Palworld player uncovers secret Mewtwo-like hidden in the game files that looks too legally actionable even for Palworld

The Dark Mutant pal layered atop a blurred piece of colourful Palworld keyart.

I've heard it said that Palworld's pals bear more than a passing resemblance to Pokémon. Is Wumpo Botan actually Tangrowth? Is Lamball actually Wooloo? Is this thing Eevee? No. Shush. That is clearly Cremis. Zip it, buddy, before we all end up in the dock.

But I've gotta admit that the latest Palworld discovery—uncovered by a dataminer called Brian Cozzens and spotted by Eurogamer—really does ring the old Poké-bell. It's not actually in the game (yet) but it's called Dark Mutant and you can find its model and Paldex entry if you rummage through Palworld's files. Or you can just check it out on this Palworld Paldex website.