The Pokémon Company has been awarded 15 million dollars in damages and a formal apology from the creators of Pocket Monster: Remake after a longwinded lawsuit. Pocket Monster: Remake 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 Pokémon and has been found guilty of using art, designs, names, and more from existing Pokémon 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....
