After A Decade, The Pokémon Company Has Finally Gotten An Apology And $15 Million In Damages For Mobile Pokémon Clone
The Pokémon Company has been awarded 15 million dollars in damages and a formal apology from the creators of after a longwinded lawsuit. was initially launched back in 2015, and it took until 2021 for The Pokémon Company to file a lawsuit against the developers for copyright infringement.
The mobile game was nearly identical to and has been found guilty of using art, designs, names, and more from existing titles. After 10 years and a lawsuit lasting nearly 5 years, The Pokémon Company has finally reached a «mediated settlement» with the developers of the mobile title, and not only will they get a hefty sum back for the damages caused, but the company has apologized for «constituting acts of unfair competition.»
According to Automaton, The Pokémon Company released a formal statement on February 19 that confirmed the outcome of this lawsuit, after having updated fans of the franchise about the ruling of the suit back in September 2024.
While The Pokémon Company did initially file the suit in 2021, and the case was ruled in their favor back in 2024, the numbers on the settlement amount remained a bit cloudy until today. This was because the two of the companies named in the lawsuit ended up filing appeals against the initial ruling. The lawsuit is said to have included «multiple companies» involved in the creation and launch of the mobile title, also referred to as .
The Palworld developers at Pocketpair have shed a bit more light on the ongoing copyright lawsuit with The Pokémon Company, and it's interesting.
The mobile game itself has been taken off the market completely, making details about the title sparse, but we do know it featured iconic characters, including Ash Ketchum and Pikachu. The mobile turn-based title had made nearly $42 million in a single year, so it's easy to see why The Pokémon Company initially asked for $72 million in damages to be paid out alongside the apology. Additionally, The Pokémon Company asked for the apology to be posted
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