FAKE: Could the Gen VIII Starters Have Leaked?!

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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. If there’s one thing about this concept art that is credible to me, it’s the berry at the end of the lemur’s tail. That just seems like a “Gamefreak” touch to a pokemon.

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    • Idk I guess Majora just used magic to give it a creepy ass face to scare Link/other people. At the end of the game the face fades so it’s not a normal thing

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  5. Alright, folks. It’s been fun but I’m going to bed. Not like Earthen “went to bed,” but like, legitimately going to lay down in bed in order to fall asleep.

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  6. So what would be their names?

    *Leamur (leaf+lemur)
    *Blabbit (blaze+rabbit), blhare (blaze+hare), rablaze (rabbit+blaze), Fihare (fire+hare)
    *Poitypus (poison+platypus), Venypus (venom+platypus)

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  7. I could actually see Platapal as a new mascot for the series, especially considering the inconspicuous Pikachu stripes on its back. It could be advertised as the true return of Pikablu. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that this one is the only one to show interaction with Ash. And let me just say, I would buy Platapal merchandise up the WAZOO.

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  12. If I wake up tomorrow and see someone claim these as being theirs with definitive proof I will enter a devastating nine-stage depression bout that permeates through every aspect of my life.

    Platapal is my friend.

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  14. I’d like to play devil’s advocate for a moment because I do agree that it’s not a great idea to get overhyped about stuff like this…
    Notice how these leaks had “Tiger 3, Owl 3, Sea Lion 3” or something like that on their art. Why wouldn’t these ones have Monkey 1, Rabbit 1, and Platypus 1? Maybe because that would make it too obvious it was adapted from those…who knows. However I do feel like “””they””” should have included it. In actuality, I don’t know the reasoning for this at all and there are versions of this art that don’t have the tentative names.
    http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1519185231904.jpg
    http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1519185567064.jpg

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  15. First off, I think these all scream Australian region (I mean platypus, I mean come-on!)

    Here are my predictions:

    Aesthetic Trends:
    Masculine/Physical/Attacker: Chesnaught (grass) and Incineroar (fire) —> Gen 8: water starter
    Feminine/Special Attacker : Delphox (fire) and Primarina (water) —> Gen 8: grass starter
    Androgynous/Mixed Attacker: Greninja (water) and Decidueye (grass) —> Gen 8: fire starter

    GRASS
    Plossom —> Leemixir —> Manacopia
    Ringtail possum – Feminine Design – evolves to grass/psychic – traditional healer
    It will evolve into an indigenous healer with long free-flowing foliage locks abundant with fruit accents that resembles a elaborate headdress. The fluff around the wrists indicates it will have a robe coat with flared sleeves. It uses it’s ringed tail like a staff.

    FIRE
    Bunfire —> Tailblazer –> Crisperado
    Rabbit – Androgynous Design – evolves to fire/steel – western pioneer
    Rabbits are invasive species that are threatening Australian ecology, this pokemon represents colonizers or frontiersman. Its evolution will resemble an outback cowboy-gunslinger with a fire-bullet move. The fur around its neck is a bandanna and the plush tail resembles a knapsack which is stores its loot and coals for warm fires on its long journies.

    WATER
    Platapin –> Ubillity —> Versenary
    Platypus – Masculine Design – evolves into water/fighting – naval captain

    The pokemon is based on a diversity theme, since platypus have traits shared by amphibians, mammals, and birds. The evolution will possess switch blades in its appendages like swiss-army knives. It will resemble a naval fighter who uses mixed-martial arts.

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  17. I literally just saw these on instagram today, I’m pretty sure they were made by an artist on there, similar to the banana slug pokemon a couple months back, but I digress, I’ll have to see if I can find them again

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  18. Grass Starter: The fruit coming from its tail, striped tail, and round ears poking out of its little grass bob is so cute! 9/10

    Fire Starter: The bonfire tail is too adorable to be real!!! Probably my favorite little detail of any starter (if real). And that plushy bandanna scarf and blue eyes 🙂 10/10

    Water Starter: Jesus, that thing is adorable! It has the best proportions of the starters. 9/10

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    • The difference being these have accurate Japanese and a “Pokemon feel” to their design.

      Not saying they’re without a doubt real, because of course there’s a chance they aren’t, but these are believable for more reasons than “they have the confidential stamp on them”.

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    • may I just point out that fake leaks technically aren’t leaks at all. they’re fan art that people try to pass off as leaks. it really bothers me when people refer to fake leaks, rumored leaks and, real leaks as simply “leaks” it gets really confusing when you aren’t always sure which they mean.

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  23. I was thinking
    Grass/Normal
    Fire/Electric because that Black fur looks like it’ll eventually turn into storm clouds and I’d end up being a super fast PokePok

    And then the platypus would be Water/Poison its entire evolution

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  25. Well now I don’t really care of these are real or not because this article has brought the Jungle back together

    Percy, Gikie, Fae, Hipster and Defensive all made guest appearences for the first time in months and that is what truly makes me happy, all we need is Green and Poekoko and it truly would remind of when I first came here

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