Summary of "POKEMON NEWS! NEW Gen 10 Pokemon Form IMAGES? NEW Starter HINTS & Pokopia Pre Order Bonuses!"

Quick overview

Short updates on various Pokémon titles, generation 10 starter hints and image rumors, Pokopia (name in leaks varies: Pootopia/Poptopia) pre-order bonuses, and potential Nintendo Switch 2 pricing risks.
Tone: speculative. Many items are rumors or come from social posts and image leaks (some likely AI/fake).

Many items below are low-confidence rumor material. Treat unverified image leaks and short anonymous text posts with skepticism.

Pokémon Friends: recent update increases spawn chance for plushes you haven’t obtained and adds an option to lower puzzle difficulty.
Pokémon GO: Lunar New Year event announced for Feb 17–21, with increased spawns of Blitz and Darmanitan (per a cited tweet).

SoulSilverArt tweeted a hint featuring cats/sculptures at Poké Park Kanto, suggesting a possible water-cat starter for Gen 10 (speculation based on the account’s previous hints).
Host commentary: there’s been a pattern of cat-based starters across recent generations, so a water-cat starter is plausible but unconfirmed.

Amazon pre-order bonus (digital): a Flat Leaf plant item that can be granted at launch if you pre-order via Amazon.
Host’s take: the Amazon bonus isn’t unique (the item can reportedly be obtained in-game later). More unique physical pre-order bonuses tend to come from the Pokémon Center or Nintendo Store (plushes, mugs, other special extras).

Hoothoot ice form
- Icy/snow owl variant. Design is liked by the host but background doesn’t match a snowy setting. Plausible-looking but unverified.
Miraculous-like pink/green creature
- Appears highly AI-generated; resembles a Miraculous (Mira) pre-evolution vibe but likely fake.
“Mosslax” / Snorlax variant on a beach
- Looks odd given the environment. May be Pootopia-exclusive artwork rather than a Gen 10 form.
Overall assessment: Hoothoot and Mosslax images look the most convincing but are suspicious due to setting; one image strongly suggests AI generation. Treat all with heavy skepticism.

Rumored title: “Sea and Sky” (or “Sky and Sea”) — short, low-confidence rumor.
Claimed gameplay loop (from the anonymous post): complete island tasks across many islands, build status/make friends, then battle for the title of strongest in the region; allegedly no traditional Pokémon League (host finds this unlikely).
Rumored starters listed in that post: hedgehog, cow, and a spotted cat. Host labels this text rumor low-quality and likely fake.

Reported comment: Nintendo president Shintaro Furukawa said Nintendo is monitoring a possible Switch 2 price increase for the next fiscal year due to a global RAM shortage and rising component costs (reported via Gamerant).
Context: Switch sales ~155.37M units as of Dec 31, 2025 (surpassed DS, still behind PS2).
Practical advice: if you want a Switch 2 now and want to avoid a potential price rise, consider buying sooner — but there’s no confirmed price increase yet and special editions may still be worth waiting for depending on your priorities.

Treat 4chan image leaks and short anonymous text rumors as low-confidence; AI image generation is common.
The Pokopia/Pootopia Amazon pre-order bonus is a digital Flat Leaf plant that can be obtained in-game later — not a strong reason alone to pre-order from Amazon.
Best unique physical pre-order bonuses are still likely from the Pokémon Center or Nintendo Store (plushes, physical merch).
If you’re concerned about a Switch 2 price increase due to RAM shortages, buying earlier could avoid a future hike — but no confirmed increase exists yet.
Expect Pootopia-specific Pokémon/forms to be game-locked at launch; transfer to Pokémon Home may be unlikely unless later released via events.