Pokémon has chosen its home for its upcoming Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu stop-motion animated show, and they’re getting some help from Aardman Animations. The new series, created in partnership with the British stop-motion studio, will air on Disney XD and stream on Disney+ in 2027, becoming Pokémon’s first animated series to originate on Disney. As the title suggests, little Pichu and Sirfetch’d are getting into silly antics as they venture across the Galar Region to protect any pokémon who might need their help. Sounds like a kid-friendly version of Tales of Dunk and Egg.In the teaser trailer, they’re rolling around in a field with Wooloo, and Pichu is hitching a ride on a Falinks. If it’s anything like our last experience with a Pokémon stop-motion animated series, it will make us cry at some point.
Pichu and Sirfetch’dcome from the same studio that brought us Wallace and GromitandShaun the Sheep. “These stories, full of adventure and heroism, all told from the perspective of Pokémon is made even more exciting through the lens of the incredible filmmakers at Aardman,” Phil Rynda, Director of Original Animation at Pokémon, shared in a press release. “Audiences will be delighted getting to know the Sirfetch’d & Pichu, and wonderful cast of Pokémon, featured in this series. Aardman has brought Galar to life in a way that makes you feel like you can smell the air, touch the tree bark, and want to adventure alongside our series heroes.” Hopefully the animation won’t be so good we can smell a Trubbish.
An Aardman Animated Pokémon Show Comes to Disney+
