While celebrating Pokmon Day, CEO of the Pokmon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara revealed in an interview with the BBC that he believes that the franchise will have to keep evolving, and that the company cant afford to become complacent and go with the flow.According to Ishihara, this drive to not get complacent comes from the fact that the Pokmon Company doesnt do much aside from working on various things in the Pokmon franchise.Pokemon is the only thing we do at the Pokemon Company, said Ishihara to the BBC. Whatever profit we make from Pokemon gets reinvested in Pokemon.He also brings up the fact that, considering the history and legacy of the Pokmon franchise, the Pokmon Company would go bust if the franchise wasnt popular anymore. On the other hand, continuing to focus on its mission would allow the company to celebrate longer-term anniversaries for the franchise.If we continue focusing on our mission, Pokemon can probably continue to its 50th or 100th anniversary [] Well go bust when Pokemon is no longer popular.If we become complacent and go with the flow, thats when Pokemon will go downhill, he continued.Ishihara brings up various Pokmon games and how they have helped the franchise remain fresh. An example he spoke about was Pokmon GO.This is what I think is the biggest strength of Pokmon, and its important for us to come up with this kind of idea, he said. So thats how I think of what we want to achieve next.The interview comes on the heels of a Pokmon Presents event, where the company made a couple of major announcements. One of these was the unveiling of Pokmon Champions a new title for Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android.Announced with a trailer, Pokmon Champions focuses on battles similar to what fans of the Pokmon franchise might expect. The trailer showcased some of the gameplay alongside live action footage of people playing Pokmon games across various console generations.Alongside featuring its own roster of Pokmon, Pokmon Champions will also allow players to bring in their own collection through Pokmon HOME. The game is also focused on multiplayer, and will feature crossplay between its release platforms.Alongside the new title, the event also gave us a new trailer for Pokmon Legends: Z-A, along with a late 2025 release window. The trailer gave us our first look at the games three starter Pokmon: the grass-based Chikorita, the water-based Totodile, and the fire-based Tepig.The trailer also gave us a look at the main setting for Pokmon Legends: Z-A: Lumiose City. Players will get to explore the city to quite an extent as they travel through its streets and make use of teleportation lifts to get access to building rooftops.The trailer also showcased the combat, which will be quite similar to what we last saw in Pokmon Legends: Arceus. A real-time combat system will allow players to make use of careful positioning and dodging. Players will also have to be careful about attacks that might affect targets in a large area.Pokmon Legends: Z-A will also feature the return of Mega Evolution as a mechanic.