Pokémon Legends: Arceus Already Being Streamed Before Launch

Over a week before official launch date, retails copies of upcoming action role-playing game Pokémon Legends: Arceus by developer Game Freak and publisher Nintendo was accidentally leaked for Nintendo Switch consoles last week.

If a leak wasn't already bad enough for Nintendo or The Pokémon Company, many players are now streaming Pokémon Legends: Arceus online a week before release and are flooding every social media platforms with variety of spoilers.

Apparently, a handful of people have somehow managed to get copies of Pokémon Legends: Arceus and are streaming right now. Despite all efforts by Nintendo or TPC, Arceus got leaked online and even before reviews gets published.

Spoilers for next biggest Pokémon game is showing up on almost everywhere in social media, especially on Instagram and TikTok. Players are streaming huge parts of Pokémon Arceus on Twitch that are likely to be removed very soon.

A number of people are currently streaming Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Twitch but most of them probably didn't get these copies legally. Some fans are reportedly dumping in-game files on PC to uncover all secrets before anyone else.

Back in November, copies of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl were livestreaming on Twitch before release. In a previous incident, Nintendo cut ties with a Portuguese website for leaking Pokémon Sword and Shield screenshots.

The Pokémon Company is usually very secretive about their new releases and these leaks are much likely a major annoyance for them. They have suffered more than a few over the years and some of them ended up facing big lawsuits.

Regardless of leaks, Pokémon Legends: Arceus didn't have many controversies like Pokémon Sword and Shield in comparison. Pokémon fan-community has been fairly positive on leaked details and is unsurprisingly even more excited.