What happens when Pokémon and Wallace & Gromit's makers collide?
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Fans of Pokémon have been given a new peek at an upcoming animated adventure - and it's being made with the studio behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
The new project is called Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu and is being created by The Pokémon Company and Aardman, the British animation studio based in Bristol, famous for its stop-motion style.
Stop-motion is way of filming where models or puppets are moved a tiny bit at a time, with lots of photos put together to make them look like they are moving. It's the same type of animation used in films like Wallace and Gromit.
Pokémon Presents: Aardman to make stop-motion Pichu animation
- Published23 July 2025
New artwork was shown at was shown at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France
The story follows two Pokémon, Sirfetch'd and Pichu as they travel through Galar, a Pokémon region that has lots of similarities to the real-life UK.
Their quest is to help and protect other Pokémon - although it sounds like things will not always go to plan.
Sirfetch'd which evolves from Farfetch'd is a duck type Pokémon that - a bit like a medieval knight - has a hard leaf shield and a sharp leek stalk as a sword.
Pichu is a small Electric-type Pokémon that many fans will know evolves into Pikachu.
A teaser video was released last year showing the Pokémon Wooloo chewing on grass, while Pichu and Sirfetch'd can be seen causing mayhem behind a stone wall
A first look was shown at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, where people in the audience saw early footage and artwork from the show.
Phil Rynda, from The Pokémon Company International, said "This project gives us a unique opportunity to tell stories from the point of view of Pokémon, made possible by Aardman's extraordinary craft, remarkable artistry.
"Their warmth, and affection for this much-loved Pokémon cast are evident in every brilliantly crafted frame."
Sarah Cox, from Aardman, said the team "are delighted to bring the vivid physicality of Stop Frame animation into the Pokémon world."
The series is planned for release in 2027, but an exact date has not yet been announced