Game Freak — the primary developer of the Pokémon games — suffered a massive data breach. Pokémon creator, Nintendo, confirmed this leak on Sunday, which involved not only a massive amount of personal information, but supposed unused concept art and lore stories involving the franchise.

An unprecedented hack has hit Pokémon developer Game Freak, leaking stolen data about unannounced projects, Pokémon left on the cutting room floor, and new details about the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo's successor to its highly popular handheld/home console hybrid.

Hackers released a collection of leaked data from Pokémon game developer Game Freak over the weekend, including personal information about employees. Game Freak — which develops the main lineup of Pokémon video games — confirmed the breach in a statement,

This weekend, Game Freak became a hot topic after a massive amount of confidential information began circulating due to an alleged hack. Among the gigabytes of data, alongside beta versions of Pokémon games,

Few details about the next mainline Pokémon game have been leaked as part of the hack. We don’t know where the next entry will be set, which Pokémon are confirmed to appear, or what new mechanics might be introduced.

A Nintendo Switch 2 console could have been, or could still be, planned to release later in 2024 according to a huge data hack that happened at Pokemon developer Game Freak.Details about the console,

Over the weekend, Pokemon developer Game Freak was the victim of a historic data breach. The hack revealed crucial information about Gen 10, the inner-workings of the anime, an MMO, and even the creation myth of the Pokemon universe itself.