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The next generation of Pok\u00e9mon was unveiled earlier this year as part of Pok\u00e9mon’s 30th anniversary celebration. Pok\u00e9mon Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> will be the first mainline games to debut exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2 when they launch sometime next year. The Pok\u00e9mon Company and Nintendo have both been quiet about the games since their announcement, leaving longtime Pok\u00e9mon fans hungry for more information.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That hunger naturally leads to a fixation on minute details (like a cloud) and a diet of rumors and purported “massive leaks.” One such rumor comes from CentroLeaks on X, who surfaced a claim that Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> will have “the highest amount of new Pok\u00e9mon ever in a Pok\u00e9mon game.” Allegedly, some 300 new Pok\u00e9mon and forms (a key detail here) are on the way.<\/p>\n How likely is this claim? Not very, as many “leakers” are very unreliable. Despite being able to “independently verify with other sources and they have heard similar information,” CentroLeaks said to “take it with a grain of salt” and to “treat it as a RUMOR for now.” (Big “my uncle works at Nintendo” energy here.) Still, the idea of such a massive wave of new Pok\u00e9mon has gotten fans talking.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Dude that honestly sounds like too much lmao,” an X user replied. “I hope the quantity matches the quality [if] that is the case. But regardless I do think the majority will be new forms.” Another X user loves the idea: “300 new pokemon woulda sold me without any gimmick introduced.”<\/p>\n With weather likely being a central idea in Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> (more on that in a second), the idea of weather-specific forms has led to excitement for more variations of Castform, the Generation 3 Pok\u00e9mon who changes forms based on the weather. “For the love of god if they don’t buff Castform and give it new forms,” one X user replied.<\/p>\n “The real question is will Eevee finally get new evolutions or not,” one X user wondered, and we couldn’t agree more. Frankly, it’s astonishing the little fox hasn’t gotten a Dragon-type evolution yet.<\/p>\n On the PokeLeaks subreddit, it’s alleged that Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em>‘ Pok\u00e9dex will have about 530 Pok\u00e9mon with 300 of them being new. Both those numbers are quite<\/em> high, leading many to speculate that regional and weather-based forms would be the reason there’d be so many new Pocket Monsters. “Can\u2019t seriously be more genuine new pokemon than Gen 1 and 2 combined,” one Redditor said.<\/p>\n “Calling it now that its 307 spaces for unique models to display in the Pokedex,” another Redditor posited. “Perhaps every new Pokemon has a gender difference.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The idea of regional and weather-based forms stems from a leak Game Freak suffered in 2024. One part of Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> that leaked, but hasn’t been officially confirmed yet, is a focus on weather and potential “seed” Pok\u00e9mon. It’s not a stretch to think that weather in Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> could affect how a new Pok\u00e9mon evolves, like how a day-and-night cycle can affect an Eevee’s evolution. When the first trailer for Pok\u00e9mon Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> dropped, parts of that 2024 leak were proven true, like a description of the starter trio’s appearances.<\/p>\n \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n If weather-based Pok\u00e9mon forms are indeed a Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> gimmick, then you can see how the idea of 300 new Pok\u00e9mon seems plausible if a large chunk of those new Pok\u00e9mon are actually just multiple forms of existing and new Pok\u00e9mon. Most generations top out at 150 brand-spanking-new Pok\u00e9mon, so 300 would be quite<\/em> something.<\/p>\n For now, we know very little about what new Pok\u00e9mon will be Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em>. You got your trio of cutie patootie starters, two new Pikachus, and… yep, that’s it. Based on the announcement trailer, a few dozen returning Pok\u00e9mon from previous games have been confirmed for Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em>.<\/p>\n Pok\u00e9mon Winds<\/em> and Waves<\/em> aren’t out until 2027, so expect plenty more rumors and speculation to come throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n Pok\u00e9mon fans react to Winds and Waves’ rumored Pok\u00e9dex buff
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