Pokemon Winds and Waves are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide in 2027

At the end of the February 2026 Pokemon Presents, The Pokemon Company revealed new games that will also serve as the Generation 10 mainline entries for the Pokemon franchise. The new games will be titled Pokemon Winds and Waves, and they will be available for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027.

The first trailer for the new games also shows the three starter Pokemon that will be available for players to choose at the beginning:

• Grass starter: Browt (Habrow ハブロウ in Japanese)
• Fire starter: Pombon (Pomken ポムケン in Japanese)
• Water starter: Gecqua (Miory ミオリー in Japanese)

The Pokemon Company has also published a standalone version of the reveal trailer for Pokemon Winds and Waves, which you can also find after the official screenshots and artworks right below:

English

Japanese

Developed by GAME FREAK Inc., the Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves games are the newest entries in the Pokémon RPG series and are scheduled for release in 2027 on the Nintendo Switch 2 system. These new titles feature an open world to explore, with beautiful windswept islands and a vast ocean with glittering waves.
 
Trainers will play as the main character of this adventure, where they will have a different outfit depending on the version they are playing. Players will then choose their first partner Pokémon — either Browt, the Bean Chick Pokémon; Pombon, the Puppy Pokémon; or Gecqua, the Water Gecko Pokémon — before setting off on their journey.
 
Browt
Category: Bean Chick Pokémon
Type: Grass
Height: 1′ (0.3 m)
Weight: 7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg)
Ability: Overgrow
 
Pombon
Category: Puppy Pokémon
Type: Fire
Height: 1′4″ (0.4 m)
Weight: 14.8 lbs. (6.7 kg)
Ability: Blaze
 
Gecqua
Category: Water Gecko Pokémon
Type: Water
Height: 1′ (0.3 m)
Weight: 9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg)
Ability: Torrent
 
Beginning with Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, Brazilian Portuguese will officially be supported as a selectable language for players. By expanding our supported languages, we aim to make Pokémon more accessible to players around the world, furthering the brand’s goal of bringing the world together through Pokémon.
 
For more information on Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves, please visit Pokemon.com/WindsWaves.