A person known as Billy might already know which Pokémon you’ll be catching in 2027.
Billy has a reputation in Pokémon leak circles as a trusted and well-known source. According to reports, he passed along details on seven brand-new gen 10 monsters for Pokémon Winds and Waves. On July 3, 2026, a leak account with a strong record on Pokémon news shared the information as a single, cryptic image. So is Billy just being silly, or is he about to let us in on something?
Before the hype sets in, it helps to know what this leak actually is. The image doesn’t show the Pokémon themselves. It only hints at what they could be, so think of it as a riddle rather than a reveal. Nothing here is official.
Seven puzzles, no official artwork
This game has had a busy leak season. A leaker recently teased its legendary monsters online as well, and these seven new designs land on top of that. If you’ve already begun deciding who will travel alongside Browt, Pombon or Gequa next year, you now have a few more contenders to debate.
Treat them as clues to work out, not as confirmed artwork.
(The starters do have names already. Almost everything else in the region remains a mystery.)
What we’ve learned about gen 10 so far
Pokémon Winds and Waves will launch gen 10 in 2027 as a large new open-world game. It takes place in a brand-new tropical region ringed by a huge ocean. The region’s name hasn’t been revealed yet, and little is known about the creatures living there.
The game is officially scheduled to arrive on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027. A proper look at the new creatures shouldn’t be far away, but don’t expect a lot more official news about the game before the year is out.
And if you’ve been playing for a while and need a moment to take this in: 2026 is the 30th anniversary of Pokémon’s debut. Thirty years on, the series still has fans squinting at a blurry riddle image and trying to work out what’s lurking in the water.