/p>\n\n\tIt\u2019s time to catch \u2019em all because Pok\u00e9mon is heading back to the big screen.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe popular trading card and video game franchise is returning with \u201cPok\u00e9mon: Wild Card,\u201d a new movie releasing worldwide in 2027. The film was announced during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Pok\u00e9mon World Championships, held in San Francisco. A short teaser also gave a brief look at the upcoming movie, which stars a trading card game player and a ghostly Pok\u00e9mon named Mimikyu.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe mysterious teaser reveals the trading card game player, who\u2019s dressed in a yellow hoodie like Mimikyu. The ghost and fairy type Pok\u00e9mon was introduced in \u201cSun\u201d and \u201cMoon,\u201d the seventh generation games in the \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d franchise. It crudely disguises itself as a Pikachu, the mascot of the \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d series, but its true form is hidden below the yellow rag that it wears.<\/p>\n
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\n\tKatsuhiko Kitada, who previously worked on anime films and shows like \u201cThe First Slam Dunk,\u201d \u201cAttack on Titan,\u201d \u201cNaruto: Shippuden\u201d and more, will direct \u201cPok\u00e9mon: Wild Card.\u201d Character design is being handled by Akemi Hayashi, who has worked on \u201cBanana Fish,\u201d \u201cLazarus\u201d and other anime. CloverWorks, the Japanese animation studio behind titles like \u201cSpy X Family,\u201d \u201cBocchi the Rock\u201d and others, will produce the film.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWild Card\u201d is the first \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d movie made since 2020\u2019s \u201cPok\u00e9mon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle,\u201d which was released theatrically in Japan and worldwide on Netflix in 2021. The last \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d film to hit theaters worldwide was 2018\u2019s \u201cPok\u00e9mon the Movie: The Power of Us,\u201d which received a limited release by Fathom Events outside of Japan.<\/p>\n
\n\tNext year will also see the release of \u201cWinds\u201d and \u201cWaves,\u201d the 10th generation of \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d titles. The franchise celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2026.<\/p>\n
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