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Random: Did A Cheeky Nando’s Inspire The New Pokémon Games? Probably Not

Portugal exists, people.

Fan theories tend to range from the irritating (“My dad’s dentist knows a guy at Nintendo who says there’s a new F-Zero game but it won’t be about racing”) to the inoffensively silly (“Luigi is the stronger brother, why does he not simply eat Mario”). Today’s rumour is closer to the “inoffensively silly” end of the spectrum, but nevertheless, we feel the need to debunk it all the same. Get ready for the most pedantic rumour-busting you’ve ever seen!

So: Are Pokémon Scarlet and Violet inspired by a trip that the developers took to the infamously cheeky Afro-Portuguese chicken restaurant (and accidental bastion of British culture), Nando’s? Let’s find out.

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