The next Pokémon Presentation takes place today and will contain lots of news for fans around the world, letting us know what’s coming next in the world of lovable pocket monsters.

If you want to tune in live, then we have everything you need to know.

When is the next Pokémon Presents?

The next Pokémon Presents will take place on Monday 27 February at 2:00pm UK time (GMT). Here are the start times for other locations:

US West Coast: 6:00am PTUS East Coast: 9:00am ETCentral Europe: 3:00pm CET

As is traditional, the Pokémon Presents takes place on the birthday of the original Pokémon games, Red and Blue, which were released on 27 February 1996.

It happens to be 27 years on the 27th day of the month and the firm has promised fans 20 minutes of Pokémon news as it invites everyone to “Celebrate Pokémon Together”.

What will be announced is unclear so you’ll have to tune in to find out. Last year we got the announcement of Scarlet and Violet so something that big is unlikely but there could well be patch and DLC news.

We could also see Red, Blue (and Yellow) added to Nintendo Switch Online with Pokémon Stadium as another possibility.

With plenty of other parts of the Pokémon world, there could be news on Pokémon GO, Pokémon Unite, Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) and lots more including merch.

How to watch the Pokémon Presents live stream

You will be able to watch the live stream on Pokémon’s YouTube channel – we’ll embed the stream here when it’s available

What is Nintendo Direct?

Nintendo Direct is the legendary Japanese gaming company’s way of communicating with both the press and fans. It’s namely for making news announcements for upcoming games.

The announcements can vary, from new gameplay features to new accessory reveals and even release date announcements. Previously, Nintendo used its Direct presentations to unveil the Nintendo Switch, as well as many of its best Nintendo Switch games.

Occasionally there will be a dedicated Pokémon Presents stream, especially for the franchise, or particular games like Smash Bros and Animal Crossing.

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