Overview
- The Pokémon Company announced the release window during its Pokémon Presents broadcast on the franchise’s 30th anniversary.
- The game will launch on the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack in March, with no specific day announced yet.
- Like other GameCube titles on the service, access will be limited to Switch 2 hardware.
- The update follows an initial tease in Nintendo’s April 2025 Switch 2 reveal, now confirming the timing for the subscription library.
- Gale of Darkness joins a GameCube lineup that includes Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, while prequel Pokémon Colosseum remains unlisted for now.