The Pokémon Company Is Investigating Claims That Palworld Copied Pokémon Assets
slanderous.” While the issue is certainly debatable, The Pokemon Company, had been ominously silent about the matter, until today.
The company recently issued a statement on its official website warning “other companies” that they will investigate any unauthorized use of its intellectual property, obviously referring to Pocket Pair and its wildly successful and extremely lucrative survival MMO. Here’s the full statement:
“We have received many inquiries regarding another company's game released in January 2024. We have not granted any permission for the use of Pokémon intellectual property or assets in that game. We intend to investigate and take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights related to the Pokémon. We will continue to cherish and nurture each and every Pokémon and its world, and work to bring the world together through Pokémon in the future.”
Don McGowan, formerly the head of The Pokémon Company’s legal team, gave his two cents shortly after the accusations came out, saying that he was surprised that Palworld got this far and that it “looks like the usual ripoff nonsense that I would see a thousand times a year when I was chief legal officer of Pokémon.”
Whether The Pokémon Company will actually file a copyright complaint still remains to be seen. For now, Palworld is basking in its unexpected success after ing the 2 million concurrency mark yesterday and selling over 7 million copies to date.
