New Pokémon Anime Coming to YouTube: Pokémon Evolutions

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Pokémon Evolutions just got announced, and it is a new Pokémon anime web-series that will be exclusive to YouTube and free to watch on the Pokémon channel.

Ok, what's going on? I know it's the 25th anniversary of Pokémon, but come on: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Pokémon Unite, Pokémon Snap, a Pikachu plane and now a new Pokémon anime? Plus, I'm sure I missed something in that listing. This is just nuts and might just make up for how disappointed I am by Pokémon Arceus:

I'm glad somebody up there at the Pokémon Corporation realizes that us fans deserve better – we deserve a free to watch quality anime and that's exactly what we're getting.

What We Know About Pokémon Evolutions Anime

Pokémon Evolutions Release Date

The anime will premiere on the official Pokémon YouTube channel on September 9 and the first episode will be "The Champion", which takes place in Galar and star Leon as the protagonist. In fact, every episode of Pokémon Evolutions will take us to a different region. Exciting stuff... I love it.

Is Pokémon Evolutions a YouTube web-exclusive?

Yes. As far as we're aware, Pokémon Evolutions is a YouTube exclusive and will only air on the web.

Is Pokémon Evolutions Free to Watch?

Yup, being on YouTube, you can just hop on over to the Pokémon YouTube channel and watch the latest Pokémon anime entirely for free.

What Is the Story of Pokémon Evolutions?

Pokémon Evolutions will reverse-explore the Pokémon universe and move from Galar all the way back to Kanto, with each episode exploring a different region: Galar, Alola, Kalos, Unova, Sinnoh, Hoenn, Johto and Kanto – they're all in there. If you then want to take it even further back, you can just play Arceus, which will explore a time long before Red and Green ever took place.

What Is the Pokémon Evolutions Schedule?

  • Thursday, Sept. 9: “The Champion” featuring the Galar region
  • Thursday, Sept. 23: “The Eclipse” featuring the Alola region
  • Thursday, Oct. 7: “The Visionary” featuring the Kalos region
  • Thursday, Oct. 21: “The Plan” featuring the Unova region
  • Thursday, Dec. 2: “The Rival” featuring the Sinnoh region
  • Thursday, Dec. 9: “The Wish” featuring the Hoenn region
  • Thursday, Dec. 16: “The Show” featuring the Johto region
  • Thursday, Dec. 23: “The Discovery” featuring the Kanto region

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Amidu Njiemoun

Amidu is a Brunel University graduate, and former published novel & screenplay writer turned gaming journalist and show host. He was a Senior Content Creator and Content Co-Lead at EarlyGame....