Pokemon Go datamine finds that, yes, we're probably getting a Pokemon Presents showcase on Pokemon Day

Pokemon Go Festival of Lights
(Image credit: Niantic / The Pokemon Company)

A new datamine suggests we'll be getting another Pokemon Presents in 2025, and get this, it'll be on Pokemon Day, just like it has been every year since 2021.

This news might seem a bit superfluous, but if the Pokemon Go datamine done by mattyoukhana_ (Matt) is accurate, it'll be "the first 'official' confirmation of one happening, despite it being commonplace on Pokémon Day."

The datamine shows text with the title "gotour_2025_pokemon_day" followed by a line that reads: "Pokemon Presents 2025 x Go Tour: Unova Timed Research". So, the title suggests it will be happening on Pokemon Day, and it stands to reason there will be some activities to do regarding Unova Pokemon in Go on or around the same time. 

Pokemon Day is February 27, the anniversary of when the original Pokemon Red and Green games came out in Japan in 1996. Wow, I feel old. My first Pokemon game was Gold, and I managed to get a Charizard up to level 97 but then the file got corrupted.

Since 2021, we've had a Pokemon Presents on Pokemon Day every year, and before that, one usually took place on that day, but not always. Some years we get several, others just one.

As Matt writes, this datamine marks the first time we've ever had an indication of when a Pokemon Presents would occur. Nintendo usually keeps things pretty close to the chest, only announcing things when it wants.

Previous Pokemon Presents have announced new games, so we could be getting some very big news this year. In 2024, the Presents was when we learned about Pokemon Legends Z-A for the first time, so maybe we'll get news about the next mainline installment, which would be Gen 10.

While you wait for Pokemon Day, get back into the franchise by playing some of the best Pokemon games available. You should just replay Emerald, because Hoenn is the best region.

Issy van der Velde
Contributor

I'm Issy, a freelancer who you'll now occasionally see over here covering news on GamesRadar. I've always had a passion for playing games, but I learned how to write about them while doing my Film and TV degrees at the University of Warwick and contributing to the student paper, The Boar. After university I worked at TheGamer before heading up the news section at Dot Esports. Now you'll find me freelancing for Rolling Stone, NME, Inverse, and many more places. I love all things horror, narrative-driven, and indie, and I mainly play on my PS5. I'm currently clearing my backlog and loving Dishonored 2.

Read more
Pokemon TCG Pocket Pikachu ex deck
Pokemon Presents February 2025 time – hopes for Pokemon Z-A and Switch 2 updates run high as Pokemon Day stream draws here
Pokemon Legends: Z-A screenshot
Everything announced at Pokemon Presents 2025
Pokemon image of Pikachu
Pokemon "will go downhill" if "we become complacent and go with the flow" says CEO, who hopes the series could last another 70 years
Sheep-like creatures holding mounted machine guns in Palworld
Palworld has revealed what a Pokemon game should be capable of – here's everything we want to see from Gen 10
Pokemon Legends Z-A
Pokemon Legends Z-A launches "late 2025" on Switch, and Mega Evolutions are returning for the first time in 7 years
Pokemon Legends: Z-A screenshot
Pokemon Legends Z-A: Everything we know so far
Latest in Pokemon
Zoomed in art of the Sudowoodo illustration rare card in Pokemon TCG Pocket.
Pokemon's literal god of the universe is almost unstoppable in TCG Pocket – the only thing that can save us is a smiley tree and a concussed dinosaur
Charizard in the Pokemon anime.
Pokemon fans prove they'll buy anything as a Cheeto shaped like a Charizard sells for almost $90k
The player character in Pokemon Legends: Z-A looks at the three starter Pokemon, Totodile, Tepig, and Chikorita.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A's starter trio proves it's time for a new type, and I know what it should be
The player character in Pokemon Legends: Z-A looks at the three starter Pokemon, Totodile, Tepig, and Chikorita.
You can let fate decide your Pokemon Legends Z-A starter with a random plushie pre-order bonus, just in case you couldn't pick between Totodile, Tepig, and Chikorita
Key art for Pokemon Champions
Pokemon Champions could be the series' "biggest announcement in over a decade," says former world champ, because Nintendo might finally be about to separate competitive play from single-player
Pokemon Legends Z-A screenshot
Lumiose City is going through an "urban redevelopment plan" in Pokemon Legends Z-A, and I bet it has something to do with the 1100lbs battles on its rooftops
Latest in News
Alien Earth teaser
New Alien: Earth teaser introduces us to new cast members and the cutest little cat – and if a Xenomorph eats it, I will be furious
Three RTX 5070 gaming PCs on a purple background
I'm surprised to see some RTX 5070 gaming PCs under $2,000 - these are the three prebuilds I'd buy this week
Let's Build a Dungeon
"They will cancel their subscription and your investors will have your head": This management sim about making the perfect MMO is so detailed it lets you play your own game
Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette in Mickey 17
Although the Mickey 17 cast were at first baffled by the unique way Parasite director Bong Joon Ho works, now they want it no other way
Hollow Knight
Day 1,251: Hollow Knight's strongest soldier has been fighting the boss version of Silksong star Hornet every day for over 3 years, and watching them master the Metroidvania in real time is truly amazing
Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The Monopoly movie from Margot Robbie's production company will be written by the Dungeons and Dragons movie directors