Current Pokémon leaks confirm that the “Freak” in the game “Freak” is to be taken literally

The development studio behind it Pokémon The Game Freak gaming franchise has suffered a massive internal data leak that has exposed a large amount of confidential information about the development of various games in the series. The leaked information includes data on the anime series, upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 projects, and even live-action projects in early production.

What has attracted the most attention on social networks are comments and short stories related to the topic Pokémon Mythology presented in the fourth generation games, viz Pokémon Diamond, pearlAnd platinum. Contrary to what many may believe, this is not hidden evidence of dubious interests on the part of the Game Freak developers and authors. Plus, they’re a reminder of how bizarre and disturbing classic real-life stories can be.

What is all the fuss about?

Vaporeon’s reputation pales in comparison to the claims made about many other Pokémon

There have been a lot of discussions and memes lately related to the stories found in the Gigaleak, especially those involving specific Pokemon like Slaking, Octillery, Rapidash, and Typhlosion. For those who haven’t read it yet: They are stories in which situations of sexual violence and abuse occur between humans and Pokémonwhich would apparently have played into the mythology of these video games.

While Pokémon Although the games have previously included questionable details in their lore through certain Pokédex entries or even NPC comments in some games, none of the stories currently featured in the games have been as graphic or adult in nature as those found in the leaks. Therefore, it’s no surprise that many gamers were shocked to find such a heavy theme in a game series that is known to be family-friendly and aimed primarily at children.

At first glance, these stories could shock anyone, and they did. Many fans have negatively judged such unpublished content, on the grounds that it was a form of perversion on the part of the developers (which wouldn’t be the first time this has happened, as was the case with certain animation studios). However, it’s worth noting that this isn’t the case this time, but rather an element that could shed light on one of the most important details in the creation of Pokémon stories across the franchise.

Mythology has always been really strange

These stories confirm that the Pokémon mythos is based on real life and its changes

• “Aus”, “Ia” and “Ea” would have been the code names for the Pokémon officially known as Arceus, Dialga and Palkia.
• Ancient mythological Japanese creatures have been shown to behave similarly to the Pokémon in the leaked stories, such as Kappa, Nekomata, and Kitsune.
• However, in the fourth generation Japanese script, marriage between Pokémon and humans is mentioned, as they were the same species a long time ago.

It is important to analyze the Gigaleak stories as part of a specific context and not just as some kind of hidden activity on the part of the developers. Among the texts found are There are also outlines about the origin of the Pokémon The universe would look likealbeit with different names than the ones fans know today.

In these stories it is mentioned that in the midst of chaos an egg arose from which “the absolute god Aus” was born and from which two gods, Ia and Ea, were created, whom he instructed to fill the world with creatures. In this version of the creation of the universe one can clearly see inspiration from Greek mythology and details of Taoism.

With the strange and disturbing stories that most of them tell, it is worth noting that almost all of them have related titles such as “Theme: The Relationship Between Humans and Pokémon”, “Theme: The Collapse of Culture and Relationships”, ” or “Theme: Original Sin based on the current Pokémon world.” This implies that the purpose of such stories was to be incorporated into the mythology of the Pokémon world, to explain why there is a clear distinction between humans and Pokémon in modern times, even though they supposedly happened that way at some point in the past were close.

“There once were Pokémon that got very close to humans.

There were once humans and Pokémon who ate together at the same table.

It was a time when there were no differences to distinguish the two.

– Sinnoh Folk Story 3,
Pokémon Diamond
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pearl
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Although the reasoning is clear, many will still wonder why they create such macabre stories set in the Pokémon world. The answer is that mythology and folk tales work the same way in real life. Stories of bestiality can easily be found in Greek mythology, particularly those about Zeus and his escapades in the human world. Likewise, many medieval stories that are now considered children’s classics were quite problematic, such as the original versions of Sleeping Beauty, CinderellaAnd Snow White.

When reading the stories that include Slaking, Octillery or Rapidash, one can see clear similarities to classic stories such as: Bluebeard, Beauty and the BeastAnd The queen bee from the classic Brothers Grimm compilation. However, There is a more direct inspiration as Typhlosion has been confirmed to be based on the Mujina from Japanese folklorewhich also appears in very similar stories and is not the only creature from Japanese mythology that served as inspiration Pokémon. This would be a clear sign of taking inspiration from real life when crafting the game’s story.

How does this affect the Pokémon story?

It will be an interesting piece of information about how the games came to be

While many fans of the games and series are shocked by these revelations, the truth is that not much changes what fans already know about Pokémon. The reason these are secret documents is not because they are some holy grail that will reveal the franchise’s biggest secrets. They are just drafts that were later tweaked to end up with what officially came out in the games and what the players know now, it doesn’t change the current canon at all.

It’s quite interesting to compare how such absurd stories become the lore elements that most fans value the most today. This can be seen in the story of Octallery and the Ursaring, which in itself is quite absurd and even incomprehensible. But from this story, This gave rise to the Veilstone myth, in which a young man learns to respect the balance of nature and kill Pokémon only out of necessity and not for fun (Yes, it is canon for Pokémon to be eaten, just like animals in real life).

The young man traveled far away in search of the missing Pokémon.

He searched for a long time. Far and wide until he actually found one.

He asked, “Why are you hiding?” To which the Pokémon replied…

“If you carry your sword to harm us, with claws and fangs, we will demand a tribute.”

– Excerpt from the myth of the veil stone,
Pokémon Diamond
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pearl
And
platinum
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It’s obvious that these ideas didn’t make it into the final versions of the games, it’s just because they didn’t make it The developers themselves, like the fans currently complaining, felt they didn’t fit the tone and story of the franchise. It’s also important to note that this is probably fairly old data Pokémon The lore can be changed or tweaked over time if Game Freak desires. This can be seen in the release of Pokémon Legends: Arceuswhere players were able to see an ancient era of Sinnoh first hand and correct certain details.

Some of the ideas found in the Gigaleak archives could be reused in the future Pokémon games, but they will still be much more sensible and less disruptive than what was found this time. Ultimately, These stories can be viewed as an interesting exercise in creative writingThis shows that game development requires a lot of revisions and adjustments to create content that players will truly appreciate and still has real-world inspiration.