The Pokémon Company has announced a cartoon about playing with Pokémon cards in the real world alongside an online anime based on Scarlet and Violet.
Announced during the August Pokémon Presents event, Pokémon: Path to the Peak is a "short animated series" about a young girl joining a Pokémon card club at school before taking her talents all the way to the top.
The first episode will premiere at the Pokémon World Championships in the the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall on August 11, though it's unclear if the episode will be available online the same day.
"Pokémon: Path to the Peak is a tale that brings the Pokémon Trading Card Game to life as you've never seen before," said senior director of media production Andy Gose. "Set in the compelling world of competitive Pokémon Trading Card Game play, it's the story of our hero Ava who discovers her natural talent alongside her partner Pokémon Oddish."
A brief trailer for the cartoon showed Ava move to a new town before joining a Pokémon card club, where she battles her cards with new-found friends.
The Pokémon Company also announced Pokémon: Paldean Winds, an online animated web series that will stream on its YouTube channel. The show, which is "coming soon", will depict the youthful drama of several academy students as they come into their own, growing and learning as they attend school.
This wasn't the only Pokémon Scarlet and Violet news shared during the event though, as The Pokémon Company also revealed a September release date for the games' first major expansion: The Teal Mask.
A Mew and Mewtwo event was also announced alongside the addition of Scarlet and Violet Pokémon to Pokémon Go, two Pokémon games coming to Nintendo Switch Online, and more. Read about every announcement in IGN's Everything Announced article.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
