>>29657892I thought they were fake at first because the board was absolutely spammed with fake starter evos at that time, and the art style looked similar to Ballio and the other 2 abominations that were usually posted alongside him. The seal's design was also about on par with most fake evos I've seen on Deviantart. The only things that made me doubt myself at that point were Ghostowl's wing-bow, which was a tad too creative for an average deviantautist, and Luchalitten's fire belt (also quite creative).
The moment I saw Mallow I knew they were the real deal. I still can't believe we got them to leak even earlier than the gen 5 starters...