Every Pokemon game in pre-production and full production explained

Pokemon winds and waves have been announced as the next chapter in the series, but they won't be released until 2027, extending Gen 9's lifespan yet again. This will make the gap between Pokemon winds and waves and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet the longest it's ever been, roughly five years, depending on the final release date of the next set of games. For those curious about where the series is headed next, a recent leak can give a good idea of ​​what kind of games are being worked on and when they might hit store shelves, assuming it's a reliable leak.

Based on the leak, which was shared by Centro Leaks, there are four projects underway at Game Freak's studio and two more in the pipeline. Some previously popular projects are apparently missing, suggesting that there may not be any Gen 5 remakes after Pokemon winds and wavesor even earlier, for example. This is not guaranteed, as Game Freak may decide to outsource Pokémon remakes to other developers, as it did with Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearlbut that doesn't seem very likely. As such, fans may have a long wait ahead of them until the next big thing drops.

Every Pokemon game and DLC has been leaked so far

Based on the leak, the projects that Game Freak is actively working on and those that are in the very early stages are:

• Pokemon winds and waves (Full Production) — This is the only set of games on the list that has been officially announced, but recent leaks say that Pokemon winds and waves will launch in late 2027. The original prediction was that they would come in 2026 to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary, but they were announced for 2027 in their reveal trailer. Then several sources claimed that Gen 10 would arrive in late 2027, probably in October or November.
• Pokemon Pokopia DLC (Full Production) — To see the amazing success of Pokemon Pokopia on Switch 2 it's no wonder a DLC is coming out. Based on TeraLeak, it seems like forever Pokémon games will be planned with at least one DLC in mind, and Pokopia is no exception. TeraLeak also mentioned a few areas too Pokopias DLC to explore, but that remains to be seen. It is likely that this project will come between the end of 2026 and the beginning of 2027.
• Pokemon Winds and Waves DLC (Full Production) — Again, due to an internal decision, Gen 10 will inevitably have its own DLC. However, this is most likely a 2028 version.
• New Pokemon Legends game (Full Production) — TeraLeak included early concepts and leaks for Pokemon Legends Galar, a new game in this series that explores the Galar region very far back in time. Players will allegedly command small hordes of Pokémon to defeat rampant Dynamax pockets across the region. This game will most likely be released in late 2028 at the earliest and early 2030 at the latest.
• Pokemon Project Seed (Pre-production) — This game was also mentioned in TeraLeak as a possible MMO Pokémon game that spans the regions of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. This game may feature procedurally generated Pokemon, based on early concepts in TeraLeak, but this may change as it was originally created as part of Gen 10. As this title is reportedly in pre-production, it may not be released before 2031.
• Pokemon Gen 11 (Pre-production) — Last but not least, Gen 11 is confirmed to be conceptualized, at least if the leak is true. TeraLeak stopped at Gen 10 projects, so this is completely new territory, and nothing is known about it. Given Gen 10's 2027 release, Gen 11 could be slated for 2031 or 2032.

Game Freak's Pokemon Release Schedule for Gen 10 Explained

With this in mind, it's easy to see how busy the schedule will be for Game Freak in the coming years, but it's unclear how much of that was found in 2025 Pokémon TeraLeak is indeed correct. That's because the documents were leaked in 2025, but they had data up to 2024, so several things may have changed in the meantime. Pokemon winds and waves' titles were left untouched, and several early concepts seem to have made it into the final build, if the reveal trailer is any indication.

However, details about Pokemon Legends Galar's gameplay is up in the air after several years, and the setting itself is not guaranteed. If this new leak about games in production at Game Freak is true, and assuming it's more recent than the TeraLeak documents, it would confirm that a Pokémon The MMO game is being worked on, although it ends up not centering around the Japanese regions.

Pokemon winds and waves and Pokemon Pokopias DLC are basically confirmed even without official mentions, but it's unclear what they might entail. Pokopia may have some details online if previous leaks are true, but that remains to be seen. Last but not least, Gen 11 was always a matter of when rather than if, so its presence on the list feels like a given.