In celebration of Pokemon Day and the Pokemon franchise, The Pokemon Company has officially announced that the next Pokemon Presents event will take place on Monday, February 27 at 6:00am PT. Pokemon Presents events are basically the Pokemon-specific equivalents of Nintendo Direct presentations, so fans should be able to expect a number of announcements tied to the monster catching franchise come next Tuesday.Last year's Pokemon Presents event was especially exciting. Despite being only about a month out from the launch of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Game Freak and The Pokemon Company shocked the world with the announcement for the Generation 9 games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. It's unlikely that this year's Pokemon Presents event will feature an announcement quite at that level, but Pokemon Scarlet and Violet should still have a major presence at the show.Rumors have persisted that Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC is in the works, potentially adding paradox legendaries like alternate forms for Suicune and Virizion to the mix. Reputable leakers that leaked a lot of accurate information about the base Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games were behind the DLC leaks as well, so chances are good that the leaks are legitimate. The 20-minute Pokemon Presents event on February 27 would mark the perfect opportunity to reveal Pokemon Scarlet and Violet DLC to the world, though it's always possible that the event will come and go with no mention of Scarlet and Violet DLC.
When is the Next Pokemon Presents Event?
- Monday, February 27 at 6:00am PT
Other Pokemon announcements at the February 2023 Pokemon Presents event are really anyone's guess. It's possible fans will finally get another update on the Pokemon Sleep app that was announced and then seemingly abandoned, but that remains to be seen. Another possibility is that the Pokemon Presents event will be more focused on highlighting older games in the Pokemon franchise instead.
For example, fans know that the two Nintendo 64 Pokemon Stadium games are coming to the Switch Online Expansion Pack, but they are still without a release date at the time of this writing. It's possible release dates for those games could come at the Pokemon Presents. And while it's a long shot, there's also a possibility that classic Game Boy and GBA Pokemon games could be announced for Switch Online during the Pokemon Presents as well, but that's just speculation at this time. Fans should definitely keep their expectations in check.
There has been some evidence to suggest a new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game could be in development as well, so maybe it will be at the show. Really, the possibilities are near-endless, so any interested Pokemon fans will want to tune in on at 6:00am PT on February 27 to see all the big Pokemon announcements for themselves.
