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A '''Pokémon Press Conference''' is an event hosted by [[The Pokémon Company]] in {{wp|Tokyo}}, {{wp|Japan}}.
 
==List of press conferences==
===2015===
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The '''Pokémon GO Press Conference''' (Japanese: '''新事業戦略発表会''' ''New Business Strategy Announcement'') was announced and held on September 10, 2015, announcing the smartphone game [[Pokémon GO]] as a collaboration between The Pokémon Company, [[Niantic]], and [[Nintendo]]. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]], {{wp|John Hanke}}, [[Junichi Masuda]], and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]].
 
The conference was presented in Japanese and English with consecutive interpretation and streamed on {{wp|Niconico}}. A video of the conference was later uploaded to the official English and Japanese Pokémon YouTube channels.
 
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===2018===
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The '''Pokémon 2018 Video Game Press Conference''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン新作発表会''' ''Pokémon New Work Announcement'') was announced and held on May 30, 2018, announcing the spin-off game [[Pokémon Quest]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and mobile devices, the [[core series]] title [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]] for Nintendo Switch, as well as a [[Pokémon Sword and Shield|future core series title]] for 2019. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]], [[Shigeru Ohmori]], [[Junichi Masuda]] of The Pokémon Company, Shinya Takahashi of Nintendo, and Tatsuo Nomura and {{wp|John Hanke}} of [[Niantic]].
 
The conference was presented in Japanese and English with consecutive interpretation and was live-tweeted by the official @Pokemon and @poke_times Twitter accounts. A video of the conference was later uploaded to the official English and Japanese Pokémon YouTube channels, as well as subtitled versions for the official French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Korean YouTube channels.
 
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===2019===
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The '''Pokémon 2019 Press Conference''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン事業戦略発表会''' ''Pokémon Business Strategy Announcement'') was announced on May 27, 2019 and was held on May 29, 2019, announcing a {{ga|Detective Pikachu}} game for the [[Nintendo Switch]], a new {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} store in {{wp|Shibuya}}, the cloud service [[Pokémon HOME]], the mobile application [[Pokémon Sleep]], the [[Pokémon GO Plus +]] device, and the spin-off game [[Pokémon Masters EX|Pokémon Masters]] for mobile devices. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of The Pokémon Company, Hiro Matsuoka of [[Toho]], Yoriomi Uego of {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}}, Ethan Wang of NetEase Games, [[Junichi Masuda]] of [[Game Freak]], Kazuhiro Maruyama of Nintendo, and {{wp|John Hanke}} of [[Niantic]].
 
Unlike previous conferences, it was presented in Japanese, English, and Chinese with simultaneous interpretation after the initial comments by Ishihara presented with consecutive interpretation. It was also live-streamed worldwide starting at 6:00 pm PDT, 9:00 pm EDT, 2:00 am BST, 3:00 am CET, and 10:00 am JST on Twitch in English and YouTube in Japanese. As with the previous conference, it was live-tweeted by the official @Pokemon and @poke_times Twitter accounts. The stream was initially planned to also be live-streamed in Chinese on {{wp|bilibili}}, but was canceled due to network issues. A video of the conference was later uploaded to the official English Pokémon YouTube channel and the official Chinese {{wp|Weibo}} account.
 
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===2020===
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[[File:Pokemon Presents logo.png|thumb|200px|Pokémon Presents logo]]
Unlike previous years, these announcements were made as a series of pre-recorded presentations titled '''Pokémon Presents''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン新作発表会 Pokémon Presents''' ''Pokémon New Work Announcement: Pokémon Presents'') rather than a real-life press conference, likely due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
 
====June 17====
This presentation was announced on June 16, 2020 and was held on June 17, 2020, announcing [[Pokémon Smile]], [[Pokémon Café ReMix|Pokémon Café Mix]], [[New Pokémon Snap]], the additions of [[Mega Evolution]]s and {{p|Victini}} to Pokémon GO, a special {{p|Zeraora}} [[Max Raid Battle]] event, and the addition of {{rf|Galarian|Farfetch'd}} and new [[Isle of Armor]]-inspired trainer outfits to Pokémon GO. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] of The Pokémon Company.
 
It began at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EDT, 2:00 pm BST, 3:00 pm CET, and 10:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
 
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====June 24====
This presentation was announced at the end of the previous Pokémon Presents on June 17 and was held on June 24, 2020, announcing [[Pokémon UNITE]], a game for the [[Nintendo Switch]] and mobile devices, developed by {{wp|TiMi Studios}}. It was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and Masaaki Hoshino of The Pokémon Company, and Steven Ma of Tencent.
 
It began at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EDT, 2:00 pm BST, 3:00 pm CET, and 10:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
 
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===2021===
====February 26====
This '''Pokémon Presents''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|Pokémon Presents|ポケモンプレゼンツ}}''') presentation was announced on February 25, 2021 and was held on February 26, 2021 (North America) / February 27, 2021 (Japan), during the [[Pokémon 25th Anniversary]]. The presentation was hosted by [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and Takato Utsunomiya of [[The Pokémon Company]]. A retrospective trailer was broadcast, followed by a trailer for [[New Pokémon Snap]] and information on [[Pokémon Day]] events in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], [[Pokémon Café ReMix|Pokémon Café Mix]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon Masters EX]], culminating with the announcement of the [[Nintendo Switch]] video games [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]].
 
It began at 7:00 am PST, 10:00 am EST, 3:00 pm GMT, 4:00 pm CET, and 12:00 midnight JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
 
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====August 18====
This presentation was announced on August 13, 2020 and was held on August 18, 2021. The presentation was hosted by Takato Utsunomiya of [[The Pokémon Company]]. It was focused on video games [[Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl]] and [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], as well as [[Pokémon UNITE]] and [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. In addition, Pokémon Café Mix has been revamped into [[Pokémon Café ReMix]].
 
It began at 6:00 am PDT, 9:00 am EST, 1:00 pm GMT, 3:00 pm CET, and 10:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
 
===2022===
This presentation was announced on February 24, 2022 and aired on February 27, 2022, [[Pokémon Day]].
 
It began at 6:00 am PST, 9:00 am EST, 2:00 pm GMT, 3:00 pm CET, and 11:00 pm JST on the official English and Japanese Pokémon [[YouTube]] channels.
 
==See also==
* [[Nintendo Direct]]
 
==External links==
* 2015: [http://archive.is/UQcQH News From the ''Pokémon GO'' Announcement | Pokemon.com (archived)]
* 2018:
** [http://archive.fo/1dUGB Huge Pokémon News Revealed in Tokyo | Pokemon.com (archived)]
** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-creators-share-more-details/ Pokémon Creators Share More Details on Upcoming Games | Pokemon.com]
* 2019:
** [http://archive.is/Afccc Pokémon 2019 Press Conference | Pokemon.com (archived)]
** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/big-pokemon-news-from-tokyo/ Big Pokémon News from Tokyo | Pokemon.com]
* 2020:
** June 17:
*** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-presents-2020-06-17/ Pokémon Presents - 2020.6.17 | Pokemon.com]
*** [https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-presents-reveals-new-pokemon-snap-pokemon-cafe-mix-and-shiny-zeraora/ Pokémon Presents Reveals New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Café Mix, and Shiny Zeraora]
 
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