The Pokémon Firm Worldwide and Aardman have launched the primary teaser trailer for Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, a brand new stop-motion collection set within the Galar area.
The trailer premiered at Pokémon XP in San Francisco yesterday (twenty eighth August) alongside the 2026 Pokémon World Championships, throughout a Behind the Scenes with Aardman panel. You possibly can see it beneath:
The video description teases: “Be part of our unlikely heroes, Sirfetch’d and Pichu, of their gallant quest to guard Pokémon throughout Galar! Whereas their missions would possibly not often go as deliberate, their noble deeds forge their friendship as they step bravely into the unknown. Peril, alliances, rivalries, extraordinary Pokémon, and limitless laughs await them.”
Pokémon’s director of unique animation Phil Rynda joined Aardman’s Tom Parkinson (director), Nat McKay (artistic director, IP improvement), and James Younger (model-making artistic lead) on the panel to stroll followers by the present’s puppets, units, and manufacturing course of.
Disney+ was additionally confirmed because the collection’ unique worldwide streaming house when it arrives in 2027, following the platform’s latest addition of Pokémon the Sequence: The Starting.
Set throughout the wilds of Galar, Pokémon Tales follows Sirfetch’d and Pichu on what Pokémon describes as “a gallant quest to assist and defend Pokémon throughout the area”, with new Pokémon and site reveals together with Obstagoon and the Crown Tundra space, each beforehand seen in Pokémon Sword and Defend.
“Sirfetch’d has this splendidly noble, barely bumbling power – decided to be the perfect knight in the entire of Galar,” stated director Tom Parkinson. “Whereas Pichu is the playful, curious squire, and infrequently, precise voice of cause. They are surely greatest pals, and we predict audiences are going to fall in love watching them stumble, succeed and assist Pokémon in want alongside the best way.”
“Aardman has introduced Galar to life in a approach that makes you are feeling like you’ll be able to scent the air, contact the tree bark, and need to journey alongside our collection heroes,” Rynda added.
Disney Youngsters & Household president Ayo Davis framed the deal as a part of a wider Pokémon push on the platform: “Together with ‘Pokémon the Sequence: The Starting,’ these collection are highly effective additions to Disney+.”
Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu is the most recent mission from Bristol-based Aardman, which turns 50 this yr.
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