Summary
Fans of thePokemonfranchise should be excited for Tuesday, August 8 at 6:00am PT, as that’s when the next Pokemon Presents event will take place. Rumors have been swirling for quite some time that aPokemon Presents event would be happening in August, and fans had very good reason to believe the rumors were true.
First off, data miners found reference to aspecial Pokemon Presents eventwithin thePokemon Masters EXupdate files, which was pretty damning evidence that a Pokemon Presents would indeed be taking place in August. Secondly, there has long been an established pattern of one Pokemon Presents happening in February and another happening in August. It was really just a matter of time before the official announcement happened, and now it’s finally come to pass.
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The Pokemon Company has officially announced that the next Pokemon Presents event will happen on Tuesday, August 8 at 6:00am PT. Additionally, it was confirmed that the next Pokemon Presents event will be about 35 minutes long. SpecificPokemongames for the event were not announced, but fans can make some educated guesses about what they’ll see when they tune in to the big show on August 8.
When is the Next Pokemon Presents Event for 2023?
It seems safe to say thatPokemon Scarlet and VioletDLC will be front and center at the new Pokemon Presents event on August 8. Both The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk are without release dates at the time of this writing, so it’s possiblePokemonfans will get more clarification on that front. Recent rumors from reputable insiders have teased that there will bemore new Pokemon introduced in the DLCthat have yet to be revealed, so perhaps fans will get a glimpse at them as well.
ThePokemon Masters EXleak suggests that game will be at the Pokemon Presents too, and it’s possible that some otherPokemonspin-off games will also get some time in the spotlight, like the recently releasedPokemon Sleep, the persistently popularPokemon GO, the MOBAPokemon Unite, etc.Upcoming Switch exclusiveDetective Pikachu Returnsseems like an obvious choice to feature at the Pokemon Presents, especially when one considers that the game’s release date is October 6.
While not as likely, it’s also possible thatPokemonfans will finally get a release date forPokemon Stadium 2for theNintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack service. Ultimately,Pokemonfans will just have to tune in to the next Pokemon Presents on Tuesday, August 8 at 6:00am PT to find out more.
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