Pokémon Presents: July 2025 Recap – What Fans Must Know 🎯
What Is Pokémon Presents?
Pokémon Presents are periodic digital showcases from The Pokémon Company, similar to a Nintendo Direct, where major announcements across games, anime, merch, and more are made (Nintendo Everything).
🔥 Jump into July 22, 2025 Highlights
1. Pokémon Friends – Puzzle Game Launch!
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A brand-new daily puzzle game released instantly on Switch (incl. Switch 2) and mobile.
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Solve cute brain teasers to earn plushies and decorate in-game rooms—over 1,200 puzzles available (TechRadar).
2. Pokémon Legends: Z‑A – New Gameplay Reveals
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Launch date confirmed: October 16, 2025, for both Switch and Switch 2 (Nintendo).
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Set in Lumiose City (Kalos region), featuring Rogue Mega Evolutions and all-new Mega Dragonite battles (Polygon).
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Time-based gameplay shifts: day for wild encounters, night for Z‑A Royale mode (Nintendo).
3. Pokémon Champions – 2026 Strategy Battle Game
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Official window announced: 2026, coming to Switch and mobile (TechRadar).
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Turn-based strategy gameplay with Pokémon Home integration and Mega/Terastal mechanics (Polygon).
4. Animation & Events
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Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, stop-motion series by Aardman, arriving in 2027 (Polygon).
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Pokémon Concierge Season 2 returns to Netflix on Sept 4, 2025 (Polygon).
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PokéPark Kanto attraction announced for Japan (Pokémon).
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Pokémon World Championships 2025 set to be held in an arena with livestreams and in-game codes (TechRadar).
5. Game Updates Across the Ecosystem
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Pokémon GO: Eternatus raids debut during GO Fest Max Finale and shiny Wo‑Chien appears in Tera Raids (Pokémon GO Hub).
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Pokémon Sleep: Legendary dogs and new Amber Canyon zone launch in November (Nintendo Life).
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Plus updates for GO, Unite, TCG Pocket, Masters EX, Café ReMix (Pokémon).
