According to the latest large-scale leak, Game Freak's development roadmap for the Pokémon series has been exposed, with plans to extend until 2030 - including new mainline works, multi-region RPGs, and the long-rumored "Pokémon Legends: Galar".
The information that appeared on social media and game forums overnight seems to come from the same source as last year’s “Tai Jing Leak” incident.Previous leaks include Game Freak’s internal information about Pokémon Crimson and Purple and Pokémon Legends Z-A.The leaked documents are said to involve schedules, early concept drawings and prototype screenshots of multiple new games.
Roadmap: The future of Pokémon from 2026 to 2030
According to leaked documents, Game Freak’s plans for the next five years are as follows:
2026 - "Pokémon Gaia" (Generation 10: Wind/Wave): The tenth-generation mainline work code-named "Gaia" is reportedly planned to be released in 2026, and the DLC expansion content will continue until 2027.The leaked information includes "visual targets" and early prototype screenshots, suggesting that the graphics style will be more ambitious than that of "Vermillion/Purple".
2026 – "Pokémon Gaia" (Generation 10: Wind/Wave)
2027 - "Pokémon Legend: Galar": This project replaces the earlier rumors of "Pokémon Legend: Galar" and is set in the ancient era thousands of years before the emergence of Poké Balls and cities.Concept art shows stone Poké Balls, trainers and Pokémon sitting around campfires and cauldrons, and pristine natural scenery—possibly related to Crimson/Purple's "past" Paradox Pokémon.The overall atmosphere is presented as a hardcore survival adventure exploring the origins of coexistence between Pokémon and humans.
2027 – "Pokémon Legends: Galar"
2029 - "Project Seed": This is perhaps the most discussed project, described as a "new form of Pokémon RPG" that integrates the four major Japanese archetypal regions - Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh - into the same adventure.Concept art shows travelers traveling across the vast internet, sparking speculation about an open-world remake or a spiritual sequel to earlier generations.
2029 – “Project Seed”
2030 – Generation 11: The leaks conclude with the “Generation 11” planned for release in 2030, with no codename or details revealed yet.
The leak quickly sparked discussion on player forums, with fans both excited and concerned."Project Seed sounds awesome - literally my dream Pokémon game," one user wrote.More people are cautious, pointing out that Game Freak's past history of rushed development may affect expectations: "Although the ideas are good, the execution is always unsatisfactory." Some commentators mentioned the low development budget mentioned in previous leaks and worried about whether such an ambitious project can achieve the graphics goals.
Although Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have not confirmed the authenticity of the leaked content, many details are consistent with previously verified leaked information.Sources say the documents are from the same source as last year's internal data leak and were not originally planned to be released until after the release of Pokémon Legends Z-A.
Cybersecurity experts warn that if true, this will be another major data breach suffered by Game Freak - similar to the "Gigabit Leak" in 2020 and the recent Nintendo network intrusion claimed by the hacker group Crimson Collective.
If the roadmap is true, it shows the long-term strategy of the Pokémon mainline series - launching core works in a cycle of about four years, interspersed with "Legends" series-style derivative works and experimental projects.As of press time, neither Game Freak nor Nintendo have commented on the leak.
