The Pokemon Company today announced a brand-new Pokemon animated series called Pokemon Generations. This will be a series of shorts, the first two of which will go live through the Pokemon YouTube channel this coming Friday, September 16 at 9 AM PT.
While the debut episode is still a few days away, the first teaser trailer can be seen above.
There will be 18 episodes in all and they won’t be very long, as each will run between 3 and 5 minutes. The first two will premiere on September 16, with the remaining to follow every week through December 23.
The Pokemon Company also published an official synopsis for the series. Here it is:
“Pokemon Generations looks back at each generation of the Pokemon video game series, diving into the stories of the games more deeply and getting to know characters and Pokemon better. Visit each region, from Kanto to Kalos, to relive the world of Pokemon like never before!”
You can see some concept art from Pokemon Generations in the gallery below.
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon series. It’s already been a big year for the brand, as The Pokemon Company kicked things off with a Super Bowl 50 commercial in February. Pokemon Go was released in July and took over the world, reaching 500 million downloads and becoming the most profitable mobile game. The next entries in the mainline series, Pokemon Sun and Moon, come out in November for Nintendo 3DS.