Nothing can stop the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet leaks – not least the dozens and dozens of Pokémon fans already turning the game’s latest still-officially-unannounced creature into somewhat dubious fan art.
If you ever need reminding how popular Pokémon is, simply type one of the creatures’ names into social media and see how many image results you get. This is true even for Pokémon so far only glimpsed in leaked screenshots from early copies, images of which Nintendo is busy scrubbing from the internet.
Fan art created from seeing these leaked images, though, is another matter. For example, this morning I learned the final evolution of Grass-type cat and Scarlet and Violet Starter Pokémon Sprigatito had leaked online after I saw someone on Twitter discussing its design. (And if you’re still reading and want to go into the new games blind, this is your cue to head elsewhere now.)
