Pokémon Gen 11 Plans Leak Ahead Of Gen 10 Reveal, Sounds Wild

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Published Feb 27, 2026, 5:37 AM EST

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Today marks the long-awaited Pokémon Day livestream. Taking place at 9 A.M. ET, the first Pokémon Presents of 2026 is finally here and fans are expecting all the latest news on upcoming video games, spin-offs, mobile games, TCG updates, and more. However, the biggest announcement expected to arrive today is the unveiling of Pokémon's Gen 10 saga, and with leaks already stirring up hype, it is set to be an exciting day.

Pokémon Gen 11 Sounds... Different

Pokemon violet character holding a pokeball on the beach

With all eyes currently on the Gen 10 announcement, it is easy to forget that, thanks to a major leak back in 2024, plans for the Pokémon saga leading all the way up to 2030 were revealed. As such, the future of the franchise beyond Gen 10's games were shared, and thanks to one user over on r/PokeLeaks, Game Freak's plans for the next collection of games are now public knowledge.

Sharing details on Legends 3, Gen 10, Seed, and Gen 11, the user detailed what each project was in relation to its codename between the years of 2023 and 2027. For example, 'Sudachi' was Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and 'Ikkaku' was Pokémon Legends Z-A. 'Seed' does not have an official name yet, but is expected to be Gen 1-Gen 4 remakes, and 'Megaoasis' is the upcoming Pokémon Pokopia.

Gen 10 is expected to kick off with Pokémon Wind and Pokémon Waves, and will feature weather move mechanics, procedurally generated archipelagos, and with a release date expected for Winter 2026. However, it is Gen 11 that looks the most interesting, as the leak reveals that it will have a "futuristic approach". What this means, we do not yet know. Could Pokémon explore a cyberpunk-esque setting?

We Still Have Pokémon Gen 10 To Come, Of Course!

Pokemon 30 anniversary logos for multiple pokemon

Needless to say, Gen 11 may already be in development according to these leaks, but it is not expected to begin until at least 2030, so it will be a long time until we find out what this "futuristic approach" may entail. Until then, however, Pokémon fans can look forward to Gen 10, which is set to be unveiled later today during the Pokémon Day livestream. It is here that we may finally get news of the next major video game installment, as well as some remakes of course. In the meantime, you can check out three free Pokémon games you can dive into right now.

Release Date 1997 - 2023

Network TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC

Directors Shigeru Omachi, Koji Ogawa, Fumihiro Ueno, Hideki Hiroshima, Maki Kodaira, Makoto Ooga, Ayumi Moriyama, Keitaro Motonaga, Shigeru Ueda, Fumihiro Yoshimura, Minoru Ohara, Yoshitaka Makino, Kiyoshi Egami, Makoto Sokuza, Bjarne Heuser, Naoki Murata, Kenichi Nishida, Tomoe Makino, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Takagi, Tazumi Mukaiyama, Ryohei Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Oda, Hiromichi Matano

Writers Junki Takegami, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hideki Sonoda, Yukiyoshi Ôhashi, Yuka Miyata, Takeshi Shudo, Shouji Yonemura, Shinzo Fujita, Michihiro Tsuchiya, Deko Akao, Reiko Yoshida, Aya Matsui, Junichi Fujisaku