Music

Pokémon Korea has officially announced today that a Pokémon: The Orchestra performance will be coming sometime in November of this year in celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary. Details regarding the program and its venue have not been announced, though Pokémon Korea has previously celebrated with Pokémon: The Orchestra for performances of music from Pokémon video games.

The folks over at the independent video game record label GameChops have announced the upcoming release of Poké Ambient 2, the latest work of Italian lofi and synthwave producer Helynt. This album features slow-moving ambient arrangements and interpretations of classic Pokémon music using a mix of gentle synthesizers, soft piano, and guitar, created for relaxation, studying, and quiet everyday listening.

Pokémon’s next mainline game, Winds and Waves, is still pretty far away from its release date in 2027, but The Pokémon Company is giving fans a look at the making of the game’s main theme. A new video is showing off behind-the-scenes footage of a performance by NHK Symphony Orchestra, who recorded the song as it will appear in the new games.

As part of the year-long Pokémon 30th Anniversary celebrations, a new music project in line with the second theme of "Singing" called Pokémon All-Stars 1025 (ポケモンオールスターズ1025) by by Masayoshi Ōishi (オーイシマサヨシ) has begun. This project involves creating a song featuring all 1,025 Pokémon introduced from Pokémon Red and Green to Pokémon Scarlet Violet: The Treasure of Zero in the lyrics. The music video for the first part of the song, featuring 213 Pokémon, has now been released on the Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. A full version featuring all 1,025 Pokémon is also planned for release in the future.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) has announced details for their Pokémon Night Out, which will consist of two EDM concerts with artists Marshmello and Alison Wonderland performing. The first concert will take place October 24th of this year in Los Angeles, and the other will be on November 10th in London. Both concerts will feature Pokémon-inspired visuals, special effects, and other stage technology.

The newest song from Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, is now available: “Facade Question (Yuri Kuriyama Remix)” by Yuri Kuriyama, featuring vocals by Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto.

The folks over at GameChops have today released Poké & Sleep 2, the latest album from the Super Piano 64 duo of Nate and Canaan Evans. This peaceful album features a gentle classical style, and would be the perfect background for reading, studying, relaxing, or days spent playing Pokopia.

The Pokémon Company is once again collaborating with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, this time for a series of Pokémon-themed concerts to be performed across Japan. The tour offers four dates in four cities, beginning in August of this year. Performances will include musical selections from Pokémon games, including Pokémon Red and Green and the upcoming Pokémon Winds and Waves. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale in May..

Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, has posted its seventh song, 「クロスロード」 “Crossroad”, by vocaloid producers kz and TAKU INOUE, on Monday, March 9th, at 6:39pm (JST).

Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration Pokémon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, has posted its sixth song, with the release of 「スパイラル・メロディーズ 」 Spiral Melodies, by Japanese producer duo Omoi, on Friday, February 27th, at 6:48pm (JST).

With the upcoming Switch 2 release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Nintendo has added the games’ soundtrack to Nintendo Music, a music streaming app available for smart devices. Another Pokémon addition to phones comes from Pokémon Center Singapore, who are giving out a phone wallpaper each day for the coming week, in celebration of the Pokémon franchise’s upcoming 30th anniversary.

The folks over at GameChops have released the latest album in their Poké Tape series, which spotlights individual artists and their unique perspectives on their favourite Pokémon music. Poké Tape 5 features the work of Blauu, whose style blends chill lofi, jazz influences, and acoustic instrumentation, with live keyboards and no use of AI whatsoever.

Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration Pokémon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, has posted its fifth song, with the release of 「たびだちのうた 」 Departure Song, by Japanese musician and producer 烏屋茶房（カラスヤサボウ） Karasuya Sabou, on Wednesday, January 28th, at 6:39pm (JST).

The Pokémon Company is expanding its collaboration with vocaloid Hatsune Miku, this time launching a collection of merchandise featuring the singer as a Pokémon Trainer specializing in each of the 18 types. Pokémon x Hatsune Miku are also adding to their catalog of songs, launching their first song of 2026 on January 28th. The new merch collection, “18 Harmony Stage,” will arrive at Pokémon Centers in Japan on January 31st, and to the Pokémon Center Online on January 29th.

Three new songs from “Pokémon feat. Hatsune Miku Project VOLTAGE” will be released in 2026, one each month in January, February, and March. The three new songs will also be featured in the “VOLTAGE Live!” show in Tokyo in March, for a total of 27 songs in the event's lineup.

Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration Project VOLTAGE 18 Types/Songs between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, will be posting its fourth song, 「ドキドキ！」 Doki Doki!, by Japanese musician and producer すりぃ (THREEE) this Tuesday October 21st, at 6:30pm JST / 9:30am UTC / 2:30 am (PDT). The song will feature vocals by both Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Len.

The music video for the song "GwGw" (pronounced ぐわぐわ guwa-guwa) by Non, which is part of the Pokémon Music Collective collaboration project, is now available on the Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. The song was released for digital streaming on various platforms on September 24th, and depicts a lazy, carefree vacation with Psyduck, a Pokémon who escapes from a hectic daily life. It was produced by the Japanese rock band KANA-BOON, with lyrics by Maguro Taniguchi and additional vocals by Psyduck.

The South Korean girl group Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) has collaborated with Pokémon Legends: Z-A to release the music video for their song ‘Pretty Please’ as a pre-release single from their upcoming album ‘Focus’.

The Pokémon Music Collective project has released a new song: "GwGw" by Non, which depicts a lazy, carefree vacation with Psyduck, a Pokémon who escapes from a hectic daily life. The song was released for digital streaming on various platforms on September 24th, 2025. The song was produced by the Japanese rock band KANA-BOON, with lyrics by Maguro Taniguchi and additional vocals by Psyduck.

Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration Project VOLTAGE 18 Types/Songs between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, will be posting its third song, 「オーパーツ」 OOPÁRTS, by Japanese musician and producer 煮ル果実 NILFRUITS this Thursday December 18th, at 8:10pm (JST) / 11:10am (UTC) / 4:10am (PDT).