How To Watch Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Oliver Brandt
·3 min read

Pokemon Paldean Winds

Pokémon: Paldean Winds is now three episodes deep, and is one of two new anime projects announced during the August Pokémon Presents. The other series, Path to the Peak, was pretty good overall, telling the heartwarming story of a young TCG player who learns to fit in and be more confident in herself through the card game.

Paldean Winds is a little bit different, taking place actually in the Pokémon World rather than a version of our own. It also follows Scarlet and Violet a little more closely than Pokémon Horizons, focusing on a group of Academy students who set out on the great treasure hunt that marks the start of every school year.

In this guide we’ll tell you the Pokémon: Paldean Winds release date, as well as where you can watch it and what you can expect from it.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds Release Date

Pokémon: Paldean Winds started airing on September 6, 2023. We don't know exactly when future episodes will be released, but we do know at what time of day they're likely to come out. The first three episodes were released at 6:00am PT, so the final episode will likely be released at the same time.

The final episode of Pokémon: Paldean Winds should become available at the following times:

  • PST – 6:00am

  • EST – 9:00am

  • GMT – 2:00pm

  • CET – 3:00pm

  • IST – 6:30pm

  • AEDT – 1:00am

  • NZDT – 3:00am

How To Watch Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Pokémon: Paldean Winds will be available on YouTube in at least English and Japanese, though it’s not currently known if either version will feature subtitles for other languages. Each episode will be made available when it goes live, and won’t be shown using YouTube’s premiere feature like some other shorts.

We’ll embed the videos for each episode below with a brief description as they become available.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds Episode 1

The first episode of Pokémon: Paldean Winds, Breathe Out, follows Ohara, a talented flautist who's grappling with her future and her place in the world. She makes the decision to give up on the flute, but a chance encounter alongside her partner Pokémon Fuecoco has her second guessing.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds Episode 2

The second episode of Paldean Winds focuses on Aliquis, the more experienced of the three trainers featured in the series. Aliquis is a fierce battler, but they just can't seem to beat Paldea's number one champion student: Nemona. After consulting with their brother, they have to make a tough choice — will they give up on their trusted partner to win at all costs?

Pokémon: Paldean Winds Episode 3

The third episode of Pokémon: Paldean Winds follows Naranja school journalist Hohma, who decides to report on the villainous Team Star. He and his partner Quaxly infiltrate the evil team, but quickly discover they're not quite what they seem...

Pokémon: Paldean Winds – What To Expect

Pokémon: Paldean Winds tells the story of three students at Naranja Academy, all of whom have one of the three Paldean starter Pokémon. The series will see the three embark on their journey to find their true treasure, known in Paldea as the great treasure hunt, something that appeared in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Characters like Clavell, Nemona, and Arven are all set to appear in the series too.

The main cast and their partner Pokémon are:

  • Ohara — Fuecoco

  • Aliquis — Meowscarada

  • Hohma — Quaxly

The series will span for four episodes, with each episode lasting about 10 minutes. It’s being produced by WIT Studio, an anime studio that has worked on series like Vinland Saga, Attack on Titan, Spy x Family, and the upcoming Suicide Squad Isekai. The studio also previously worked on another Pokémon miniseries, Pokémon: Hisuian Snow, which was based on Pokémon Legends: Arceus.