That old Pokémon leak people keep calling the “Teraleak” has surfaced again, and this time it points to an early third Pokémon Legends game, supposedly under the codename Project Ringo. If any of those details are real, the pitch was pretty wild: a medieval take on the Galar region set around 1,000 years before Pokémon Sword and Shield, back before Poké Balls, gyms, or anything close to modern training. At least on paper, it sounds like a version of the Legends formula that pushed a lot further than Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
The biggest swing in the leak is a Pikmin-style system where players direct swarms of up to 30 Pokémon at once and use them against giant Dynamax-like enemies. That would mean a much more strategic, larger-scale combat loop than what previous games have done. The story was also said to revolve around the creation of the first Gigantamax Poké Ball, which could’ve given Game Freak a way to build out ancient Galar and its Dynamax and Gigantamax lore without settling for a safer sequel.
For people who want Pokémon to take bigger risks, that’s the part that stands out. Still, fans are split, and fair enough: leaked plans don’t tell you how far a project ever got, or whether it’s still alive in any form. Most of the coverage so far has focused more on the leak itself, and on the Western reaction around it, than on whatever Game Freak’s longer-term strategy might actually be.
Right now, the only confirmed next entry is Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The Pokémon Company has said it’s coming in 2025 for Nintendo Switch, with a futuristic Lumiose City setting and Mega Evolution.
Author: Jesús Bosque
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