Overview

• An unauthorized Switch 1 ROM is circulating days before the October 16 launch, triggering extensive datamines that include a full Pokédex, move lists, items, and new Mega Evolutions.
• Multiple outlets observed users livestreaming early copies on Twitch, increasing spoiler exposure across social platforms.
• Coverage cites a reported 70–71GB trove dubbed the “Freakleak,” said to contain wide-ranging Game Freak materials, a scale far exceeding the game’s confirmed 7.7GB Switch 2 file size.
• Nintendo Life reports claims that Legends: Z‑A source code, several beta builds, and around 10GB of documentation were posted online, attributed by reporters to the actor tied to 2024’s ‘Teraleak’.
• Circulating internal planning files include unverified roadmap details such as alleged Gen 10 titles ‘Pokémon Wind’ and ‘Pokémon Waves’ and a multi‑region ‘Project Seed’; outlets note these documents may be dated and plans unconfirmed, with the official October 16 release still on track.