Iconic Wallace & Gromit Studio Is Making A New Stop-Motion Pokémon Project

Aardman has teased a new Pokémon stop-motion project. However, it remains to be seen if it will be a movie or series. It will premiere sometime in 2027, which is four years away.

The teaser doesn’t reveal much details or information, only showing two stop-motion Poké balls.

Pokémon x Aardman
Coming in 2027! pic.twitter.com/v36y729GSp

— Aardman (@aardman) December 11, 2024

Taito Okiura, VP of Marketing and Media at The Pokémon Company International, commented,

“This is a dream partnership for Pokémon. Aardman are masters of their craft, and we have been blown away by their talent and creativity. What we have been working on together ensures our global Pokémon fans are in for a treat!”

Sean Clarke, Managing Director of Aardman, added,

“It’s a huge honour to be working with The Pokémon Company International — we feel sincerely privileged to be trusted with bringing their characters and world to life in a brand-new way. Bringing together Pokémon, the world’s biggest entertainment brand, together with our love of craft, character and comedic storytelling feels incredibly exciting. Aardman and TPCi share an emphasis on heritage and attention to detail as well as putting our fans and audiences at the heart of what we do, which we know will steer us right as we together create charming, original and new stories for audiences around the world”

The British animation studio is best known for films and television series made using stop motion and clay animation techniques, particularly those featuring its plasticine characters from Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and Shaun The Sheep.

Their most recent movie is Wallace & Gromit Vengeance Most Fowl, which will premiere on Netflix on 3 January 2025.

There has previously already been another stop-motion Pokémon project, Pokémon Concierge which premiered on Netflix in December 2024.