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Topics: Nintendo, Pokemon, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
After decades of prowling through the long grass, the Generation 10 title Pokémon Winds and Waves is giving its love to water 'mons after its trailer depicted a catchment area full of vast oceans.
With three new starters that have already stolen the hearts of Pokémon fans, Winds and Waves has been hailed for its clean graphics and motions, something that the franchise has often been criticised for.
But while we painstakingly pine over pictures of Pombon's pommeranian-lion-like appearance, the dastardly Ghastly's of the community have been giving us glimpses of what to expect by leaking content left, right, and centre.
Now, an alleged Winds and Waves map has been doing the rounds, and the proposed Gen 10 landscape makes Paldea look small.
If the title didn't make it clear, Winds and Waves is unmistakably wet. From the first trailer filled with surfing and cutie-filled beach bonanzas, there's a clear emphasis on using the elements to our advantage.
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Initial leaks claimed that there would be a massive open-world map that makes the Gen 9 map, Paldea, look small.
With a total of 18 islands, it is expected that we will be hopping on water-'mon-back to cruise through the seas and dock at new shores.
This has now been backed by the new leaks that show a series of islands and landmarks dotted around, boasting the full variety of biomes that will be inhabited by our favourite characters.
Revealed by 'CentroLeaks', the map shows the main island serving as a cornucopia of adventure, populated by the hotel, a grass gym, and a range of labs.
From there, 16 more islands are pictured, all encircling the epicentre hub, each with its own gyms, shops, and areas of exploration.
"I’m very hyped," said one comment after seeing its reported layout.
Others drew comparisons to Scarlet and Violet, seeing how the areas are so spread out.
"It even has the same structure of adventure where all the types are split into gyms, bosses, and bases," another said.
But Paldea was a resounding success, so you can see why Nintendo has adopted the ethos of 'if it's not broke, don't fix it.'
With so much distance to cover, fans have now been active in voicing their hopes that Winds and Waves will reintroduce the feature that allowed us to ride all Pokémon types, to allow for better traversing of the spread-out islands.
Most of the gameplay clips seen so far have seen us taking advantage of water-type travel, but there must be some more favour being placed with flying creatures too, given the title name.
However, if you're not a lover of the water-type, reports suggest that the weather will be sprouting a new type of Pokémon - literally.
Named 'seed-type', a new entry to the Pokédex is set to take the reins from Eevee as an evolution-heavy character that will be moulded into the player's chosen faction.
The Winds and Waves leaks continue to impress fans, and the new map only makes us more anxious to see the final product.