Update - August 14, 2026, 5:00 AM ET: A new leak significantly revises the Elite Four lineup reported below: leaker Kurwa (via CentroLeaks) now says the four specialize in Water, Grass, Fire, and Electric types, not the Electric/Water/Bug/Dragon lineup reported in an earlier update - directly contradicting it, which is exactly the kind of leak-to-leak inconsistency that makes any of this hard to trust until Game Freak confirms something. The mysterious female model glimpsed in the original Teraleak is reportedly the Water-type Elite Four member, and fellow leaker The_BallGuy separately clarified the Champion is not a Normal-type specialist. The same leak restructures the story into three parallel tours playable in any order: a "Legend Tour" built around defeating bosses to power up the game's Seed Pokemon, a "Mahou Tour" built around co-op raids using a new "Netsu Battle" mechanic, and the traditional Gym Challenge, with the Elite Four and Champion appearing at key moments across all three. Post-game content is described as leaning further into MMO-style features: procedurally generated islands and underwater areas, co-op raids similar to the Mahou Tour, "multiplayer travel agency races," and an unexplored hotel hub. (Sources: GameRant, GamingBible)

Update - August 12, 2026, 9:10 AM ET: A new rumor claims Winds & Waves will get its first new director in a decade. Leak aggregator CentroLeaks says the games will be directed by Hiroyuki Tani, who directed the Sword & Shield Expansion Pass, with Katsuhiko Ichiraku, director of Scarlet & Violet's Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC, serving as co-director - which would end Shigeru Ohmori's run directing every new generation going back to Sun & Moon in 2016. The same leaker claims Ohmori isn't leaving the franchise, just moving on to direct Gen 11 instead. The claim has been picked up and corroborated by multiple other leakers, including BallGuy and Light_88_, and reported on by several outlets, so it's more widely sourced than a lot of what's on this page, but it's still an unconfirmed leak until Game Freak or The Pokémon Company says otherwise. (Sources: Vice, GameRant)

Update - August 11, 2026, 9:32 AM ET: Leaker Riddler Khu, the account that originated the riddle-image leak format used in some of the leaks above, is reportedly saying fans shouldn't expect any further official word on Winds & Waves for the rest of 2026 - which, if accurate, would mean over a year of official silence between the games' February 2026 reveal and their rumored late-2027 launch. Take this as one leaker's read on Game Freak's marketing plans, not a confirmed schedule. (Source: ScreenRant)

Update - August 11, 2026, 9:15 AM ET: A closer look at the Poké Ball-throwing leak mentioned below surfaced more detail. The footage, pulled from the same October 2025 Teraleak and first posted online by leaker Light_88_, shows the throw itself is timed: a yellow meter rises and falls on-screen before your character throws, and timing an input against it controls how far the ball travels, building on the Legends: Arceus/Z-A-style overworld catching with an added distance mechanic. Charging the meter fully reportedly triggers a unique animation of the trainer shielding their eyes to watch the ball fly. (Source: Vice)

Update - August 10, 2026, 7:04 AM ET: Take this one with heavy skepticism, more so than the updates below. Unnamed leakers posted riddle-style teaser images pointing to seven possible new Gen 10 Pokemon: a straightforward three-stage Komodo dragon line; a Moon Rabbit design inspired by the Jade Rabbit of Chinese folklore, possibly tied to a nighttime evolution; a pirate-themed Maleo bird; a Tree Kangaroo built around kickboxing-style leg strength; an Echidna that reportedly snipes with its snout, compared to how Inteleon uses its finger; a Buddha-inspired Tapir, possibly Psychic or Fairy-type; and a Hornbill said to evolve during daytime or in sunlight. This particular leak did not come from Riddler Khu, the account that popularized this riddle-image leak format during the Legends: Arceus era, and outlets covering it are explicitly flagging the sourcing as weaker than usual - treat every detail here as unverified until something more solid surfaces. Separately, the game is being described by leakers as an "MMOlite" with heavy communication features, following a three-main-story structure similar to Scarlet & Violet, and the open world reportedly draws on Southeast Asia, with Philippines influence primarily and touches of Indonesia and Malaysia. (Source: Vice)

Update - August 9, 2026, 9:48 PM ET: A new playtest leak describes a major overhaul to the games' world design. Winds & Waves is now said to take place across an archipelago region with ocean routes and island travel, with dynamic weather that physically reshapes island layouts and environmental forces like strong winds and ocean currents that push the player character around. The leak also describes a new "Seed" mechanic said to replace standard evolution for certain young Pokemon, though details on how it actually works are still thin. (Source: Vice)

