Nintendo Seeks Discord Info of Leaker Behind Massive Pokémon Data Breach

Nintendo has launched a legal offensive to find the individual or people behind one of the largest Pokémon-related leaks in franchise history, dubbed ‘Teraleak’ by the gaming community.

A Breach at the Heart of Game Freak

In August 2024, hackers breached the servers and compromised source code, concept art, and thousands of data files of Game Freak, the Nintendo partner that develops Pokemon. Game Freak acknowledged the breach two months later, initially confirming only the exposure of pers