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Pokémon developer Game Freak reels from unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data"

Mainline Pokémon developer Game Freak is reeling from an unprecedented "gigaleak" of "significant internal data" of Pok…

Pokémon insiders like CentroLeaks say the leak contains "multiple gigabytes of info", including details of unannounced games, including one " Splatoon-like" multiplayer/battle-focused game developed in collaboration with ILCA codenamed "Synapse" and a folder entitled "mmo_test". Whilst two are based upon Detective Pikachu, one - called Game Boy - "aims to dig deep into the theme of Pokémon’s boundless potential, creating a story that highlights the importance of bonds, whether between friends or between Pokémon themselves". More astonishingly still, a document containing the alleged meeting notes from when The Pokémon Company "reflected on why Ash's story in the anime needed to end" has also leaked.

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