The mysterious new Pokémon to be introduced in Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! appears to have been leaked early. During a recent run of Niantic’s Pokémon Go network traffic, images of the normal and shiny variants of a mysterious creature were outed, as spotted by Twitter user Chrales.

The creature in question appears to have a silver body of the mimicry Pokémon Ditto with a screw for a head with a pupil in its center. It has no name, classification, or typing. Niantic has placed its data in a placeholder slot where Hoenn Pokémon Kecleon should be, and it is numbered #352 rather than a predicted #808 in the National Dex.

There’s no telling if the images are legitimately what fans can expect of the promised new Pokémon in the upcoming Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! and Eevee! games. As such, this is marked as a rumor until Nintendo and The Pokémon Company make an official announcement.

Alex Irish
When he's not writing about games, Alex Irish is an illustrator and animation expert. His favorite gaming franchise is Pokémon, full-stop, but his favorite game of all time is Resident Evil 4. He attended the first-ever IGN House Party and is a five-time attendee of the Ottowa International Animation Festival.