Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Convergent Species Explained by Leaker

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Over the past week, a significant amount of specific information has been leaked regarding the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. Prior to this, much of what's been leaked has been cryptic and unclear, due to the preferences of the leaker. One subject that has a lot of confusion surrounding it has previously been referred to as «Regional Fakes» or «RFakes.» Recent leaks have indicated that in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, these types of Pokemon will instead be referred to as Convergent Species.

The CentroLeaks Twitter account, which shares a variety of dubious leaks regarding the Pokemon franchise, recently collated some of the bigger leaks of the past week. That included a chart of all the «new» forms of Pokemon leaked. These include new Regional Forms, new Evolutions for older Pokemon, Ancient Forms, Future Forms, and Convergent Species. The first four are straightforward, while Convergent Species needs a bit more explanation despite how simple it is.

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According to CentroLeaks, new Convergent Species will be almost visually identical to existing Pokemon. They look nearly the same, «almost like a recolor,» but are otherwise «completely unrelated» to the original Pokemon and even have their own PokeDex number. With that in mind, these Convergent Species will have entirely different typings compared to their original counterpart. Whether they're similar in other regards, like temperament, personality, or behavior, is yet to be seen.

So far, only one Convergent Species has been leaked forPokemon Scarlet and Violet so far. That Pokemon is believed to be Diglett, who will not be a Ground-type Pokemon but will instead be Water-type. It's easy