Prior to their official release, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet got some of the biggest leaks of the year thanks to the entire copy of Scarlet being available as a ROM, which paved the way for dataminers to unveil details about the entirety of Gen 9. While the entire Paldean Pokedex in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet was leaked in a matter of hours, all the games' data came a couple of days later. When Gen 9 games finally launched, the information started to be confirmed, from specific Pokemon's base stats to moves and Abilities, all the critters that were meant to be added at a later date.