10 Real Video Game Leaks Everyone Thought Were Fake

April Fools' Day is a difficult time for those seeking genuine gaming news, because there's a good chance that everything you'll read that day will end up being false.

Let's say you happened to read a story about a brand-new Pokémon game coming to the Switch later in the year. A quick glance at the calendar would lead you to assume that this information is false, and a second glance at the source - the notoriously sketchy 4chan - would only solidify that assumption.

For many gamers, this exact scenario played out on April Fools' Day 2018, when a 4chan user claimed that a remake of Pokémon Yellow was set to launch on the Switch in the coming months, with two versions planned: Pikachu, and Eevee.

Given both the date and the source, most people, understandably, dismissed the leak entirely. But hilariously... it was 100% real.

Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu and Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee did indeed launch in 2018, with the leaker also accurately predicting other details too, like Pokémon Go integration, and a new accessory that can be used with the games.

Talk about some next-level trolling.