A leaker has recently revealed that a canceled Pokemon party game was being developed by Game Freak, but it has been canceled. Codenamed Project Swallow, the canceled Pokemon title would be a party game in the style of the WarioWare series.

Game Freak has recently suffered a massive data breach, and information about multiple Pokemon projects has been revealed over the last week. The content leaked by the attack included the source code of previous games such as Pokemon HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, and White 2, including unfinished sprites for some creatures, as well as details about the yet unreleased Gen 10 Pokemon games. Apart from this, the existence of multiple projects was leaked, as well as personal information about Game Freak employees.

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Now, a credible Pokemon-focused leaker called Centro Leaks revealed the existence of Project Swallow, a canceled Pokemon party game which was was being developed for mobile platforms. In Centro Leaks’ Twitter post, it’s possible to see four clips of the Pokemon party game, which was described as being similar to the WarioWare series, which has multiple short minigames. In the clips shared by Centro Leaks, it’s possible to see a few minigames, which include activities such as finding a Poliwag, grappling a Poke Ball, and a baseball minigame. Unfortunately, it’s not currently known why Project Swallow was canceled.

Project Swallow Is a Canceled Pokemon Game Inspired By WarioWare

This is far from the only relevant bit of information uncovered by the Pokemon leak, though. For instance, Centro Leaks revealed last week that Pokemon's Gen 10 games may be set in an archipelago with multiple islands, which led some fans to speculate that the setting could be based in Ancient Greece.

Another major project revealed by Centro Leaks was a new multiplayer Pokemon game. Called Synapse Pokemon, this project is in development for Switch and mobile platforms, and it’s said to be a multiplayer title with gameplay elements similar to the Splatoon series. The leaks also indicate that players would have been able to ride Pokemon such as Garchomp, Samurott, and Electivire in the game, as well as have lots of avatar customization options.

As usual, however, it’s always best to take these leaks with a grain of salt. While all evidence points to the leak being real, projects change all the time, so it’s impossible to know if games such as the multiplayer Synapse Pokemon will remain the same during development. With this in mind, it’s always best to wait for an official announcement.