A brand new Pokmon is being teased for the upcoming Generation 8 titles Pokmon Sword and Shield, but at the moment its not entirely clear what that Pokmon is.On the official Pokmon Twitter it was posted that a brand new Pokmon has been discovered with a link purporting to lead to some Galar region research.The link leads to the official website for Sword and Shield where a glitched image of a Pokmon now appears.
Chase this moving image across the screen enough and you can click on it to access a Pokdex entry that has more redactions than revelations.From the entry all we can really tell about the cryptic new Pokmon is that its a fighting-type, coming in at 257.9 lbs with an ability called Steadfast.
Theres also a small descriptive paragraph (with many further redactions) which reads: Only [redacted] that have survived many battles can attain this [redacted].
When this Pokmons [redacted] [redacted]ers, it will retire from combat.Of course, this enticing mystery has led to a rush of theories from fans.
Somewhat ironically, one of the most plausible theories is that the glitched Pokmon is an evolved form of Farfetchd called Sirfetchd, found only in the Galar region.
Sirfetchd has already been rumored as a new Pokmon prior to this.Given the original Farfetchd holds a leek in battle its not completely, er, far-fetched that in the British-inspired Galar region this leek could become a knightly lance which, once shattered, forces the Pokmon into retirement.
Certainly the green, beige and cream color palette of the glitched image matches that of a Farfetchd.Theres been no further information on when this Pokmons identity will be confirmed but its really not long until Sword and Shields November release date.
Whatever it is, this Pokmon will join the roster of new Generation 8 Pokmon which has already been confirmed to include a Galarian variant of Weezing as well as Polteageist the teapot Pokmon and the adorable sheep Wooloo.