{"id":5001,"date":"2026-02-24T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/the-pokemon-company-announces-30th-anniversary-pokemon-day-plans-and-new-releases\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:58:15","slug":"the-pokemon-company-announces-30th-anniversary-pokemon-day-plans-and-new-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/the-pokemon-company-announces-30th-anniversary-pokemon-day-plans-and-new-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pok\u00e9mon Company Announces 30th Anniversary Pok\u00e9mon Day Plans and New Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Pok\u00e9mon Company has officially unveiled its plans for Pok\u00e9mon Day 2026 to celebrate the franchise\u2019s 30th anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Classic titles Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen are set to release digitally on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 systems<\/li>\n<li>The brand is also teaming up with the LEGO Group to launch the first-ever official LEGO Pok\u00e9mon building sets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Company has officially unveiled its highly anticipated 30th-anniversary release lineup, highlighted by the debut of the first-ever LEGO Pok\u00e9mon sets and new Nintendo Switch titles. The brand has detailed a comprehensive schedule that spans digital gaming, mobile campaigns, and physical collectibles. The celebration will be anchored by a special Pok\u00e9mon Presents video broadcast, promising major updates and announcements across the entire Pok\u00e9mon universe.<\/p>\n<p>A major highlight of the 30th-anniversary celebration is the return of the beloved 2004 Game Boy Advance remakes, Pok\u00e9mon FireRed Version and Pok\u00e9mon LeafGreen Version. The classic titles are officially making their way to the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2 as download-exclusive releases. Both games will be available to play immediately following the conclusion of the Pok\u00e9mon Presents broadcast.\n<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the digital realm, The Pok\u00e9mon Company is officially bridging the gap into the building block space through a landmark partnership with the LEGO Group. The highly anticipated collaboration will introduce the first-ever LEGO Pok\u00e9mon sets, bringing iconic characters to life in brick form. The inaugural drop features five fan-favorite pocket monsters: Pikachu, Eevee, Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise. Additionally, the brand is rolling out a yearlong \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Favorite?\u201d campaign, inviting fans to engage through a new snapshot feature in the mobile game Pok\u00e9mon GO, which concurrently celebrates its 10th anniversary.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen Nintendo Switch ports and the initial LEGO Pok\u00e9mon sets drop February 27, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The Pok\u00e9mon Company has officially unveiled its plans for Pok\u00e9mon Day 2026 to celebrate the franchise\u2019s 30th anniversary Classic titles Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen are set to release digitally on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 systems The brand is also teaming up with the LEGO Group to launch the first-ever official LEGO Pok\u00e9mon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[4863,4275,4053,4680,3398,4864,389,4443],"class_list":{"0":"post-5001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-releases","8":"tag-30th","9":"tag-anniversary","10":"tag-announces","11":"tag-company","12":"tag-day","13":"tag-plans","14":"tag-pokemon","15":"tag-releases"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}