The new Pokémon Scarlet & Violet promo is a flying pig, just in time for April Fools’

Lechonk rides again

Game Freak and Nintendo are no stranger to Pokemon promos: whether they require you to go to a retail location or not. This newest one unfortunately is the former; and oh, it’s also tied to GameStop. Just like the flying Pikachu doled out at the launch of the new generation, this promo Pokemon is also in flight: and it’s a pig. Get it?! With April Fools’ coming up, you know someone couldn’t resist. Yep, it’s a flying tera type Lechonk.

If you follow the GameStop link in the announcement tweet, you’ll just get a generic “find a GameStop in my area” landing page. But TCG site Pokebeach has more info, noting that the codes will be available in stores on March 31, in an effort to tie it to the Scarlet & Violet new TCG set. Welp, marketing kinda botched that connection! Pokebeach says that there is no purchase necessary for these promo cards (as in the past), which will provide a code to download the flying Lechonk.

There’s also a separate promo going on featuring the Pokemon TCG, which is potentially linked to a $15 in-store purchase, as a reverse holo card. I say “potentially” because individual stores might not require said purchase, but that’s going to be up to the stores themselves.

Either way, you can get a free Lechonk. Maybe you already have 20.

Chris Carter

EIC, Reviews Director – Chris has been enjoying Destructoid avidly since 2008. He finally decided to take the next step in January of 2009 blogging on the site. Now, he’s staff!