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Wottergate

Wottergate proper noun: the controversy surrounding the leaked final evolutions of the Unova starter Pokémon prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White, which sparked widespread fan backlash and disbelief that the designs were genuine.

Proper noun

Wottergate

  1. The controversy surrounding the leaked final evolutions of the Unova starter Pokémon prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White, which sparked widespread fan backlash and disbelief that the designs were genuine.
    • Were you around for the gen 5 leaks/Wottergate? That was probably the most controversial day in the 25 years pokemon has been around2021 October 3, @GerardGuey, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 09 May 2026
    • Here's more context around the Pokémon Wottergate scandal. By far the biggest thing to ever happen to the Pokémon leak community.2022 September 26, @CentroLeaks, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 09 May 2026

Origin of Wottergate

Likely from Wotter (“nickname for Oshawott”) + -gate, influenced by Watergate.

Questions about Wottergate

What does Wottergate mean?
Wottergate means the controversy surrounding the leaked final evolutions of the Unova starter Pokémon prior to the release of Pokémon Black and White, which sparked widespread fan backlash and disbelief that the designs were genuine.
What part of speech is Wottergate?
Wottergate is a proper noun.

Words near Wottergate in the dictionary

  1. wotsits
  2. wott
  3. wotte
  4. wotted
  5. wottedst
  6. Wottergate
  7. wottes
  8. wottest
  9. wotteth
  10. wotting
  11. Wotton

Source and license

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