The recent Pokemon data leak has unearthed plenty of unused assets and details, including a cut Mega Evolution for Generation 1’s infamous Jynx. In August 2024, The Pokemon Company and longtime Pokemon developer Game Freak fell victim to a series of massive data breaches that have exposed many unproduced games, scrapped lore, and a multitude of unused Pokemon designs spanning several decades. It is being called the biggest Pokemon-related leak ever, and new things are still being discovered several months later.
Some of the ultimately unused Pokemon revealed in this massive “Teraleak” include an alternate Water starter that fans have named "Warabbit," which would have replaced Mudkip as one of the starter Pokemon options in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. There were also beta versions of Shroomish and Breloom, a pair of Grass types that were also introduced in Ruby and Sapphire. These and many other scrapped Pokemon names and designs have inspired fans to draw their own versions of what they might have looked like if they made it into an official Pokemon game.
Many secrets have surfaced via the Game Freak Teraleak, including some leaked information about Gen 1 of the Pokemon franchise.
Yet another cut Pokemon...