{"rewrite":{"id":"r_56d75e8e1e8cce07d00e001e","clusterId":"c_423d6d7dc11ad4104b3f1398","slug":"aardman-pokemon-stop-motion-series-gets-teaser-2027-disney-debut","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Aardman Pokémon Stop-Motion Series Gets Teaser, 2027 Disney+ Debut","summary":"The Pokémon franchise announced during the PokémonXP event on Friday that Disney+ will exclusively stream Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu, a stop-motion animated series made with Aardman, beginning in 2027. Disney XD will air the series on television. The announcement came with a teaser trailer on the official YouTube channels for the Pokémon franchise and Aardman.","whyItMatters":"The series pairs The Pokémon Company with Aardman, the Wallace \u0026 Gromit studio, and anchors a global Disney+ distribution deal that also brought the original Indigo League anime to the platform.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe project is part of a wider Disney+ distribution deal with The Pokémon Company International that already put Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, the original Indigo League season, on the platform on August 7 with its first 27 episodes and on Disney XD.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Lord, cofounder and creative director at Aardman, said the series takes place in a region \u0026#34;very close to our hearts.\u0026#34; The teaser shows Wooloo and Sirfetch\u0026#39;d, Pokémon introduced in the Galar region of Pokémon Sword/Shield. Tom Parkinson directs, Natalie McKay is creative director, and James Young is creative lead.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Aardman's Pokémon stop-motion series has a teaser and a 2027 window. Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu streams on Disney+ and airs on Disney XD, part of a deal that already brought the original Indigo League season to the platform.","twitterPost":"Aardman's Pokémon stop-motion series gets a teaser trailer. Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu hits Disney+ and Disney XD in 2027, under a global deal that also added the original Indigo League anime to Disney+.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Pokémon Company and Aardman unveiled the first teaser for their stop-motion collaboration, Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu. The series lands on Disney+ and Disney XD in 2027, part of a global distribution deal that already brought the original Indigo League season to Disney+.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-28/studio-aardman-pokemon-tales-the-misadventures-of-sirfetchd-and-pichu-stop-motion-series-reveals-/.241091\",\"title\":\"Studio Aardman's Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu Stop-Motion Series Reveals Teaser Trailer, 2027 Debut on Disney+, Disney XD\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4424,"outputTokens":661,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787948988,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T20:07:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T20:11:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T20:07:29.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_423d6d7dc11ad4104b3f1398","canonicalTitle":"News\nStudio Aardman's Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu Stop-Motion Series Reveals Teaser Trailer, 2027 Debut on Disney+, Disney XD","representativeArticleId":"a_fba714e786af74e3bc84c2bf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Aardman\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T18:56:19.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T18:56:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T20:11:55.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-28/studio-aardman-pokemon-tales-the-misadventures-of-sirfetchd-and-pichu-stop-motion-series-reveals-/.241091","title":"News\nStudio Aardman's Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu Stop-Motion Series Reveals Teaser Trailer, 2027 Debut on Disney+, Disney XD"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Aardman"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}