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Generation 8 Rumours/Fakes/Leaks

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TeaWest

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It does strike me a little odd that they would put CONFIDENTIAL on the art but then frame it and put it out on display for people to see (and take a picture of like this guy did). :p Wouldn't they want to keep it safe somewhere?
 

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So something new has surfaced. Not sure what to make of it. Seems like something gamefreak would do. Also can’t trace it back to some original art.

And TBH I wouldn’t be surprised if gamefreak did something like this and framed their concept art and put it on their walls


View: https://imgur.com/a/2SpkR

Very well drawn.
But the grammar is very weird.
Also, there's a mistake on the fire horse one. (They mixed up the order of 2 sentences)
 

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Very well drawn.
But the grammar is very weird.
Also, there's a mistake on the fire horse one. (They mixed up the order of 2 sentences)

That so huh? I'd say if the text isn't quite right then they are probably fake. They're very well done drawings. The ultimate test however is whether both the drawing and the text is believable. If the text is off then that sends the old red flags out. As much as I like them I think I'd be willing to say these are not the real deal. I doubt GF would make grammar mistakes on these sheets much less make those mistakes AND post them on their walls for all to see said mistakes.
 

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Grammar is off? Ah crap, I was sure this was real. I was just about to say how they look like they fit in with the way Zeraora is designed, as in Zeraora feels like a hint to how gen 8 will feel in Pokemon design, and it just works across the board.
 

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Very well drawn.
But the grammar is very weird.
Also, there's a mistake on the fire horse one. (They mixed up the order of 2 sentences)
There have been some mistakes before. Iirc the Mario and rabbids crossover had a huge spelling mistake and people started outing it as fake. Since this is another language maybe they can get away with it. We have to wait and see.

Whatever the case the concept is really interesting and seems like something gamefreak would do.
 

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the donkey has steel hooves later on I assume,
I think it looks more like a horse that may take on a Fire/Flying type, something to do with the oversized fur on its head.

Very well drawn.
But the grammar is very weird.
Also, there's a mistake on the fire horse one. (They mixed up the order of 2 sentences)
What does the text say?
 

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There have been some mistakes before. Iirc the Mario and rabbids crossover had a huge spelling mistake and people started outing it as fake. Since this is another language maybe they can get away with it. We have to wait and see.

Whatever the case the concept is really interesting and seems like something gamefreak would do.

But what are the odds of them seeing that mistake and still putting them up on the wall for all to see? Why wouldn't they fix their mistake and then put them up? It doesn't send a very good message if they're willing to put up concept art with errors on their wall.Even if they're just there for people to look at while working on the game it woulds till stand to reason those notes would need to be written in proper Japanese so that the developers looking at them would understand exactly what needs to be done. It'd be unprofessional for them to frame something that has glaring issues. The art is solid, but if the text doesn't match up it's still a problem.
 

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What does the text say?

Basic stuff like "view from behind" or "sleep". There's also "fear" writing there. Is not that it is "bad", it is that the Japanese used on these concepts is pretty... weird. Like, you wouldn't use that wording for "view from behind" or "sleep" — it feels kinda "technical". Like if it was taking directly from an internet translator.

I'd show some examples but not everyone here is fluent in Japanese.
 

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I think it looks more like a horse that may take on a Fire/Flying type, something to do with the oversized fur on its head.


What does the text say?
Grass one:
"Kabu Cave"
"Scary"
"Sleep"
"View from back"
"View from side"

Fire one:
"Furin hooves"
"Fire disaster stomp"
"From view front " (this is the one they messed up"
"Furinto hooves" (different from the first one)

Water one:
"Ji-raru" (I don't know what this is)
"Angry"
"Happy"
"sleep"
"bottom"
 

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So... if those are real.

Grass Bear starter (I can see it staying pure Grass, becoming Grass/Fighting or Grass/Ground)
Fire Horse Starter( I can see this one becoming Fire/Flying or Fire/Steel)
Water starter (What is that thing, looks more like a ghost type than a water type too me, so it becomes Water/Ghost maybe in its final stage).

And because of the wording of the text and the Water starter looking more greyish than blue-ish, i think its fake.
 

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These look really, really good, but I'm pretty sure they're fake. Aside from the weird grammar thing, the last one really doesn't look enough like a Water-type to be the third starter. There has not been a single starter that didn't fit into the green/red/blue color scheme. Having a very obvious typing is important for starters, since they're both an introduction into the type matchup system for new players and a very big part of marketing/promotion.

Yet the last one looks more like Rock-type, with no blue or other obvious "water" elements to be seen aside from identifying it as a coral and using prior knowledge about coral to assume that it's a sea dweller.

Super huge props to the artist, though. This is one of the best approximations of the Pokemon style I've ever seen.
 

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Very well drawn.
But the grammar is very weird.
Also, there's a mistake on the fire horse one. (They mixed up the order of 2 sentences)

Then there's also the problem, how do these Starters fit in with the theme of the Starters in Generation 8 being based on the past, present, and future like your sources told you? I don't see how a bear, a horse, and a piece of coral could fit into the themes of past, present, and future. Unless I'm missing something here. I suppose the bear could be based on the past, the piece of coral on the present, and the horse on the future. I'm not really sure to be quite honest. The fact that they were apparently taken down very quickly also arouses suspicion. Perhaps you could ask your sources what they think on this?

Other than that, the drawings are very convincing. I don't see anything wrong with them other than what you pointed out. I can't read Japanese and I know you're good with it, so I totally believe you. But they could of simply been drawn up by someone who is pretty good in Japanese and just framed them to their wall, copying the layout that was used for the Sun and Moon concept art (i.e.- the red "Confidental" sticker).
 

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If these are the starters, then I don't feel all of them are designed in the way that starters usually are. They're usually made of simpler shapes to be more appealing. The third one is the one I have the most problems with there.
 

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So something new has surfaced. Not sure what to make of it. Seems like something gamefreak would do. Also can’t trace it back to some original art.

And TBH I wouldn’t be surprised if gamefreak did something like this and framed their concept art and put it on their walls


View: https://imgur.com/a/2SpkR

These guys kinda give the alolan starter final feel. Back then people thought they were fake, but they felt real to me. This feels a bit the same. So it looks like a bear, a horse, and a little coral bug thing. I think I know what animal that is but I can't put my finger on it.
 
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Does anyone have the leaked Alolan Starter image, I think we could get a better idea of if these are real or not by comparing the two sets of images.

Edit: I decided to go look up the old leaked images of the Alolan Starters. From what I can see they seem pretty similar to the current leaked starters, also that confidential seems pretty similar to the one on the leaked Alolan starters, but that could just be someone copying it. Here is the image for you to see for yourself.

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Currently I am not sure what to believe. Evidence points towards them being fake. Did something like this happen with the Alola starter leak? Or was the Japanese perfect in the concept sheets? Just curious
 

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Currently I am not sure what to believe. Evidence points towards them being fake. Did something like this happen with the Alola starter leak? Or was the Japanese perfect in the concept sheets? Just curious
The words were so tiny that most people couldn't see the notes save for the names of the trio
 
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