Pokémon takes on Pocket Monster Reissue The Pokémon Company — the Japanese studio behind Nintendo’s Pokémon games — is seeking $72.5 million in damages with a copyright infringement lawsuit against multiple Chinese companies, according to the South China Morning Post.
The Pokémon Company is asking the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court to order the companies to stop development, distribution, operation, and promotion of Pocket Monster Reissue — also known as Koudaiyaogaai Fuke in Chinese — in addition to the financial damages.
The game has been in operation, without permission from Nintendo or The Pokémon Company, since 2015.
Fans have been comparing the mobile game to The Pokémon Company’s monster-hunting series for years, and it has continued to find success.