Nintendo Leak: All Future Pokémon?

Over the weekend, the news of a possible hacker attack on Nintendo, the second in a year if we consider the 2024 TeraLeak, sent shockwaves through the console fan community.

Within hours, some of the documents that Crimson Collective claims to have obtained slipped online through various channels, primarily information related to upcoming Pokémon series projects.

The X channel that most diligently collected this information, sourcing it from various places, is Centro Leaks, across its various official and collateral accounts: among the documents, dozens of draft pages related to Pokémon Sword and Shield seem to have been found, including a map sketched in pen on a piece of paper, as well as footage from the Beta versions of the anticipated Pokémon Z-A.

However, the leakers were careful to release very scattered and fragmented information: the intent is probably to entice potential buyers of the leaks without specifically revealing the content of the stolen data. Certainly, though, what most attracted fans' attention are the rumors about possible future titles.

Pokémon Leak: Are These the Future Titles?

According to the leaked documents, a game codenamed Gaia, which would be Pokémon Generation 10, is in the works for 2026, with a final title possibly being Wind and Waves. This would be a chapter set in a large city, but no further details are known.

Also in 2026, a product in the series set in the Kanto, Sinnoh, Hoenn, and Johto regions, codenamed Seed, is expected to be released – perhaps a Mobile product? In 2027, it would be the turn of Pokémon Legends: Galar.

Beyond this information, the software houses' plans obviously become more nebulous and the leaks less reliable, only venturing to mention the arrival of Generation 11 by 2030.

Pokémon: Are These the Budgets?

Alongside information on upcoming chapters, the leakers also revealed what are normally strictly confidential company details: the provisional budgets allocated for the development of these games. What caused a stir is how these budgets appear particularly low compared to the normal software development costs in 2025.

For example, Pokémon Z-A would have cost 2 Billion Yen, equivalent to less than €12 Million, while 3 Billion Yen, just over €17 Million, have been invested for the next generation. Net of marketing and advertising expenses, which are certainly significant for a brand like Pokémon, we are still talking about figures at the level of AA games, which has caused a certain degree of grumbling among fans, especially considering Nintendo's increase in game prices with the launch of Switch 2.

Obviously, all this information should be taken with a grain of salt and has no official confirmation from Nintendo. We will only find out in the future how much of it is true...