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In December 2022, The Pokémon Company sued an NFT games developer for unlicensed use of their intellectual property. The only problem? The games developer in question doesn't exist.

What started as a routine intellectual property lawsuit quickly transformed into a detective mystery story, as a group of private investigators tried to track down an alleged Pikachu thief; a real life Team Rocket. Spoiler alert: they didn't actually find him.

Get ready for fake LinkedIn accounts written in Russian, baffling claims about the development of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, a case on mistaken identity (and/or straight up identity theft), and an unlicensed Pokémon game in which the player can feed Pikachu "poisons".

It's a wild ride, here's hoping you enjoy!

Lots of love,
BretonStripes

Sources for this video: 
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/FCA/2022/1561.html
http://kotiota.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-grant-b49351244/
https://pokeworld.game/
https://www.servcorp.com.au/en/serviced-offices/locations/sydney/parramatta-square/
https://twitter.com/pokeworldp2e