It's been almost three weeks since Game Freak was hacked and Pokemon's deepest, darkest secrets started to tumble out onto the internet. The leaks keep on coming too with some big reveals made during the last 24 hours. One of those reveals is that there were plans to introduce an eighth Eevee evolution, but similarities between Pokemon's design and one created by a fan led to the Eeveelution being shelved.
Shared by Centro Leaks, notes that are claimed to be a part of the Game Freak leak mention plans for a Flying-type Eeveelution that are currently "on hold". The new Eevee evolution was going to be introduced during Gen 7, so via Pokemon Sun & Moon, but Game Freak opted not to move forward with its inclusion after someone pointed out that its design for the new Pokemon was too similar to one a fan had already created.
There are some lines that even a hacker won't cross.
The leaked note mentions the potential "high cost" of including a Flying-type Eeveelution that closely resembles a fanmade design and cited that as the reason for shelving it. Although it appears to sign off by suggesting it will revisit the design in...