Star redirect link found on the official Pokémon website

Pokémon fans recently discovered a link with the Japanese word for star – hoshi – that redirects you to the official Pokémon website. However, it turns out that this may not be related to the rumored Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Stars – because any URL address that ends with the letter i redirects to the Pokémon home page. For example, click on the following link to see where it takes you: pokemon.com/mii