Thanks to an early copy being sent out, unannounced pokemon and characters for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have leaked online.
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company go to great lengths to ensure their Pokemon games aren’t leaked ahead of their release, and yet it keeps happening.
Details on Pokemon Sword & Shield leaked early thanks to a strategy guide, and copies of Pokemon Legends: Arceus were shipped early, leading to people streaming the game on Twitch several days ahead of launch.
It appears the latter incident has repeated itself, as images from the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have been posted online, giving away unannounced new pokemon, characters, and locations.
These include evolutions for the new fire starter pokemon Fuecoco and new grass pokemon Smoliv.