--- title: "Pokemon Evolutions Episode 1 – The Champion live" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/general/pokemon-evolutions-episode-1-the-champion-live/" description: "Following the earlier announcement The Pokemon Company uploaded the first episode of its new short anime series Pokemon Evolutions." author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2021-09-11 10:11:34" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-evolutions-episode-1-the-champion-live.png" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/general/pokemon-evolutions-episode-1-the-champion-live.md" --- Pokemon Evolutions Episode 1 - The Champion live | General News | NintendoReporters [![Pokemon Evolutions Episode 1 – The Champion live](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-evolutions-episode-1-the-champion-live.png "Pokemon Evolutions Episode 1 – The Champion live")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-evolutions-episode-1-the-champion-live.png)Following the earlier announcement The Pokemon Company uploaded the first episode of its new short anime series Pokemon Evolutions. The first episode is The Champion and focuses on the Galar Region’s Champion Leon, specifically spotlighting moments from the finale of Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s main story. ![video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/v56BRim3g0w/sddefault.jpg "sddefault")Please enable JavaScriptplay-rounded-fill 07:49 [Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/general/pokemon-evolutions-episode-1-the-champion-live/) ## [](#champion-evolution)Champion Evolution What goes on within the heart of a Champion? Doubts? Regrets? Determination? Maybe all three? Tune in for episode 1 of Pokémon Evolutions as Leon, the greatest Pokémon Champion Galar has known, prepares to face one of his biggest challenges ever! [](#) [ ](#) > Generated for use by AI and Large Language Models (LLMs). > Generated: 2026-09-17 13:45:26 > Maintained by: NintendoReporters > Source: https://www.nintendoreporters.com/ > Contact: webmaster@nintendoreporters.com