Netflix's Pokemon Movie Secrets Of The Jungle Releasing October 8 With Free Pokemon For Sword/Shield

The new Pokemon movie Secrets of the Jungle will debut on Netflix globally on October 8, The Pokemon Company and Netflix announced on Tuesday. A new trailer was also released, while The Pokemon Company announced plans to celebrate the movie in the games Sword/Shield and Pokemon Go later on.

The trailer shows off more of the film and teases out the story, which takes viewers into the jungle. The music you're hearing are the songs "Always Safe" and "No Matter What," which recording artist Cyn wrote specifically for the film. Take a look:

The full description for Secrets of the Jungle has also been released:

"Deep within the Forest of Okoya, the Mythical Pokemon Zarude live in a troop and maintain a strict rule that forbids outsiders from entering their territory. Elsewhere in the jungle lives Koko, a human boy raised by a lone Zarude who left the troop. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Zarude. But one day, a chance meeting with Ash and Pikachu leaves Koko with his first human friend. Is he truly a Pokemon? Or is he, in fact, a human? When danger threatens the jungle, the bonds between Pokemon and human--and the love between parent and child--will be put to the test."

The Pokemon Company also announced that Dada Zarude and Shiny Celebi, two creatures that appear in Secrets of the Jungle, will be available in Pokemon Sword and Shield for players who sign up for Pokemon Trainer Club. Everyone who signs up by September 25 will get the two Pokemon on October 7.

A crossover event for Secrets of the Jungle and Pokemon Go is also in the works, with more details coming "soon."

2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokemon series, and this is just the latest event celebrating the milestone. "During Pokemon's 25th anniversary year, we wanted fans to have the opportunity to experience the newest animated Pokemon movie simultaneously as a global community," The Pokemon Company's Emily Arons said. "Pokemon animation is a much-beloved pillar of the franchise, and Netflix is the perfect partner to once again help us deliver a worldwide moment for fans as we celebrate 25 years of action and adventure with Ash and his Pikachu."