Pokemon Leaker Says Sharing More Info May Delay Legends ZA, More Games
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Pokemon Leaker Says Sharing More Info May Delay Legends ZA, More Games

Although we are not done seeing the consequences of the latest massive Pokémon leaked yet, it looks like the hacker responsible for sharing these details is withholding information about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Legends: ZA, and other future projects.

According to a message shared by the reported leaker, no one involved in the info dump will share key game files for any Pokémon game beyond Legends: Arceus so they don’t “actively risk more damage” to the Pokémon series moving forward.

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Since October 12th, a leaker began dumping a reported 1 terabyte of extracted files containing unreleased game files, concept art, encounter notes, and more from various Pokemon projects that they obtained by hacking Game Freak servers. This included content from as early as 2002’s Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, with everything from clipped content to source code uploaded entirely online.

Not only did we get unreleased information from released Pokemon games, but we also got new information about upcoming titles such as Legends: ZA and that unannounced generation 10 games. And while the leaker has confirmed that they know more about both projects and have more Scarlet and Violet files from the hack, they won’t share them.

According to the leaker, since Scarlet and Violet are still getting updates and may have special events planned for the future, they won’t be sharing much more than the files that are already available. They cite the fact that Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl’s early leaks and data mines may have prevented Nintendo from distributing additional post-launch events.

Additionally, the leaker is worried that releasing more files for Scarlet and Violet could reveal information about the next Nintendo console, and could make Nintendo even angrier at the leaks. If Scarlet and Violet will continue to be the main game used for the Pokémon Video Game Championship (VGC) even after Legends: ZA release, much like how Sword and Shield was for Legends: Arceus, this is a good bet.

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Likewise, the leaker won’t share more details about Legends: ZA or the Gen 10 games, codenamed Gaia, because they believe it “could actually make (Nintendo) decide to delay the game” or take more time to rework the game leaked content.

This doesn’t mean “Teraleak” is over yet, as more files are still being uploaded, such as an early build of Scarlet and Violet, along with additional design assets. However, it looks like the biggest waves have already crashed, and we now have to wait for official sources to share more details.