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 think the anime makes me like Torracat a little more than I do now from the games. I’ve never been a huge fan of its offical art and the game makes it a tiny bit better, but it’s never been my fav. In the anime it looks cool tho. Same with Inciniroar. Cool to see Decidueye! For the record here’s where I rank the gen 7 starter stages. Best being top “worst being bottom. I’ll separate them into their stages tho

    1st stage:
    Litten
    Rowlet
    Popplio

    2nd stage:
    Brionne
    Torracat
    Dartrix

    3rd stage:
    Decidueye
    Inciniroar
    Primarina

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  2. A Fire/Fairy Rabbit starter final evo based on the Asian myth of the Moon Rabbit and Jackalopes. Is Talit a good name for it? (Tale (it’s based on a story) + Lit (the Rabbit in the myth jumped into a fire+Moon gives light))

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  3. Please post a new article, Higher Powers, it’s so depressing to open this page and see those beautiful starters over and over again. PLATAPALLLLLL

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  4. Well my friend tells me a leaker who’s been spot on with everything has confirmed Smash Switch is coming

    My friend didn’t say a reveal or release date, but take this info and do with it what you will

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  5. Unpopular Opinion: I don’t think Smash is as great as people think it is. It’s fun sure, but is it the best fighting game of all time? Not sure about that……

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  6. Wait so it’s confirmed that we are getting news next week? People have been saying that there is news… Pokemon day is on the 27th

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  7. The Shape of Water is a good movie. Kinda gross in plaices, but I enjoyed it. The creature is so well done, I now want a Pokemon based on it.

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        • Yeah. Visually, I thought it was gorgeous and it had gorgeous music. The villain was well done for sure. Loved how he just broke when his masculinity was challenged. And the scene where she signed “f*ck you” to him was golden. I really liked Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins. Sally Hawkins did great too.

          But the story..while it was good, I thought it was kind of expected. Too beauty and beast for me. And the bestiality was too much. I honestly thought the movie would’ve been better if they just developed a strong and loving platonic relationship, but I’m ace so maybe I’m biased.

          So it had really strong parts, but the love aspect of it just kind of didn’t work for me.

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          • Yeah it was predictable but I still enjoyed it. The sexual stuff in general I didn’t feel necessary and I found it odd that Elisas’ friends just accept she’s having sex with the creature. Also I was left wondering what possible life they could now have, I mean he’ll be fine since he’s made for that life but what’s she gonna do?

  8. Well poop. It was of course expected, but I really liked the Platypus. But I’m glad the bunny isn’t real, it looks more like a regional rodent than a starter.

    Well these fake starters were better than the last fake starters, maybe the real starters will be better than these ones.

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    • I mean was the BW anime even good from the start? It was pretty trash right form the get go. At least SM knows what it is and will do whatever the hell it dam well wants

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        • Right, but what you said was that it turned into trash only after the initial premise was done. When in fact most of it was trash right from the start.

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        • Then it’s truly unfair, I work my butt off for her and leaves high and dry? I get nothing and I’m supposed to deal with it? That is a load of injustice that will not go away until I am paid off

          How would you feel if you worked hard to do something for someone else, sinking in a large amount of time and effort and they just drop it?

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          • I mean its not like you have it and shes refusing to give you the wimpod, like fr just give up rn, and go SR for a wimpod or something

          • I have one in reserve I was saving for myself if it never happened but my point is extremely valid

            If you truly believe that I didn’t earn anything for my efforts then I shouldn’t ever try doing anything for anyone for the rest of my days

          • And no I don’t want to SR for a Wimpod I’m extremely fed up with it, but then again why does it freakin matter, she even said that she didn’t try because she’d assumed I’d give up just

            Just another instance of me working hard for somebody that barely appreciates it or holds up their end of the bargain (and make me feel like it’s my fault for trying)

          • Wait she didn’t even try? That’s pretty low and then to just call it off? You don’t deserve that treatment

            You could probably get Monkeyfuzz to trade you if you want it (I’m sure he’d be happy to do, but you need to ask him) and he most likely would appreciate a Shiny Celebi as well

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