Update - August 9, 2026, 10:05 AM ET: The leaks trace back to a massive "Teraleak" from October 2025. A more precise figure has surfaced too: the leaked build reportedly has 531 total Pokédex slots, with 307 flagged as placeholders (Game Freak's usual marker for new Pokémon) - which is where the 300+ estimate comes from. The mid-battle weather-transformation mechanic is now attributed by name to Pikachu, Arcanine, Kecleon, and Lucario, plus seven of the new Gen 10 Pokémon. The release window has also narrowed slightly, to late 2027. (Source: Shane the Gamer)

Update - August 8, 2026, 10:31 PM ET: Leaked footage reportedly shows a trainer opening their bag and throwing a Poké Ball outside of battle - a Legends: Arceus/Z-A-style overworld catching mechanic apparently carrying over to Winds & Waves. (Source: GameRant)

Update - August 8, 2026, 9:20 AM ET: Added the leaked Gym Leader and Elite Four types, plus a fuller, named list of the rumored regional forms. (Sources: GameRant, ScreenRant)

A wave of leaks about Pokémon Winds & Waves, the officially confirmed Generation 10 games due in 2027, is circulating from leak aggregator CentroLeaks along with leakers Kurwa (@kurwashibamaste) and IcyBoi33 (@IcyBoi33). None of this is confirmed by Game Freak or The Pokémon Company - CentroLeaks itself has acknowledged the account isn't "100% reliable", so read everything below as rumor, not roadmap.

The headline claim is the biggest: over 300 new Pokémon, including regional forms, reportedly join the Pokédex in Winds & Waves. If accurate, that would nearly double the previous record of 156 new Pokémon set by Black and White back in Generation 5, a jump big enough that outlets covering the leak are advising serious skepticism until more evidence surfaces.

Part of that inflated number may come down to a new battle mechanic tied to weather. The leaks describe special weather-related forms for many Pokémon, meaning some of the 300+ figure could be alternate forms of existing species rather than entirely new ones. Battles are also said to remain traditional turn-based combat (not the live-action style of Legends: Z-A), but with a twist: multiple wild or trainer Pokémon can reportedly "gang up" on a single Pokémon mid-battle, and the weather mechanic is said to let normally single-target moves hit multiple targets at once. Separately, leaked footage suggests trainers can open their bag and throw a Poké Ball outside of battle, carrying the Legends games' overworld catching into Winds & Waves.

On the regional-form side, a more specific leak names 13 Pokémon getting either a brand-new regional variant or a new weather form: Drowzee, Psyduck, Shellos, Nincada, Houndour, Zweilous, Onix, Clamperl, Pikachu, Lucario, Kecleon, Arcanine, and Salandit. Drowzee is said to gain a Buddha-inspired regional evolution; Psyduck reportedly turns Ice/Psychic-type with two new evolutions; Salandit's rumored regional evolution comes out Poison/Dragon-type; and Pikachu, Lucario, Arcanine, and Kecleon are said to get the weather-based forms specifically, working something like a more elaborate version of Castform's weather-shifting.

A separate leak, based on alleged map images, claims to lay out the region's Gym Challenge and Elite Four. The eight Gym types are reportedly Grass, Poison, Flying, Fighting, Dark, Normal, Steel, and Fairy - notable because the series has had only one Dark-type Gym Leader in 30 years, and Gen 10 apparently won't have a Dragon-type Gym at all. The Elite Four is said to cover Electric, Water, Bug, and Dragon, which would be the franchise's first dedicated Electric-type Elite Four member. A set of harder, optional "Majin" battles reportedly covers Fire, Psychic, Ice, Ground, Rock, and Ghost.

The leaks also name the three starter evolutions: Browt (Grass/Ground), Pombon (Fire/Fairy), and Gecqua (Water/Psychic) - though as with everything here, treat those names as unverified placeholders rather than confirmed final names. Leaked box art is said to point to a Garuda-like Legendary for Winds and a Naga-like mermaid Legendary for Waves, both described as elder dragons appearing in both versions' stories, each reportedly getting an additional form. Smaller details floating around include shinies appearing in the overworld with an audio cue, and voice acting that was apparently planned at some point but is missing from the leaked builds.

Nothing here is official. Pokémon Winds & Waves' 2027 release window is the only confirmed detail so far - everything else, from the 300-Pokémon count down to the starter names and Gym types, is unverified and could easily change or turn out to be wrong before Game Freak says a word. We'll keep updating this roundup as more leaks (or an official announcement) surface.