Pokémon Presents Confirmed for Next Month Via Pokémon Go Datamine

A datamine of mobile game Pokémon Go has confirmed The Pokémon Company will host a Pokémon Presents event in February 2025.

Established dataminer @mattyoukhana_ revealed on X/Twitter that the Pokémon Go code now references an event connected with what’s being called Pokémon Presents 2025. Further text reveals it will take place on Pokémon Day, as expected, meaning February 27.

While this isn’t really a surprise, as such an event has been held on Pokémon Day for the last few years, the seemingly imminent reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, from The Pokémon Company co-owner Nintendo, is a big enough occasion to shake up the regular schedule.

It’s currently unclear when the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal will happen but it appears to be very soon given accessory maker Genki is currently showing off a mockup at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025. It’s confirmed to be revealed before the end of March 2025 too.

An announcement ahead of Pokémon Day would certainly make sense, however, as it would allow The Pokémon Company to discuss its next big game during the Pokémon Presents. The February 27 event is the biggest on Pokémon fans’ calendar and in the last few years has seen the likes of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and Pokémon Legends Z-A announced.

This latter game, the next big release coming sometime in 2025, is therefore practically a shoe in for the upcoming event, and is increasingly likely to appear on Nintendo Switch 2 given how little The Pokémon Company has said about it so far.

Pokémon Presents events typically last around 30 minutes and feature big announcements like these alongside myriad on the rest of the Pokémon world. This includes games such as Pokémon TCG Pocket and, as is already known, Pokémon Go, but reveals for the anime, actual card game, and other products are common too.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.