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Rumours/Fakes/Leaks Discussion Thread

Do you like fakes/leaks season?

  • I love it!

    Votes: 227 52.2%
  • Yeah

    Votes: 81 18.6%
  • Doesn't bother me

    Votes: 76 17.5%
  • No

    Votes: 20 4.6%
  • Hate it.

    Votes: 31 7.1%

  • Total voters
    435

Arceus the Dragon

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Look @Esserise, it might actually just happen.. Z-Forms!

So, from the mentioned translation, did he ever provide a Kanji before? I wonder how much people from here can "interact" with him.. I've seen him respond to replies sometimes.

EDIT: Cresselia (from Smogon) posted:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnbjhQBK4dg
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And she makes it sound like we are having information tomorrow??

I am going to call it fake. No one but GF would know when news is getting revealed.
 

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The Chinese Leak as well as this recent development makes me feel like Z-Forms are a strong possibility.

Which makes me think. Seeing as Z-Forms seems to be the game counterpart of Bond Phenomena, what if Lycanroc Midnight gets a Z-Form (seeing as it's more humanoid and Bond Phenomena seems to have the trainer and Pokémon in some level of physical synchronisation) and Lycanroc Midday gets a Mega Evolution (it's more bestial and thus would be harder to implement into Z-Forms if they = Bond Phenomena) in order to highlight the differences between the two concepts, as well as tie into Lycanroc being a marketing factor: as well as tie into its type (Rock, Crystals, Stones)?

I am going to call it fake. No one but GF would know when news is getting revealed.

If whole new Pokémon and features can be leaked, a measly date won't be hard to muster.
 

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I am going to call it fake. No one but GF would know when news is getting revealed.
So... you mean Game Freak puts every single video on official sites in all languages?

Let me tell you the truth. People who update videos are not people in Game Freak.
And aside from people who upload the videos, other people proof-read their videos.
The Riddler is definitely someone who gets to proof read videos.

You need to stop calling everything fake. It's not rational.

That may be it.. but I think she translated the riddle as "getting something tonight"?
Anyway, there was this :
View: https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/780666011322355712
.. Is there an event somewhere?

There is.
Junichi Masuda is currently in London preparing for an event.

So it is very possible for us to get live announcement at that event.
 

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I am going to call it fake. No one but GF would know when news is getting revealed.

Unless he works for the Pokemon company in some way. Thus the reason why he seems to know up coming info on the regular. GF doesn't control the out put of info, the Pokemon company does. I think a reasonable theory is that the Riddler is on the editing team for the Chinese trailers and that's the reason why he has info on up coming trailers. It would also explain why he's not totally all knowing as he wouldn't know anything about info that wasn't supplied to him. While I think it'd be odd for them to suddenly drop some info without warning when we have a set date coming up soon anyway, it's not impossible.
 

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The Chinese Leak as well as this recent development makes me feel like Z-Forms are a strong possibility.

Which makes me think. Seeing as Z-Forms seems to be the game counterpart of Bond Phenomena, what if Lycanroc Midnight gets a Z-Form (seeing as it's more humanoid and Bond Phenomena seems to have the trainer and Pokémon in some level of physical synchronisation) and Lycanroc Midday gets a Mega Evolution (it's more bestial and thus would be harder to implement into Z-Forms if they = Bond Phenomena) in order to highlight the differences between the two concepts, as well as tie into Lycanroc being a marketing factor: as well as tie into its type (Rock, Crystals, Stones)?



If whole new Pokémon and features can be leaked, a measly date won't be hard to muster.
I don't think being bestial would stop midday form from having a z form. All it takes would be a minor shift in fur color.
 

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That may be it.. but I think she translated the riddle as "getting something tonight"?
Anyway, there was this :
View: https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/780666011322355712
.. Is there an event somewhere?

No idea. Whether or not we get news tomorrow or not is something that I have to see for myself.

So... you mean Game Freak puts every single video on official sites in all languages?

Let me tell you the truth. People who update videos are not people in Game Freak.
And aside from people who upload the videos, other people proof-read their videos.
The Riddler is definitely someone who gets to proof read videos.

You need to stop calling everything fake. It's not rational.
Actually it is rational. I am not going to assume something is real just because someone says it. Seeing is believing. My policy is assume every leak is fake until proven otherwise.
 

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as well as tie into its type (Rock, Crystals, Stones)?

Regardless of whether or not you're right on the details, I admit that I didn't notice this connection before, and it's quite interesting. Rockruff has been associated with Z-Crystals to some extent, which makes a great deal more sense of its Rock typing.
 

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@lavandula It seems you are from HK.. Does the riddler actually state a point in time before we realize the secret of his post?
 

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I don't think being bestial would stop midday form from having a z form. All it takes would be a minor shift in fur color.

It's going off the idea that they reflect the trainer's movements like in the anime, which would be awkward with a quadruped.
 

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Look @Esserise, it might actually just happen.. Z-Forms!

So, from the mentioned translation, did he ever provide a Kanji before? I wonder how much people from here can "interact" with him.. I've seen him respond to replies sometimes.

EDIT: Cresselia (from Smogon) posted:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnbjhQBK4dg
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And she makes it sound like we are having information tomorrow??
I'm quite certain Cresselia lurks this thread as well, perhaps she can elaborate if she sees this?

Edit: Lavandula just proved me right xD
 

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Was there any Riddler leak that was debunked? Because that would say a lot about the probability of actual news coming tomorrow.
 

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Was there any Riddler leak that was debunked?

The Riddler can't really be debunked because of how they operate - they are absolutely somebody with inside knowledge, which they share with us in the form of abstract clues that we are meant to decipher. It's not like with other leaks where it's somebody who may or may not be legit giving a concrete statement, which can later be compared to official information in order to determine whether they're credible or not. The Riddler gives us clues about various game elements that they know about, and so far, all of the ones that have been solved have lined up with later reveals. And that doesn't happen by chance, at least not on this scale.
 
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Aaah, you got me, mate! Wait and see then :) Thanks for the youtube videos btw, nice to interact with you.
But actually, his wording was difficult for Hong Kong people to understand.
My boyfriend (who lives his entire life in Hong Kong) doesn't fully understand him neither.

But we think it means tomorrow.
 

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The Riddler can't really be debunked because of how they operate - they are absolutely somebody with inside knowledge, which they share with us in the form of abstract clues that we are meant to decipher. It's not like with other leaks where it's somebody who may or may not be legit giving a concrete statement which can later be compared to official information in order to determine whether they're credible or not. The Riddler gives us clues about various game elements, and so far, all of the ones that have been solved have lined up with later reveals. And that doesn't happen by chance, at least not on this scale.
Sorry for my (implied) skepticism. It's just that...a prediction of news that hasn't officially been announced coming soon was in another leak that was debunked.
 

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But actually, his wording was difficult for Hong Kong people to understand.
My boyfriend (who lives his entire life in Hong Kong) doesn't fully understand him neither.
But we think it means tomorrow.

Interesting.. so, sounds like he/she is not from China? Or maybe a dialect? I only kind of know how Japanese works. Anyway, it makes sense if they reveal something to people in London. Maybe in the Pokemon Europe channel (if there is such a thing).. as if we wouldn't notice.
 
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