Pokemon Scarlet and Violet did a lot to revolutionize the tried and true formula of the series, with the most significant attempt coming from the open world of the games, which makes Paldea fully explorable by players at their own pace and leisure. There were other big changes to Gen 9, such as Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's regional fakes, a name that came from the leak season before the games were officially released. "Regional fakes" is not the official name with which the series refers to its Toedscool and Wiglett evolution lines, but it stuck around, and it's now back with the leak season preceding Gen 9's DLC, this time with an alleged "edible" Poison Pokemon turning into a Grass-type.

This leak comes from none other than Riddler Khu, who correctly predicted everything from Pokemon Legends: Arceus and then the entirety of Gen 9, making them an accurate and reliable source. In this case, Khu shared the picture of four Poison-type Pokemon, asking the community if it was one of them or none, later linked to being a new regional fake form. The critters in question will allegedly lose their original type while gaining Grass and being based on something that can be eaten - most likely a fruit.

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The Pokemon in question are Weezing, Swalot, Drifblim, and Spiritomb. Drifblim and Spiritomb are odd in this context because they're Ghost-type Pokemon, so there's a chance the riddle could be referring to losing Ghost instead of Poison, but that would rule out Swalot and Weezing for being pure Poison-types. Furthermore, the shade of purple used by Khu in the leak is much more akin to that of the Poison type, which poses a lot of questions. Still, it's worth taking a look at what form these critters could take on, and why one is more likely to be the answer than the others.

So far, both regional fake evolution lines in Gen 9 had their types inverted. For Wiglett it's Water instead of Diglett's original Ground type, whereas for Toedscool is the combo of Grass and Earth versus the original Tentacool's Poison and Water. Assuming that this holds true, for any of the critters listed by Khu to gain the Grass type, it could only be either Swalot or Weezing because it's already been proven to be the inverted type for Poison. Furthermore, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Pokedex provides another big clue.

Swalot, Drifblim, and Spiritomb are all in the Regional Pokedex for Gen 9, and while both DLCs take place away from Paldea, it would make little sense for any of them to get a new form instead of Weezing. And while Weezing did receive some love in Gen 8 through Pokemon Sword and Shield's Galarian Weezing, there's a case to be made that Gen 1 Pokemon are often more likely to get additional forms due to their iconic status, and a great example of this is Meowth - who got two back-to-back regional forms in Gen 7 and 8.

As such, it would make sense for Weezing to get a new form in Gen 9 over the others, and there are some great fruits it could be based on. For starters, The Teal Mask takes place in Kitakami, a Japanese region. Japan is big on melons, and it wouldn't be hard to imagine a Koffing and Weezing form that turns them into this fruit. Likewise, Nashi pears and Momo peaches could be great inspirations, but the most likely candidate seems to be the Pokeberry, which is a poisonous fruit that grows on branches and resembles Weezing's natural form. There's also a chance that none of these critters will be featured in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's DLC, but Weezing is the odd one out and seems like a perfect fit.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are available now for the Nintendo Switch.

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