Game Freak, the developer of Pokemon, has admitted that its servers were hacked in August. The breach caused internal documents, ranging from source code to early character designs and even discarded character designs, to be circulated on social media over the weekend.
Leaked documents and images flooded Reddit and X after Centro Leaks began leaking all documents and images on Saturday afternoon. It is said to contain source code for past games, as well as code names for the Switch 2 and upcoming 10th generation Pokemon games. There are also references to the Pokemon MMO, future movies, and a new anime series. This leak revealed a ton of beta character designs and concept art.
— Matt Smith
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