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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pokémon Presents July 2025 – All The Big Announcements & Mega Dragonite Takes Flight!
To start the day off right, The Pokémon Company brought a Summer Pokémon Presents July 2025 showcase, and here are all of the announcements. While today is not Pokémon Day, The Pokémon Company scraped together a slew of new announcements to share with fans regarding the latest developments in the Pokémon franchise. Typically, for the past three years Pokémon Presents showcases would land on February 27, the same day Pokémon Red and Green was released in Japan in 1996. But that's not the case for 2025, as Pokémon Day has come and gone (alongside a Presents showcase), and The Pokémon Company took the time in between February's showcase and today to reveal the Pokémon Legends: Z-A release date in a small announcement alongside this second dose of Pokémon Presents July 2025. While May revealed Pokémon Legends: Z-A's release date, today's presentation brought much more with it. But without further delay, here are all of the developments revealed at the Pokémon Presents July 2025 showcase. Pokémon Presents July 2025 Announcements Pokémon World Championships 2025 The dates for the upcoming Pokémon World Championships 2025 have been revealed as well as the promo card guests will receive for attending. Each player who competes in the world championships event will receive a world championships Parardise Resort 2025 who aren't attending in person will be able to watch all of the Pokémon World Championships 2025 action directly on the official Pokémon Youtube or Official Twitch channel. The Pokemon World Championships will take place from August 15 until August 17. Pokémon Concierge A trailer for the upcoming season of the Netflix Original, Pokémon Concierge was revealed, and it puts Haru face to face with her mysterious ex that she fled from by coming to the Pokémon heartwarming series returns in 2025, bringing a brand new group of stories and new Pokémon to the island. Pokémon Concierge returns in September 2025. Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu A brand new Pokémon stop motion series was then announced from the previously revealed Wallace and Gromit stop motion studio, Aardman x Pokémon collaboration. A small teaser trailer was shown of a Wooloo eating an apple while other rowdy Pokémon antics proceeded in the background, but what that has to do with Sirfetch'd or Pichu remains a mystery. The series is set to launch in 2027. Poképark Kanto To fulfill the wish of bringing a new area for people and Pokémon to exist together, The Pokémon Company unveiled PokéPark Kanto. This new area in Japan brings an actual Pokémon enclosure to the real world, and allows people to co-exist alongside their favourite creatures. The park will be located on in a forest behind Yomiuriland in the Tama area of Tokyo, Japan. PokéPark Kanto will feature a range of Pokémon-themed attractions and events designed to immerse visitors in the Pokémon world. Ticket sales are planned for Poképark Kanto at the end of 2025, with a grand opening scheduled for 2026. Pokémon Friends A new puzzle game was revealed at the Pokémon Presents July 2025 showcase, and it features a new brain teasers to give fans that 'Aha!' moment when you figure it out. After solving puzzles, you can snag a nifty new plush to decorate your base with in the new brainteaser title filled with Pokémon, Pokémon Friends is available today on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Androids. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet A new tera raid event will kick off, featuring the treasures of ruin in their shiny variants: Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao,Ting-Lu, and Chi-Yu. This time there's a catch, the global Pokémon community has to work together to defeat these shiny creatures one million times each to obtain the ability to catch these shiny variants. The raid event schedule is as follows: Shiny Wo-Chien: July 22, 2025, to August 3, 2025. Shiny Chien-Pao: August 3, 2025, to August 17, 2025. Shiny Ting-Lu: August 17, 2025, to August 31, 2025. Shiny Chi-Yu: August 31, 2025, to September 14, 2025. Fans can also grab a nifty new tracksuit in Scarlet and Violet by entering the following Mystery Gift code: STRACKSU1T for Pokémon Scarlet, and VTRACKSU1T for Pokémon Violet. After players defeat each shiny legendary Pokémon, they will then be obtainable via mystery gift just like the tracksuit later on. Pokémon Champions The upcoming Pokémon Colliseum successor, Pokémon Champions revealed you can link the title to Pokémon Home and bring beloved creatures from any title into the game. Pokémon Champions allows player to engage in single, and double battles for a variety of different strategies to face opposing trainers with. Pokémon Champions allows trainers to easily train individual stats, making EV training a sinch, and customizing Pokémon for the battlefield has never appeared simpler. The new Pokémon Champions title will launch sometime in 2026. Pokémon Legends: Z-A As the final announcement in the Pokémon Presents July 2025 presentation, a new trailer was shown for Pokémon Legends Z-A, showcasing Mega Evolution in action and revealing brand new story beats for what trainers will be able to accomplish in Lumiose City. After arriving in Lumiose City, you will be invited to join Team MZ, the self proclaimed protectors of Lumiose City. Trainers will notice Luimiose City is different on its day and night cycle. In the daytime, trainers can find and catch new Pokémon, and by