Kick off Pokmon Day 2025 with this gorgeous short film
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Its technically already Pokmon Day in Japan, and while were still a few hours away from this years big Pokmon Presents showcase, theres a new animated short film out that right now feels like the perfect way to get pumped up for whatever surprises Nintendo has in store.Many of the Pokmon Companys animated projects outside of the mainline anime have been fun explorations of what people and their pokmon get up to besides battling. But director Maho Aokis Dragonite and the Special Delivery also feels like a reminder to thank your mail carriers for all the hard work they do.Produced by CoMix Wave Films the studio behind Suzume,Weathering With You, andYour Name Dragonite and the Special Delivery tells the story of Hana (Riko Fukumoto), a young Paldean postal worker who dreams of becoming an expert deliveryperson. While most deliverypeople get the chance to venture out into the world, as a letter sorter, Hanas days are usually spent behind a desk with her partner Fuecoco. But when Hana happens to find an unaddressed letter from a young boy who is trying to wish his traveling father a happy birthday, she recognizes it as an opportunity to prove that she has what it takes to become one of the postal systems greats like a certain friendly Dragonite.The short spotlights how it takes all kinds of specialized human and pokmon labor to keep the inter-regional postal system running smoothly. Unsurprisingly, CoMix Waves take on the pokmon world is a visual delight that makes all of the shorts creatures look downright majestic regardless of whether theyre ordinary or legendary monsters. The short also features a sweeping shot of Kalos Lumiose City and quite a few pokmon capable of Mega Evolution.Those details could be a nod to the location and mechanic both returning in Pokmon Legends: Z-A (and Flygon finally getting its due), but we wont know for sure until tomorrow morning.
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