Rumor: Source Codes For Various Classic Pokemon Titles Leaked, Along With Beta Sprites, Concept Art, And Scrapped Pokemon
Earlier this week, Game Freak was hit by a massive data breach which reportedly included the source codes and internal design materials for several classic Pokemon games.
The leak reportedly includes source codes for games spanning from Gen 3 (Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire), Gen 4 (Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, Heartgold/Soulsilver), and Gen 5 (Pokemon Black/White). Highlights include beta sprites for existing and scrapped Pokemon, map editors for the aforementioned games, preliminary assets, and concept art. Some highlights have been shared by Centro Leaks via the posts below, although it remains to be seen how long they will remain online:
The leak includes the ORIGINAL PSD FILES of the games logos up until the DS era pic.twitter.com/fM9ngLUyM3
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
[ New, more accurate translation of the OFFICIAL ORIGIN OF THE POKÉMON UNIVERSE ]
In the beginning, there was a vortex of chaos.
All mixed slowly together, and everything was a blur.
One day, a large egg appeared in the center of the chaos. For a long time, the egg continued to… pic.twitter.com/6C1avZMLTc— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
More beta Gen 5 Pokémon pic.twitter.com/fmqWtjns2v
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
Here is everything as of 3 hours ago (but more is still coming!) https://t.co/NKuwelxPER
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
Concept art pic.twitter.com/73CqZzkCxq
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
Big dump of beta Pokémon from multiple gens pic.twitter.com/C02v1KiYcz
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
Cacturne Concept art pic.twitter.com/3GoSBOXZi4
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
Gen 3 starters original concept art pic.twitter.com/4YA1y1IJDB
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
Never seen before: Extended Pokémon Black / White intro pic.twitter.com/CgHmpgOFmm
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 13, 2024
NEW BETA POKÉMON pic.twitter.com/0NkTXNvrnY
— Centro LEAKS (@CentroLeaks) October 12, 2024
That said, as with all reports of this nature, we caution readers to take them with a grain of salt.
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