night, trainers will have to contend with other battlers. Lumiose City offers many ways to have fun outside of Pokémon Battling, as a character from Pokemon X and Y's post-game story, Emma, was shown in her best Looker cosplay (a detective outfit), and Professor Mabel (a name shared with an admin of the villainous Team Flare from Kalos) will provide research opportunities. Listening to fans frustration with the lack of customization options in Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Legends: Z-A will feature a wealth of fashion options, letting fans dress their character how they please. Trainers can also travel around the confines of Lumiose City and help inhabitants with problems and net sweet rewards by doing so. Trainers will learn Rogue Mega-Evolved Pokémon will litter the city, demanding the player deal with these creatures with your own Mega Evolution and recruit Team MZ to help out. Mega Dragonite has been revealed for the first time, and it features Dragonair design traits, such as wings on its head and a blue orb on its tail. This confirms what fans have thought, there will be new Mega Evolutions in Legends Z-A. Pokémon Legends Z-A releases on October 22, 2025. That wraps the entire Pokémon Presents July 2025 presentation. Fans looking for more information can head to the official Pokémon site for more details on any of the announcements. 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Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Bad News About The ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Part 2 And 3 Release Dates
Demon Slayer Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is currently demolishing box office records in Japan, records set originally by Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, years earlier. They really like Demon Slayer. But fans know that this first Infinity Castle film is only Part 1, and Parts 2 and 3 are separate movies, a trilogy that is going to be the end of the entire series. A series that will…span an entire decade, according to new reports about the release dates for Infinity Castle Parts 2 and 3. A new report from AniRave says a source they trust has informed them that Infinity Castle Part 2 will air in 2027 and Infinity Castle Part 3 will air in 2029. That would be around ten years since Demon Slayer first debuted in 2019, and the end result of this would be a total of four seasons of a show and three movies. Fans have not liked hearing these are the dates, and were hoping the movies would get here faster. After all, it took just five years for there to be four seasons of the show which is a whopping 63 episodes in total. At 2 hours and 30 minutes, Infinity Castle is roughly 7.5 episodes. So 7.5 episodes every two years? Why is it taking so long? Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Well, the main issue is going to be production quality and just how much work the above-and-beyond animation is going to be for the films. Those who have seen the first one can attest to how great it is. While these dates are not official, fans hoping that maybe the 'real' dates are closer together are in for disappointment. If anything, it's possible the actual gaps between Part 1 and 2 and 2 and 3 may be even longer than this. Ufotable has said that production on just Part 1 took 3.5 years, started while the old seasons were still airing. Not to say that every movie is going to take 3.5 years from the release of the last one, putting us at 2032, but one every two years is sort of a blessing, in that context, as frustrating as it may be for fans. It's frankly a miracle that Demon Slayer got 63 episodes out in five years with its animation quality, and while it's understandable fans may be confused about the delay with the movies, there's no real getting around it. I'm seeing some say the 'hype will be dead,' but the time the series finishes in 2029, but I mean, this is Demon Slayer, hype for it does not die. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everyone's Saying This About Karl Urban in Mortal Kombat 2 Movie
A new teaser from Mortal Kombat 2 has been released, giving fans a look at Karl Urban's portrayal of Johnny Cage. The teaser sees Cage showcase some slick action moves and perform some fittingly cheesy movie stunts. Fans have since reacted to the footage and shared their thoughts on both Urban's portrayal and Cage's depiction in the film in general. Fans react to Karl Urban in Mortal Kombat 2 A new teaser for Mortal Kombat 2 dropped online. Titled 'Uncaged Fury,' the footage is an in-universe trailer for the film starring fan-favorite character Johnny Cage, an action film star and martial artist. Fans have since taken to social media to share their reactions to the footage. On YouTube, under the comments section of the teaser, fans were quick to compare Urban's performance to other action stars and their movies. One fan commented, 'The Scott Adkins we never got.' Another commented on Reddit that they 'love' how the teaser satirizes '80s/90s action films' to show off the character. Another fan on Reddit stated that Mortal Kombat II has 'nailed the 'washed up actor' vibe' that Johnny Cage has. However, on X (formerly known as Twitter), one fan disapproved of Urban's casting as Cage and claimed he is 'too old for Johnny Cage.' Another commenter somewhat echoed this sentiment on Reddit in response to the comment about Cage's 'washed up actor vibe,' saying this could potentially make Urban's age work in favor of the role. Check out the video below: In the video, Cage encounters a group of goons at a warehouse and says, 'It's Showtime,' before proceeding to fight