I feel certain beyond measure that Pokémon Wind and Waves were originally intended to be released in 2026, as part of The Pokémon Company’s 30th anniversary celebrations. It’s clearly not coming until 2027 now, but something is happening soon because TPC’s social media in Japan has been cryptically posting what’s now almost certainly a countdown that should end at around 9 a.m. on November 30, 2026.

Naturally, this pattern was first spotted and reported on by Serebii ‘s Joe Merrick, probably the world’s primary source of all things Pokémon (thanks Nintendo Life ), first spotting something strange was happening on October 26, and then confirming it early this morning. The antics began as early as October 18, but in a fairly impenetrable way, when Japan’s official Pokémon X channel posted a 30th anniversary Bulbasaur image and the number 1025.…