FAKE: Could the Gen VIII Starters Have Leaked?!

IMPORTANT UPDATE: These have now been CONFIRMED FAKE as the artist has been found! They came out in a Facebook post. It’s unfortunate that these weren’t real… but let’s just hope that Game Freak manages to do even better!

These were posted anonymously, there are some concerns about the Japanese, but mostly pedantic discussion of hiragana vs katakana use. Most likely fake.

These do not come with names, but it appears as though we have a Grass-type Lemur, a Fire-type Rabbit and a Water-type Platypus!

Guess we’ll have to wait for more details to see if these are real or not! What are your initial impressions?!

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2,331 thoughts on “FAKE: Could the Gen VIII Starters Have Leaked?!”

  1. I mean I liked the designs and everything but I’m tired of ppl coming out with rumors and yes I know some ppl like rumors but at the same time the majority get their hopes up and get mad that GF doesn’t meet the standard of the fakemons and I’m like that’s why nobody get their hopes up till we see actual proof.
    I wish ppl can just say that they’re just making fakemons and show them off but that’s just my opinion

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      • Yeah I know about ppl being desperate not just for news but for the games and I’m sorry to say this but I hope that Game Freak takes a break and we don’t get the new game till next year cause Pokemon is turning into CoD to be honest SM and UltraSM felt to rush and weren’t as great as they should of been if they had more time

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          • Yeah it’s all about the money but I’m just hoping they care more about the game and how good it should be since it’s on a new counsel and blow us out of the water but at the same time I’m not getting my hopes so high lol

          • Yeah I know what you mean I like XY for how it looked and some of the Pokemon designs but the story and game play were not great and I think the lack of Pokemon in the last 2 gens has to do that they’re rushing the games and not having a lot of time putting more Pokemon in the games

          • I’m with you on this I would enjoy it a lot I just hope someone in GF actually goes through these websites and see what fans want lol and not just do it for the money

        • It’s not that we need a new game necessarily, it’s that Gamefreak failed on every level with USUM. People were done with it like less than a month after release. It had no lasting appeal to hold us over into the Switch game.

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          • To me USUM didn’t come close to the 3rd entries to the other gens and they weren’t bad games but I just felt something was missing like trainers having more Pokemon and other things and I thought they would of made the Alola region a bit bigger somehow

  2. I like these rumors and fake leaks, it’s probably the most fun part about the hype season (though I guess we are in the pre-season!)

    I am disappointed that I won’t get the rabbit, but nowhere near as bad as it would have been if Primarina was fake!!! Thank Arceus!!!

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    • Same here, man. I look forward to the start of rumor season before every release. It’s a fun exercise to analyze them and pick which ones look most real and then wait in barely constrained impatience until they’re revealed as real or fake! It’s one of my favorite things about the prerelease hype.

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  3. What if they pull a Pokémon yellow in gen 8? One starter and then the rest are given to you during the game (I know, childish thoughts but I wanna contribute my .02¢)

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  4. I highly praise the artist, these fakemons were the best I’ve seen. Really did their homework to make it close to legit as possible

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    • It makes me feel terrified about the future. I swear to you, someday you’ll see fully rendered Pokemon battles with 3D models, new moves, the whole nine yards, with ZERO legitimacy. Dang supercomputers on my lawn…

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  5. Hey uh, this may become a big deal sometime soon. There’s a Pokemon trademark awaiting examination, apparently. Here’s the link but I can’t see it myself for some reason, so here’s what it looks like.
    https://www3.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/cgi-bin/ET/TM_DETAIL_E.cgi?ITEM01=106&KEY01=pokemon&OPT01=01&ITEM02=702&KEY02=&OPT02=01&ITEM03=402&KEY03=&OPT03=01&ITEM04=705&KEY04=&OPT04=01&STIME=151927747147763433095796&HITCNT=26&HITCNT3=26&S_FLAG=00&TERMOPT=02&PAGE=01&LISTNO=26&DISP=1
    http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1519278228139.png

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    • Actually never mind, I think it may just be for the name “Pokemon”. You should probably disregard this post, because I have zero hope left at this point.

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    • Ground: Earthquake to generate tremors, Drill Run to charge into stuff, Dig to burrow, Bone Rush to generate a weapon

      Fighting: Hammer Arm for heavy damage, Bulk Up to get swole, Drain Punch to heal myself, Counter to retaliate

      Rock: Rock Wrecker/Rock Blast to deal damage at a range, Rollout to curl into a boulder, Head Smash self explanatory, I can’t decide if I want Stealth Rock or Stone edge for a trap or a Earthen spike attack

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      • I’m probably not gonna do 4 attacks for each but here it goes:

        Water: Aqua Jet for being speedy on land and sea, Dive because maybe I could breathe underwater, Hydro Pump because it’s strong and cool, and Bubble Beam for when I’m bored.

        Flying: Cause Fly. Duh. Hurricane for when I’m feeling evil, Whirlwind to push pesky people away, and Acrobatics because that’d be fun.

        The last one I’m torn between Grass and Psychic. Grass for Synthesis, becoming a plant, and causing status. But Psychic would be cool because of teleporation and telekinesis.

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        • Uhhh synthesis wouldn’t make you a plant it’s just using photosynthesis to regain energy

          I would’ve said Vine Whip or Bullet Seed

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          • Like a green glow would gleam out of your palm and a long vine manifests outward allowing you extended reach or to lash things (but it has a set limit maybe like….twenty feet and they’re not super strong so you can’t lift a car or expect them to not snap off

  6. Omfg I am insanely bored at work, I normally enjoy finishing my work early but it’s a slow day and I’m done with everything for a while and I’m desperate for something to do (normally I’d hide in the bathroom and dick around here but this place is dead)

    Just wanna go home: and rotate from Wow, Rocket League and Splatoon 2 all while SRing for that dang Celebi

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  7. (Me when a “leak” appears):
    Alright cool, these Pokémon seem nicely done. Probably fake, so I’ll take some salt.

    (Me when the “leak” is confirmed fake a day later):
    DAMMIT WHY DID I GET TOO ATTACHED TO THEM

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  8. Let me ask you guys this. How mad would you be if the Switch game didn’t come out until 2019? Seems like a lot of people are very convinced it’s coming this year despite us almost being in March and no Zeraora. Would anyone actually be angry if the game came out next year rather than this? I’m still banking on it being released q1 of 2019, but I’ve had that stance for a little while now

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      • I mean are the baseless leaks their fault tho? they never promised to us that it’d come out this year so I’m not sure why people are getting antsy as if they did. I think we may see something at e3 this year, but even that may be a long shot if the game doesn’t launch in early 2019

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    • I wouldn’t be mad about it at all. I was patient with the release of SM after ORAS for 2 years, and I don’t mind waiting for GF to polish the Switch game up.

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  9. AHHHHH KURUSRU PLEASE HELP I HAVE THE WRONG EMAIL ON DISCORD AND NOW I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF THE SERVERS! HELLLLLPPP!

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  10. I’m in a fantasy mood again and I need my fix…

    Human
    Dwarf
    Night Elf
    Gnome
    Draenei
    Worgen

    Orc
    Tauren
    Forsaken
    Troll
    Blood Elf
    Goblin

    Pick one

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