them. Cage performs some choreographed moves to ward off the thugs attacking him, and dodging knives with backflips. As Cage continues fighting, the teaser narrator states that the thugs 'pissed him off' and 'f—– with his shades.' The narrator further notes that the thugs who attacked Cage should have brought 'more guys' if they wanted a chance at winning. Cage turns to face a woman, who fires a rocket at him. He jumps above the rocket, which exits the warehouse and flies onto a helicopter, causing it to explode. The footage ends as Cage takes off his shades to pose. Mortal Kombat II hits theaters on October 24, 2025. Besides Urban, the film stars Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Adeline Rudolph, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Desmond Chiam. The post Everyone's Saying This About Karl Urban in Mortal Kombat 2 Movie appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More. Solve the daily Crossword
Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Axiata Arena buzzes with G-Dragon fans chasing tickets and soaking up the energy
KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — As the clock ticks down, groups of eager G-Dragon fans can be seen gathered outside Axiata Arena, in the hope of securing last-minute tickets to the highly anticipated show The famous South Korean singer-songwriter is set to take centre stage for the final night of his G-Dragon 2025 World Tour Übermensch in Kuala Lumpur. By around 5pm, the area surrounding Axiata Arena is already packed with fans, with many lining up for the show, while others flock to the official merchandise booth. Previously, it was widely reported that many local fans couldn't get their G-Dragon tickets due to website crashes and allegations of online ticket scalpers. Malay Mail spotted several groups of Malaysian fans gathered in the area, trying their luck to secure any last-minute tickets from resellers. Some can be seen waiting near the entrance while holding placards with the initials WTB (Want To Buy) on them. Local G-Dragon fans with placards looking to buy tickets. — Picture by Arif Zikri A fan, who just wants to be known as Wong, told Malay Mail that she and her group of three friends have spent around an hour looking for resellers. 'One reseller approached me but his price was too expensive. 'He was selling the Category 1 tickets for RM2,900, but the original price is just around RM1,000. 'My budget, I have right now is just around RM1,500 only,' Wong said. She added that she was among G-Dragon fans who couldn't get tickets online when they were first released, as she said she couldn't even get into the website after countless tries. Meanwhile, Crystal, another fan who is also looking for tickets, said that she too was approached by a reseller selling tickets for between RM2,000 and RM4,000. 'It's too expensive. My budget is RM1,000 and below. 'I'm just going to wait here until 6pm but if no luck, I will just go home then,' Crystal said. As for 22-year-old Dayah, she came on both days of the concert in hopes of securing a ticket for herself, but just like the others, she was still unsuccessful. 'Yesterday I came here since 7.30am and I waited until around 8.30pm. 'I was approached by a reseller, the show has already started at that time, but he is still selling tickets for RM2,500. 'There are also those who tried to sell up to RM10,000,' Dayah said. Dayah (right) along with Mimi Zira (right) and Hajar (centre) at the G-Dragon 2025 World Tour Übermensch in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Arif Zikri However, not all fans gathered in front of Axiata Arena were looking for tickets. Some of them, who also failed to secure tickets during the online sale, were just there to soak in the vibes while exchanging fan-made merchandise with each other. This is the case for 34-year-old Mimi Zira, who came with her friend Hajar. Both of them said that they had already accepted that they might not get a ticket for the show, but instead of just going home, they chose to hang around the area and enjoy the atmosphere with other like-minded fans. 'We've been collecting fan-made freebies all day now and there are a lot of them here actually. 'Although we didn't get to see G-Dragon live, at least we're able to celebrate with other fans here,' she said. The G-Dragon 2025 World Tour Übermensch in Kuala Lumpur is organised by local organiser Star Planet. G-Dragon's next show will be in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 25 and 26 at the Indonesia Arena. Just like Malaysia, both of his Indonesia shows have already sold out.
The Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
‘Driving me berserk!' – Fans pulling their hair out at Sky Sports' major technical glitch in Lions opener vs Australia
FANS were "driven berserk" by Sky Sports' major technical glitch during the British & Irish Lions' First Test against Australia. After a massively successful warm-up campaign Down Under, viewers were excited for the main event. 1 But Lions supporters tuning into Sky Sports were left "infuriated". That's because the commentary appeared to be a second or two AHEAD of the pictures on screen. And fans just couldn't focus on the action as they were left tearing their hair out. Taking to X, one fumed: "The Sky commentary is a fraction of a second ahead of the footage and it is driving me berserk." Another said: "Lions commentary on sky is slightly ahead of the pictures and it is infuriating." A third wrote: ""@SkySports the commentary on the Lions game is ahead of the action. Fix it!" MORE TO FOLLOW... The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
