Minor, but yeah, this is actually something that was really bothering me - I am a huge fan of the theory and really want it to be true, and I would love if some future leak did actually confirm it, but what Eclipse_tt has been saying is incredibly misleading both in terms of the amount of proof (seriously? tagging two well-known dataminers who aren't even a part of this leak, not even to ask but just declaring "You can confirm this, so it's true!" when they have said nothing of the sort??) and in terms of how much of SM might have been meant for XY and how much might have been fleshed out specifically for Alola, even if it were true that some of it was derived from scrapped concepts for Gen VI.BTW, a final note, Eclipse_tt is trying to push that the Ultra Beasts were meant to appear in XY or at least their sequels. There is no proof of this in the leaked code, they're using flimsy evidence and reasoning to connect dots that are miles away from one another. Tomorrow they plan on posting the theory that XY's plot was supposed to be about aliens, a theory which was re-posted here on Smogon on the "Mystery & Conspiracy" thread by Hematite. While it's certainly a fun read, there's little to no proof it's nothing more than just a creative reimagining of how the elements of XY fit together to "reveal" a "scrapped" storyline.
I appreciate you tagging me and giving me the opportunity to weigh in! and thanks for sharing my breakdown of it! I totally agree with your take - I'm annoyed that they're handling it this way, especially now that they know they have such a wide audience with little prior knowledge of the idea.
That aside, this is fascinating - honestly, as small as it is, I think my favorite part is seeing stuff about how Wishiwashi was changed over time and seeing that Deoxys isn't considered a Mythical in Game Freak's repository
I also love the bit about the Elite Four theme almost being uniquely remixed for each one! I remember Game Freak actually shared a work-in-progress version of the theme waaay before the games came out or we knew what it was for, and people were making speculative remixes and sharing ideas for what it might be (usually as either the Champion's theme or the villainous team leader's theme). It was actually a cool surprise to hear it in-game for the first time because I recognized it instantly, and the final version really is so good! But I wonder whether that was actually meant for a specific one of the Elite Four even then, before they did away with the idea!
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