New Pokémon MMO Has Leaked, Codename Rodeo Showcases A Pokémon Game Like No Other

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Details of an unreleased title have leaked, and some of the images and gameplay footage are intriguing, to say the least. The title is known as the codename Rodeo, and the leaks showcase an MMO that allows fans to ride on the backs of Pokémon and attack from above.

Even though there are several screenshots and gameplay, take all of these leaks with a grain of salt, as this title has allegedly been in the works since 2019. While the details are a bit foggy at this time, the X post and thread from @CentroLeaks have shown several ideas that may still be in development.

[Warning: This article contains possible spoilers for an upcoming Pokémon title]

is said to be an online co-op title where trainers will go head to head battling other Pokémon throughout the world. The key difference between this title and the previous ones is that trainers can seemingly ride on the backs of ridable Pokémon in order to attack with the use of Poke Balls.

A leak has revealed the first Pokémon coming to Pokémon Legends: Z-A, two mega-evolutions, and one potential regional variant of a Gen 5 Pokémon.

Though these leaks just surfaced today, this is not the first time the concept and idea have been brought to light. has been in development since at least 2019 according to the original X post, and it was also mentioned that these «new» details line up with another codenamed title mentioned,. was first brought up after the series of leaks that began when Game Freak was hacked earlier this month.

While These Leaks May Not Be New, They Are Undoubtedly Cool

While fans have had a taste of the open world throughout multiple titles over the years, a full-fledged MMO could be a huge boost to the franchise. Though a different title, made waves for being so similar to yet so different in the sense that it introduced full open-world elements, building, crafting, and more. One can only wonder if the success of the very similar creature collector is the reason for the revival of the long-lost MMO known as