Pokemon and Wallace and Gromit animation studio Aardman are collaborating on a new “special project,” but it’s a full 3 years away

In what might be simultaneously the most unexpected and delightful Pokemon crossover to date, it’s been announced that The Pokemon Company is teaming up with British animation studio Aardman (best known for Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and Chicken Run) to create “a special project coming to audiences in 2027.”

A short stop-motion teaser of a Pokeball being formed out of blobs of clay has been revealed, which gives precisely nothing away about what the project will be about, but is plenty enough for me to get ridiculously excited about the prospect of Pokemon being brought to life in the animation studio’s signature style. In a blog post announcing the collaboration, it’s said that Aardman will bring “its unique style of storytelling to the Pokemon universe in brand-new adventures.”