{"id":17734,"date":"2026-07-26T11:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17734"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:31:01","slug":"pokemon-winds-waves-new-regional-variant-officially-teased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=17734","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Winds &#038; Waves New Regional Variant Officially Teased"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/video-game\/pokemon-winds-and-waves\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves<\/strong><\/em><\/a> are a couple of the most mysterious, non-mysterious games yet. We&#8217;ve only seen one official trailer, and we don&#8217;t even know the region&#8217;s name, but so much info about Generation 10 is presumably known because of extensive leaks. We have an idea of the games&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/pokemon-winds-waves-leak-price-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\">possible price<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/pokemon-winds-waves-leaked-size\/\" target=\"_blank\">how many new Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> <em>Winds and Waves<\/em> will introduce, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/pokmon-winds-waves-7-new-gen-10-monsters-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\">what some of them are<\/a>. But an official teaser about a new regional variant may have been hiding right in front of us.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>To set the stage, we have to talk about a new video covering footage from <em>Pok\u00e9mon Diamond and Pearl<\/em>&#8216;s development received and archived by YouTuber <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kYZ0Js_xDMc?si=o8E0KWlpzNrhOtol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Lewtwo<\/a> (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/pokemon-winds-waves-leak-diamond-pearl-doc-monster-design-pokopia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Polygon<\/em><\/a>). Lewtwo&#8217;s video is a fascinating, hour-long affair diving deep into a documentary made by developer Game Freak while <em>Diamond and Pearl<\/em> were in production, but of special interest to a potential Gen 10 regional variant is a section about a third of the way through, where sketches appearing during a quick panning shot show prototype Pok\u00e9mon designs.<\/p>\n<p>Lewtwo is able to spot early drawings of Bidoof, Cranidos, and others, but we want to focus on is one that appears to be a concept for Gastrodon (at the 18:35 mark in the video above). It has the same general shape as Gastrodon, just with appendages rather than the slimy underbelly of a sea slug, but its color scheme is noticeably different than Gastrodon&#8217;s two forms. West Sea Gastrodon is pink and brown, and East Sea Gastrodon is blue and green, both with yellow accents, but the sketch is mostly golden yellow, with a tan belly, and black and orange accents.<\/p>\n<p>On its own, this prototype Gastrodon isn&#8217;t exceptionally notable, but <em>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/em> seems to be teasing a yellow Shellos. One of the lore tidbits you can find in <em>Pokopia<\/em> says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Shellos changes its color and appearance based on its diet and the environment it lives in. We are researching day and night in an attempt to create a heretofore unknown yellow Shellos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s entirely possible this is just a fun, throwaway gag about trying to breed a different color of Shellos, but Game Freak has been known to hold Pok\u00e9mon designs and other ideas for years until they fit just right into a new game&#8217;s design. Shellos having two forms based on where it&#8217;s found in Sinnoh has always felt like a concept that wasn&#8217;t explored to its full potential.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of West Sea Shellos in the Pok\u00e9mon anime\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/West-Sea-Shellos.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is, admittedly, a design choice that hasn&#8217;t been used very interestingly. It&#8217;s neat that there are two different colorways for <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/how-to-catch-evolve-shellos-location-pokemon-scarlet-violet\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shellos and Gastrodon<\/a>, but that&#8217;s as far as the differences go\u2014they&#8217;re aesthetically different but effectively identical. Shellos and Gastrodon are, however, ripe for regional variants. Its different appearance based on habitat is mentioned in most of Shellos&#8217; Pok\u00e9dex entries, but the Pok\u00e9mon has yet to receive a regional form.<\/p>\n<p>If the leaks are true and <em>Winds and Waves<\/em> introduce an unprecedented number of new Pok\u00e9mon (supposedly around 300), surely there will be plenty of regional variants. A new yellow Shellos, like that teased in <em>Pokopia<\/em>, would be a great callback to Gastrodon&#8217;s initial design\u2014its original legs could even be reintroduced. We won&#8217;t know for sure, though, if the <em>Pokopia<\/em> tease is actually leading to something until we see more official footage from <em><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"a9c7-4a5d-895a6f5e82fd\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img  has-image-group\" data-stnl=\"%7B%22category%22%3A%22Click%20Interactions%22%2C%22name%22%3A%22Display%20Card%22%2C%22action%22%3A%22Fullscreen%20Image%20Load%22%2C%22once%22%3Atrue%7D\" data-stnl-group-once=\"tFc6BDVWww\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" 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