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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️In the post-game, you can fight the remaining 4 Gym Leaders if you haven't done so, and then fight Nemona to decide who will become the actual Champion of the region.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️The trials make the characters evolve personally.
➡️They discover how the island is where the original and real Pladea's champion was lost.
➡️Terapagos was the big final ending boss and had much more relevance in the story as the creator of that past or future island.

Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️You can complete the trials in any order, there are 8 in total and at the end of each one you fight a powerful Pokémon that you can catch
➡️The idea is that after each trial one of the main characters has a big realization that leads to some personal growth.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️The 3 characters find memos written in modern characters
➡️"I was brought to a mysterious island, here are few Pokémon, the land is barren. This is a harsh place for Pokémon to live. There was some kind of civilization here that already perished. Can't I save the Pokémon by activating this machine?"

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️Takes them to a legendary island people think was just a myth, it looks like the past/future.
➡️Jacq upgrades the map to include the new island, and you can name it.
➡️In the legendary island there are trials like in Alola (Nemona specifically mentions that it reminds her of the trials of Alola)

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️You still get Koraidon/Miraidon similarly at the beginning of the story.
➡️After defeating Jacq, the Team March appear and almost defeat the protagonist, but Miraidon/Koiraidon finishes healing just in time and defeats the evil team.
➡️The legendary takes the protagonist, Nemona, Arven and Jacq.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

➡️Nemona and Arven exist, but not Penny.
➡️The evil team is based on a marching band (Team March).
➡️The Champion of the region has disappeared, but the commander of the Team March calls himself the acting Champion.
➡️Jacq is a central character to the story, he later reveals he's the 4th Gym Leader.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

A thread with TONS of beta Pokémon Scarlet/Violet plot and details:

➡️There were only 4 Gyms in the main story, with an additional 4 optional ones.
➡️Gym Leaders teams and levels changed depending on how many badges you had.
➡️Islands were planned for Paldea's sea.
➡️The evil team was 100% different.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

Both Treecko and Staraptor were in the Pokémon Legends: Z-A beta but later removed for the DLC.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 7h

New info about "Pokémon Wind/Wave" (Gen 10) that wasn't part of the Teraleak documents:

➡️ The feature to ride all Pokémon has been scaled down significantly.
➡️ The characters story have changed a lot from the beta leaked.
➡️ The game is turn based, doesn't have the PLZA battle system.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 8h

Pokémon Legends: Z-A has two special events to catch Mewtwo and Diancie. Both events will be distributed via Mystery Gift in the future, similar to how events worked on Ruby/Sapphire and Diamond/Pearl.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 8h

Some of the Beta battle UI from Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has leaked by the Teraleaker

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 8h

@insaneintherainmusic.com has worked in the music arrange for Pokémon: Legends Z-A. 🎶

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

The new game is a completely different concept. Using the same idea of building your own region but as a spin-off and with a 100% different gameplay.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

"Pokopia" started development in 2021 as a Switch 1 game.

It was originally considered a spiritual successor to "Pokémon Let's Go!", and it had connectivity with Pokémon HOME. It was going to be some kind of classic top down Pokémon game (like XY) but HD.

This original game was cancelled.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

All codenames we know for Pokémon games:

- B2W2: Swan
- XY: Kujira
- ORAS: Sango
- SM: Niji
- USUM: Momiji
- LGPE: Beluga
- SWSH: Orion
- SWSH-DLC: Rigel
- BDSP: Delphis
- PLA: Hayabusa
- SV: Titan
- SV-DLC: Sudachi
- PLZA: Ikkaku
- PLZA-DLC: Sankaku
- WIWA: Gaia

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

A regional Zubat was once planned and scrapped for Pokémon Sword and Shield (no images available)

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Gen 8 originally had 3 new Mythical Pokémon planned based on Fantasy, Invention and Discovery

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Data has been found in Pokémon Legends: Z-A for DLC boss / Rogue Mega battles against:

- Staraptor
- Tatsugiri
- Meowstic
- Heatran
- Darkrai
- Groudon
- Kyogre
- Rayquaza
- Zeraora

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is now finally out in some places! Enjoy your game! 💚

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Mega Rising is the next Pokémon TCG Pocket Expansion (B1)

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Beta Gen 8 Legendary Pokémon:

King, Cenozoic, Fighting, Dragon (King Version)
Queen, Cenozoic, Psychic, Dragon (Queen Version)
Ace, Mesozoic, Steel, Dragon (Third Legendary)

Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Originally Gen 8 was pre-historic themed (the original codename was Rex).

There were 3 types of Pokémon in the Pokédex

Cenozoic Era
・Easy to understand cuteness and coolness that would appeal to modern people. Popular even as pets.

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Pokémon Leaks 🦋 @pokemonleaks.bsky.social · 1d

Beta Gen 8 Starters:

- Cenozoic Fire Dog
- Cenozoic Water
- Cenozoic Grass Rabbit

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