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Pokémon Company Will Patch Gender-Error Bug After Players Find ‘Female’ Gallade in Champions

The pledge highlights open questions about Pokémon Home handling for teams with invalid gender data.

Overview

  • Players found the tutorial’s Gallade labeled female with she/her pronouns after the game launched Wednesday.
  • Gallade is normally male-only because it evolves from a male Kirlia using a Dawn Stone, which made the tutorial display stand out to long-time players.
  • The Pokémon Company acknowledged gender errors in a Japanese notice translated by Serebii and said a patch will fix them.
  • The same notice listed at least six launch bugs that affect battles, competitive play limits, and transfers from the Pokémon Home app.
  • Reporters note it is still unclear what happens if a Pokémon with impossible gender data is exported to other games through Pokémon Home.