"The free-to-play title Pokémon Champions launched on Wednesday for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Players quickly spotted an easily missed detail in the tutorial: the opposing Gallade was displayed as female, despite Gallade being a Pokémon that can only be male under the series' usual mechanics."
"One popular refrain was: 'FEMALE GALLADE IS REAL,' as the reaction gathered pace online. In a Pokémon Company bug statement, representatives said they knew of at least six bugs, including 'an error of some genders of Pokémon in the tutorial and in released teams.'"
"Gallade's gender rules are unusually strict in the mainline games. It evolves from a male Kirlia when exposed to a Dawn Stone, while either a male or female Kirlia will naturally evolve to Gardevoir at level 30."
Pokémon Champions launched with a bug displaying Gallade as female, despite it being a male-only Pokémon. Fans celebrated this glitch on social media, sharing art and posts. The Pokémon Company acknowledged the bug and stated that it would be fixed in an upcoming update. Gallade's gender is strictly male due to its evolution method, making the female representation notable. The franchise has historically used binary gender markers, which can lead to discussions about gender representation in gaming.
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