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

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Disney and The Pokémon Company International have struck a distribution deal that will bring both a new and a classic animated series to Disney+.

The streamer, and sibling cable channel Disney XD, have picked up a stop-motion series called Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu for a 2027 premiere. The deal also includes rights to Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, the first animated series featuring Ash, Pikachu and the rest of the foundational Pokémon characters. It’s now streaming on Disney+ and began airing on Disney XD earlier in August.

Disney and The Pokémon Company announced the deal Friday at Pokémon XP, a fan convention in San Francisco.

Aardman, the acclaimed studio behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, is making The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu with The Pokémon Company. Aardman’s team for the show includes director Tom Parkinson, creative director — IP development Nat McKay and model making creative lead James Young.