While the next entries in the mainline Pokémon franchise, Winds and Waves, are slated for a Nintendo Switch 2 release in 2027, the company has seemingly already begun its marketing efforts for the games. In a new video, the company has offered a behind-the-scenes look at the recording for the new main theme song for Pokémon Winds and Waves. Check it out below.
The song was performed for the recording by the NHK Symphony Orchestra, and features a wide variety of instruments used in the process, from pianos to violins, and quite a few wind instruments as well, including flutes and trombones.
Pokémon Winds and Waves will make up the 10th generation for the franchise, and will bring players to a brand new region that seems to be quite watery. The trailers have indicated a large variety of environments for players to explore, from underwater zones to forests and beaches, and many small towns. The titles will also include three new starter Pokémon: the Grass-type Browt, the Fire-type Pompon, and the Water-type Gecqua.
Alongside a host of new Pokémon to capture and battle against, players will also find several returning from previous generations, like Tangela, Krabby, Wailord, and even the series mascot, Pikachu.
Not too many details about Pokémon Winds and Waves have been revealed yet. However, we did get a small idea of what we can expect when the games come out next year from the official website, which confirms that this generation of games will be open-world. Among other things, players will get to explore “beautiful windswept islands and a vast ocean with glittering waves that ebb and flow,” and meet Pokémon that “live in harmony with this region’s lush environment and have developed their own unique ecosystems.”
In the meantime, the most recent release in the franchise on Nintendo Switch 2 was Pokémon Pokopia from back in March. The title was released to widespread acclaim and has gone on to become incredibly successful. Nintendo had announced shortly after its release that it had sold more than 2.2 million copies in its first four days, with around 1 million of the sales coming from Japan alone. The commercial performance of Pokémon Pokopia even went as far as affecting Nintendo’s share prices for a time.
Koei Tecmo, which helped in the planning and development of Pokémon Pokopia, also ended up revising its revenue and profit forecast for the fiscal year ending in March 2026 to account for the title’s success. The company reported that it had performed “better than expected,” and that the company as a whole has “significantly exceeded” previous projections as a result.
Pokémon Pokopia is available on the Nintendo Switch 2. For more details, check out our review, where we gave it a score of 9 out of 10 thanks to its surprisingly engaging premise, sense of charm and personality, and addictive construction mechanics. Our only complaints with the game were its frustrating storage restrictions and long waiting times during its early hours. Despite this, however, we found Pokémon Pokopia to be “the best Pokémon spin-off of all time.”
