Pokémon Leaks: New Mythical For Scarlet & Violet (& It's From The Next Pokémon Movie)

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It looks like may be getting another Mythical Pokémon in the future, and it's reported to tie in with the next movie to release. just received Pecharunt as a new Mythical Pokémon, a Poison/Ghost-type that appeared in the epilogue to DLC after the main story concluded with Receiving another would double the amount of Mythical Pokémon that can be natively acquired within the game, as Pecharunt is currently the only creature to qualify.

Centro LEAKS reported the new Mythical Pokémon leak on X (formerly Twitter), offering no details beyond the fact that it's the ." This tidbit alone is worth quite a lot, however, as there's been no official announcement surrounding an upcoming movie.

The most recent animated film in the franchise was, which was released in 2020 in Japan and 2021 in other regions. It featured the Mythical tie-in Pokémon Zarude, which was made available inthrough a number of special events that included pre-ordering tickets for the movie.

It's reported that the Mythical tie-in being planned will be added to , as clarified in a followup Centro LEAKS tweet that says, "." The movie will presumably release in the near future, with a July window for the Japanese release being the most likely option considering the standard schedule for films. broke tradition with a December release, but the shift was the result of a delay caused by COVID-19 rather than an intentional change in strategy.

It's nice to see that 's planned content isn't ending yet, although anyone who wants the Mythical Pokémon attached to the upcoming film will need to stay on top of the event timing whenever it's officially announced. Generation 9 has been somewhat underwhelming for many fans overall, but Gen 10 is likely releasing on the Switch 2 rather than the current system, so it's a question of basic support rather than extending its life cycle. This could also provide a Mythical for those who don't own the DLC, as Pecharunt can't be accessed through the base game.

There's no way to know