# Pokémon Stop-Motion Series Set at Disney+ as Part of Larger Distribution Deal

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pokemon-stop-motion-series-set-at-disney-as-part-of-larger-distribution-deal/
- Published: 2026-08-28T18:40:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-28T19:44:49+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hollywood Reporter
- Original article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/new-pokemon-animated-series-disney-plus-1236684445/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, TV

## Key points

- Disney+ will launch a new Aardman-made Pokémon series in 2027.
- The show follows Sirfetch’d and Pichu in the Galar region.
- Pokémon’s original animated series is now on Disney+.

## Summary

Disney has secured rights to a new Pokémon stop-motion series and the franchise’s original animated show for Disney+ and Disney XD. The agreement expands Disney’s Pokémon offering and pairs one of the world’s best-known children’s brands with Aardman’s distinctive stop-motion production style.

Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu is due to premiere in 2027 and will follow the two Pokémon as they help protect creatures across the Galar region. Aardman, known for Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, is producing the series; meanwhile, Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, featuring Ash and Pikachu, is already available on Disney+ and began airing on Disney XD in August.

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