About

Pokémon: Twilight Wings is a seven-part short-run anime series produced by Studio Colorido set in the Pokémon universe that premiered on YouTube in January 2020.

History

On January 15th, 2020, The Official Pokémon YouTube channel uploaded the first episode of Pokémon: Twilight Wings entitled "Letter" to YouTube. Within two days, the video received more than 2.9 million views (shown below).

In a press release for the show, the series is described:^[1]

Galar is a region where Pokémon battles have developed into a cultural sensation. Over the span of seven episodes, "Pokémon: Twilight Wings" will show in detail the dreams of Galar's residents, the realities they face, the challenges they must overcome and the conflicts they must resolve. In addition to these new stories, fans can expect to see a variety of Pokémon originally discovered in the Galar region appearing in the capsule series.

Reception

Following the release of the show, numerous YouTubers published reaction and review videos on the show. On January 15th, 2020, YouTuber Verlisify shared a reaction that received more than 20,000 views (shown below, left). YouTuber PokemonRangerBoy12 also shared a reaction, calling it "satisfying & strange." The post received more than 17,000 views in less than one week (shown below, right).

That day, Redditor ^[2] shared the episode in the /r/NintendoSwitch subreddit. The post received more than 1,200 points (93% upvoted) and 180 comments in less than two days.

Search Interest

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