Ultra Beasts UB-02, and UB-03įirst up on the list is a pair of brand new Ultra Beasts coming to Sun and Moon. Today, Japan-based magazine Corocoro has leaked several pages of its upcoming Pokemon Sun and Moon coverage, and some of what is has in store is quite interesting. Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN.
While you wait for the official release, check out our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond preview, where we call the remakes the "old-school Pokémon games we've been missing." Still, it won't be long until Pokémon fans can try the remakes out for themselves, as Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl launch next Friday, Even with their best efforts to shut down the leaks, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have become another example of information becoming public before it was supposed to.įans are already reacting to the leaks, with some complaining about what they've seen so far, while others are poking fun at the idea of spoilers for a remake of a 15-year-old game. A trademark for Pokémon Delta Emerald also surfaced, but it also never came to be.Īnd now, potentially due to all of the repeated instances of leaked Pokémon games, Nintendo has become notorious for strict review copy distribution and complex embargo restrictions. However, it turned out to be Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on 3DS, as the first Pokémon game the Switch got was Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. Shortly after Sun and Moon's release, it was rumored that Pokémon Stars would be coming to Nintendo Switch, a third version of the Alolan adventure. More Switch and 3DS Pokémon LeaksĮven further back, Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee leaked just ahead of their official reveal at E3 2018, while 2016's Pokémon Sun and Moon dealt with leaks leading up to launch, as the version exclusives surfaced just a week ahead of release.Īs is usually the case, not all of the leaks have turned out to be true. All said and done, the Sword and Shield incident was one of the biggest leaks of 2019. Finally, in February of 2020, Nintendo cut ties with a game publication after one if its reviewers leaked images of Sword and Shield. Later on, The Pokémon Company began a lawsuit against the leakers. The lawyers said the leaks caused The Pokémon Company "irreparable injury" in their ability to market the game. Shortly after release, lawyers for The Pokémon Company began searching for the Sword and Shield leakers. We already knew that select Pokémon from previous generations would not return to Sword and Shield, but these leaks further fueled the fire of the "Dexit" outrage and backlash on social media. A list of Sword and Shield leaks detailed the Galar region Pokédex, Gigantamax forms, Galarian forms, and more. Then, the firestorm started in early November 2019, just before the games were set to come out. Months before release, a leak surfaced that ended up containing many true elements of the final games, including Team Yell, the rival's names, regional evolutions, and more. The most well-known example is 2019's Pokémon Sword and Shield, which suffered from a handful of leaks leading up to release, followed by a lengthy legal pursuit. Even further back, Pokémon games have had the tendency to leak, both leading up to their release and their announcements.