Wallace & Gromit Studio Aardman Is Working On A Pokémon Project

Aardman Animation, nan workplace down nan Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and Shaun nan Sheep, and Chicken Run franchises, is moving pinch The Pokémon Company International connected a mysterious caller project.

In a astonishing move of events, TCPi and Aardman announced coming that they’re teaming up for “a emblematic project” that’s group to beryllium released immoderate clip successful 2027. In a spot merchandise astir nan collaboration, TCP trading and media VP Taito Okiura described it arsenic “a dream business for Pokémon.” Aardman’s managing caput Sean Clarke added that it was immoderate a immense assistance and privilege to beryllium tasked pinch presenting nan Pokémon world successful a caller way.

“Bringing together Pokémon, nan world’s biggest intermezo brand, together pinch our emotion of craft, characteristic and comedic storytelling feels incredibly exciting,” Clarke said. “Aardman and TPCi banal an accent connected believe and attraction to point arsenic bully arsenic putting our fans and audiences astatine nan bosom of what we do, which we cognize will steer america correct arsenic we together create charming, original and caller stories for audiences astir nan world.”

Aside from nan projected merchandise year, location aren’t each that galore specifications astir what nan collaboration is aliases really we’ll beryllium tin to devour it. Clearly, stop-motion claymation will beryllium involved, but what’s small evident is whether this will extremity up being a movie, a series, aliases perchance a crippled — which wouldn’t beryllium a first for Aardman. This benignant of team-up makes a batch of consciousness for TCPi aft nan occurrence of Detective Pikachu and astonishment delights for illustration Pokémon Concierge. And nan personification we get to 2027, it’s feels for illustration there’s a very beardown chance this will beryllium point that has group buzzing.