While we’re expecting reveals at the various game award shows this month, Pokémon were not to be outdone – Nintendo just announced a partnership between Pokémon and Aardman, coming to some sort of screen in the future.
At the moment, our speculation is running wild. All we have is a quick video showing a Pokéball forming from two spherical lumps of clay, with the logos of the two companies. Is it a movie? TV show? We’ll have to wait and see. Unfortunately, the provisional release window is 2027, so it’s not going to be soon.
If you don’t recognize the name Aardman, it’s a cornerstone of British children’s TV, and the studio behind Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit, and Shaun the Sheep. It has a recognizable style, and most productions are made with stop-motion animation and clay figurines.
Managing Director of Aardman, Sean Clarke, said it is a “huge honor to be working with The Pokémon Company International”, and that Aardman is privileged to be trusted “bringing their characters and world to life in a brand-new way”.
So what do you think we might get? A Walrein and Growlithe adventure, something with lots of Wooloos, or a Chicken Run spinoff filled with Torchics, perhaps. Either way, we’re excited as we all grew up with key Aardman titles like The Wrong Trousers and Flushed Away.
Well, while you wait for any more details, why not grab some free Pokémon games or see which our favorite Pokémon Pocket TCG cards are? You can also get the new Pokémon Go codes here for some freebies in the game.