The press release this year is notable for being substantially less detailed than those for Pokémon Day 2022, and Pokémon Day 2021, which we can only assume means the Pokémon Company is intending to keep any announcements close to its chest this year. The brief media alert invites fans to "Celebrate Pokémon Together", linking to the ongoing #PokémonTogether campaign announced roughly one week ago.
Ever since the recent Nintendo Directs presentation, there has of course been significant speculation about this Pokémon Presents possibly announcing 1st generation Pokémon games for Nintendo Switch Online. Despite this however, we hesitate to read anything into the only other point of interest of the press release, with the note that Pokémon Day "marks the date when the first Pokémon video games were released", given that the past press releases also similarly noted the reason for the anniversary.
If you don't live in the Americas, and/or if you're just bad at doing timezone conversions, knowing the Nintendo Direct broadcast times in Pacific Time alone might not be all that particularly helpful. So for your convenience, we've compiled below a quick list of conversions for the most common timezones of Bulbagarden users, so you can quickly identify when the presentation starts for you. If your timezone isn't listed below, you can find a full conversion chart here.
Time Zone | Major Cities in this Timezone | Time |
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UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time) | Wellington, Auckland | 3am, Tuesday February 28th |
UTC+11 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) | Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra | 1am, Tuesday February 28th |
UTC+10:30 (Australian Central Daylight Time) | Adelaide | 12:30am, Tuesday February 28th |
UTC+10 (Australian Eastern Standard Time) | Brisbane | Midnight, Tuesday February 28th |
UTC+9:30 (Australian Central Standard Time) | Darwin | 11:30pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul | 11pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC+8 (Australian Western Standard Time / China Standard Time / ASEAN Common Time) | Perth, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Singapore | 10pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) | New Delhi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata | 7:30pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC+2 (Eastern European Time / South African Standard Time) | Athens, Helsinki, Johannesburg | 4pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC+1 (Central European Time) | Berlin, Paris, Rome, Oslo | 3pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) | London, Belfast, Glasgow, Dublin | 2pm, Monday February 27th |
UTC-3 (Brasília Time) | São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro | 11am, Monday February 27th |
UTC-5 (Eastern Time) | New York, Toronto | 9am, Monday February 27th |
UTC-6 (Central Time) | Mexico City, Chicago, Winnipeg | 8am, Monday February 27th |
UTC-7 (Mountain Time) | Denver, Calgary, Edmonton | 7am, Monday February 27th |
UTC-8 (Pacific Time) | Los Angeles, Vancouver | 6am, Monday February 27th |