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Pokemon fans react to messy lore leaks

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Pokemon fans react to messy lore leaks






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On October 10, the developer of the “Pokémon” franchise, Game Freak, released a statement acknowledging that it had suffered a massive data breach. The hackers seized thousands of files, including personal information of employees, source code for several games, information about the Switch 2, and some previously unreleased lore documents that contained dark stories and arguments about Pokemon history. In its statement, Game Freak apologized to those affected by the leak and assured that the vulnerability of its servers has already been fixed. The company is still in damage control, however, because the leaked information has made its way online and everyone is talking about it. While we don’t approve of how the information got out, the things we’re learning are too intriguing to ignore.

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Fans are definitely interested in what the leaks say about the future of “Pokémon,” but they’re absolutely amazed by the documents detailing the franchise’s past.. These leaks include never-before-seen stories about the history of Pokémon and humans that are much more disturbing than the darkest theories of “Pokémon” fans. Yes, there are stories about Pokémon and humans having hybrid children, and yes, you should probably sit down before reading the rest.

Some boundaries really shouldn’t be blurred


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Gamers are sharing news of Game Freak’s leaks even faster than they shared details of the latest Switch 2 leaks, but to be fair, the “Pokémon” lore documents found are a bit more “interesting ” than a new generation. console spec sheet.

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All of these stories are structured like the Brothers Grimm’s tales, and are set in a time “when the line between Pokémon and humans was still blurred.” In one, a man is basically gifted with a baby by an Octillery. That baby grows up to be a young man who obtains a powerful sword from a lost Sharpedo, and then uses that sword to violently torture wild Ursarings, until one day he and an Ursaring strangle each other until death in battle.

The violence seems a bit strange and out of place in the storiesbut what really makes these “Pokemon” myths disturbing is the way some of them describe the mating of Pokemon and humans. In one story, a woman who kills Slakoth for fun is attacked by a Vigoroth and loses consciousness. At the end of the story, she gives birth to a Slakoth, revealing that the Slakoth are half-human. In another story, a girl gets lost in the woods and is trapped by typhoid. Typhlosion feeds her special berries and seems to make her forget her family to become his wife. The girl’s father eventually finds her and kills Typhlosion. Heartbroken later gives birth to a boy, revealing that Typhlosions are also part human.

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It’s a lot

Pokemon fans don’t know what to think


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These stories are completely muddled, and fans are unclear as to why they are so dark, or even why they exist in the first place. Some argue that the stories are clearly structured like the classic myths, while others have pointed out that previous “Pokémon” games such as “Pokémon Diamond” and “Pearl” have made references to humans marrying Pokémon in the distant past. However, for the most part, fans are treating this all as one big (strangely dark) joke. For one, people note that whoever wrote the stories actually chose the weirdest Pokemon imaginable to turn into human hybrids. Meanwhile, others are trying to imagine how these stories should be viewed from a Pokemon’s perspective.

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Fans are also imagining all the new crossover possibilities that would be open to the “Pokémon” franchise if these stories were to become canon (with lots and lots of crude jokes about The Deep from Amazon’s “The Boys”).

Others are just trying to figure out why these long stories were written and then never used. Some have even joked that Game Freak might have a permanent fan fiction position at the company.

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It’s likely that Game Freak’s internal backlash is approaching DEFCON 5 right now. Honestly, the entire internet reaction can best be summed up in one quote: “Looks like the Game Freak writing team really put the FREAK in their name.” We can take comfort in knowing that these stories were never meant to be seen by human eyes (at least, not outside of Game Freak), but unfortunately, there are some things that can’t be turned around.


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