On Monday, February 27, 2023, new announcement Pokémon Instructor stop-motion animated series has been announced by streaming giant Netflix. This announcement comes after a lot of news about the franchise’s new animated series, which is slated to premiere in April 2023, according to the latest reports.
The birth and announcement of Pokémon Instructor suggests that the franchise’s eponymous company is looking to expand their television presence beyond the animated series. New genre begins guide the tourists also suggests that the company is aiming to move beyond the formulaic battle-like approach of its current film and television productions.
Pokémon Instructor The beginning points to a new approach to storytelling for the franchise
Pokémon Instructor is set to be produced in cooperation with franchise company of the same name and dwarf studios, known for their work on Rilakkuma and Kaoru. An English subtitled trailer was released alongside the announcement of the series. Unfortunately, no release information has been released beyond the fact that the series is “coming out”.
The film will follow Haru, a worker at Pokémon Resort, and Psyduck, who will meet their trainers and companions while they go on vacation. The trailer features the voice of Haru, who explains that at the Resort, the Pokémon are guests. She stated that the story is a continuation of the story of the Resort’s concierge, likely Haru and Psyduck themselves.
The brief trailer showcases some stop-motion animation when Psyduck is seen walking along a beach. Though brief, the stop-motion animation seems to be of high quality, which is to be expected from the series. While it’s unfortunate that the series is currently announced as an “coming soon,” fans can expect it to premiere sometime in 2023, based on Netflix’s typical release cadence.
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Also launching in 2023, but not on Netflix, is the first installment of the franchise anime TV series without Ash Ketchum as its protagonist. Instead, fans will meet two main characters, Riko and Roy, who will be accompanied by ninth-generation starters Grass-style Sprigatito, Fire-style Fuecoco, and Water-style Quaxly. All three appeared in scarlet And purple video game released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022.
The anime is likely to have an overarching storyline centered on Riko, with key visuals depicting her as a girl with a “mysterious pendant”. However, this is purely speculation, no official information has been released other than the aforementioned teaser suggesting this. What is confirmed is that fans will see the legendary Flying Dragon-style Rayquaza, first popularized in deoxys destiny film, in shiny form.
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