Nintendo battling Pokémon Legends: Arceus leaks Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Nintendo battling Pokémon Legends: Arceus leaks As retail copies appear in the wild and on eBay. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 19 Jan 2022 16 comments Nintendo is struggling to scrub gameplay and story spoilers for Pokémon Legends: Arceus from social media, with major story elements now out in the wild. (Eurogamer has chosen not to include any spoilers in this article.) Today, some images appear to have been removed due to copyright claims - but many more are still visible. Fans hoping to go into Pokémon Legends: Arceus unspoiled should now be extremely careful where they click - particularly on places such as Twitter and reddit. Watch on YouTube Pokémon Legends: Arceus is not due for release on Nintendo Switch until next Friday, 28th January, though photographs of several people holding boxed copies of the game have been posted online over the last 24 hours. At least some of these copies are being played, too - resulting in screenshots and gameplay footage spilling out. Details Eurogamer has seen include story elements concerning the game's setting, mission structure and Pokédex. Separately, a cache of apparent boxed copies has sold on eBay. 15 users paid $75 each for the privilege of an early copy with overnight shipping from a seller based in New Jersey. Some images have been pulled from Twitter, though many more remain. So far, these leaks all appear to have come from boxed copies of the game destined for bricks-and-mortar shops. There's no evidence that digital copies sent out to reviewers are being used to leak the game - as has happened in the past. Anyone with an early copy should take note - Nintendo and The Pokémon Company take a very dim view of Pokémon leaks, though that does not stop every major Pokémon release reliably being spoiled prior to launch. In June last year, The Pokémon Company settled with a pair of Pokémon Sword and Shield leakers who were forced to pay $150k in damages each for revealing details from an unreleased strategy guide. In 2020, Nintendo publicly fingered a Portuguese reviewer for posting images from their review copy of the same game. Last week, Nintendo released an extended gameplay trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which amounted to the most we'd seen of the game to date - despite its increasingly imminent launch. Legends: Arceus is expected to be a mash-up of Pokémon's recent Switch entries with Monster Hunter, and it's set in the ancient past of the Sinnoh region. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store