Aardman Animation, the studio behind the Wallace & Gromit, Chicken Run, and Shaun the Sheep, and Chicken Run franchises, is working with The Pokémon Company International on a mysterious new project.

The cost-cutting initiative comes as Aardman has filed its earnings for 2023, which reveal that the studio sunk to a pre-tax loss of £550,135 ($720,000). The company made a profit of £1.56M in 2022.

Pokémon is Teaming Up With Chicken Run Studio Aardman for a New Project. Published Dec 11, 2024 at 10:19 AM EST Updated Dec 11, 2024 at 6:18 PM EST. By .

UK-based Aardman Studio is conducting a restructuring after a massive loss of $720K in 2023. This loss is primarily blamed on Lloyd of the Flies’ poor performance in 2022.

Chicken Run and Wallace and Gromit studio Aardman is the latest animation studio to see struggles in 2024, as it's cutting around 20 jobs after posting a loss in its 2023 earnings report.

Aardman has been in the animation game since 1972 and is most famous for stuff like the Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run franchises. The company is a claymation and stop-motion animation powerhouse.

Pokemon is teaming up with Aardman for a major mystery project. Pokémon Announces New Dream Collab With Wallace and Gromit Studio - ComicBook.com Open Menu Close Menu ...

Studio Aardman is working on a new stop-motion Pokémon project due out some time in 2027. The Pokémon Company’s next stop-motion project is coming courtesy of studio Aardman.