Aliases
Pikachu to Pokémon Ongakutai, Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, ピカチュウとポケモンおんがくたい, Pokemon: Pikachu to Pokemon Ongakutai, Pocket Monsters: Pikachu to Pokemon Ongakutai, Pikachu and the Pokemon Musicians, Pocket Monsters XY Movie 2 Short, ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY『ピカチュウとポケモンおんがくたい』, Pikachu and the Pokemon Music Squad
SUMMER 2015SPECIAL
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The first in the world! A performance created by the cries of Pokémon! The Pokémon will play a beautiful harmony. Will Pikachu and the others be able to pull off the performance?
(Source: Anime News Network)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
15.7
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 11 hours ago
Top reasons
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (OLM) have a smoothed catalogue continuation rate of 32%, above the catalogue average of 14%
- Cohort rating percentile - 53th percentile within season cohort
- Titles like this rarely return - 11 years with no new entry: of OVAs and specials (first entries) in that position, under 1% got a new season or film within 10 years
Runway
Unknown
Source runway is unclear, so feasibility is treated as unknown.
Financial & Commercial38
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception42
Strategic Priors46
Fandom Engagement47
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:16 AM
Next scheduledin 13 hours
Renewal FAQ
Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad has a 16/100 renewal signal score. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad be renewed?
- Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad currently scores 16 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad's renewal probability?
- Pokémon: Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad's CourScore is 16 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 60 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 3,018 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 6.14 | Oct 11, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 21 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,848 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 2,087 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 76 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 100 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 684 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,372 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.58 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 20 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 4,950 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 7,456 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 2,007 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.09 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 5,486 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 4 | Aug 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 174 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 339 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 36 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 7,980 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 21 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.48 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 931 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 63.4 | Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Jun 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 86,883 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 460 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 106,215 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 106,215 | May 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |