{"id":12526,"date":"2026-08-29T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/new-pokemon-series-from-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-is-coming-exclusively-to-disney-plus-alongside-ashs-first-anime-run\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T12:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T11:18:00","slug":"new-pokemon-series-from-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-is-coming-exclusively-to-disney-plus-alongside-ashs-first-anime-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehotedit.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/new-pokemon-series-from-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-is-coming-exclusively-to-disney-plus-alongside-ashs-first-anime-run\/","title":{"rendered":"New Pokemon series from Wallace and Gromit animation studio Aardman is coming exclusively to Disney Plus, alongside Ash&#8217;s first anime run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-fc0e25d8-a397-11f1-a4aa-ef37c5acdd24\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/the-pokemon-company\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/the-pokemon-company\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"games\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/the-pokemon-company\/\">The Pokemon Company<\/a> has signed an exclusive deal with <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/disney\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/disney\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"games\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/tag\/disney\/\">Disney<\/a> to stream Pokemon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch&#8217;d and Pichu, the seemingly delightful stop-motion <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/pokemon-and-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-are-collaborating-on-a-new-special-project-but-its-a-full-3-years-away\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/pokemon-and-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-are-collaborating-on-a-new-special-project-but-its-a-full-3-years-away\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"games\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/pokemon-and-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-are-collaborating-on-a-new-special-project-but-its-a-full-3-years-away\/\">animated series coming from Aardman<\/a> (of Wallace and Gromit fame).<\/p>\n<p>Announced during a live panel at this weekend&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n8QBJLe6RLM&amp;t\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n8QBJLe6RLM&amp;t\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"games\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Pokemon XP event<\/a>, the full series will be available worldwide next year on Disney+ and the Disney XD channel. 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The fact that it&#8217;s inspired by the British countryside likely makes it perfect fodder for the folks at Aardman, and if the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/pokemon-concierge\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/pokemon-concierge\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"games\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/pokemon-concierge\/\">other stop-motion animated streaming series<\/a> is any indication, Pokemon Tales should be a great old time.<\/p>\n<p><em\/><a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/the-pokemon-twitter-account-was-briefly-taken-over-by-a-hacker-peddling-their-crypto-memecoin\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/the-pokemon-twitter-account-was-briefly-taken-over-by-a-hacker-peddling-their-crypto-memecoin\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"games\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/the-pokemon-twitter-account-was-briefly-taken-over-by-a-hacker-peddling-their-crypto-memecoin\/\"><em>The Pokemon Twitter account was briefly taken over by a hacker peddling their crypto memecoin<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-haPhyDkEZGe7rgCVpooSrn\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-haPhyDkEZGe7rgCVpooSrn slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/pokemon\/new-pokemon-series-from-wallace-and-gromit-animation-studio-aardman-is-coming-exclusively-to-disney-plus-alongside-ashs-first-anime-run\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pokemon Company has signed an exclusive deal with Disney to stream Pokemon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch&#8217;d and Pichu, the seemingly delightful stop-motion animated series coming from Aardman (of Wallace and Gromit fame). 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