February 27, 2026 marks 30 years since Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green first launched in Japan. To celebrate, The Pokémon Company hosted a Pokémon Presents video presentation on Pokémon Day — the franchise’s annual showcase event — live at 6:00 a.m. PST / 2:00 p.m. UTC on February 27, 2026. The presentation ran for approximately 25 minutes.
The lead-up to the event had already been busy. The first-ever LEGO Pokémon sets were confirmed for a February 27 launch. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were confirmed for Nintendo Switch. And live-service titles including Pokémon GO, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, Pokémon UNITE, and Pokémon Masters EX were all expected to receive updates.
The presentation was available to stream live on The Pokémon Company’s official YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok channels simultaneously — with no paid subscription or sign-up required to watch.
Pokémon Presents went live at 2:00 p.m. UTC / 6:00 a.m. PST on February 27, 2026. Tap your timezone to highlight it.
The Pokémon Presents presentation was streamed simultaneously across four official channels. All streams were free to access without any subscription or account required.
Pokémon Presents traditionally covers new games, live-service updates, TCG news, and animated productions. Here is what was confirmed or widely anticipated ahead of the February 27, 2026 presentation. Tap each item to expand.
Both games launched on February 27, 2026, right after Pokémon Presents ended. Here are the confirmed details from Nintendo’s official announcement.
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The LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company International launched their inaugural brick-built Pokémon collection on February 27, 2026. Three main sets launched on LEGO.com/Pokemon and Pokémon Center simultaneously.
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The Pokémon Presents February 2026 presentation covered confirmed and anticipated news across multiple areas of the Pokémon franchise — from the Nintendo Switch release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, to updates on Pokémon Champions, live-service titles, and the franchise’s 30th anniversary milestones.
Alongside the presentation, February 27, 2026 also served as the launch date for the first-ever LEGO Pokémon sets — three brick-built sets featuring Eevee, Pikachu, Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise — available through LEGO.com and Pokémon Center. The Pokémon TCG Pocket Paldean Wonders mini-set expansion had also gone live just two days prior, on February 25, 2026.
The Pokémon Presents was broadcast on the official Pokémon YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, and TikTok channels. The 2026 Pokémon World Championships is separately scheduled to take place in San Francisco, where Pokémon Champions will be used as the official VGC platform for the first time.