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[✓ FACT-CHECKED]· reviewed once · last review 3 Jun 2026

Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 85 → 73. Problems weighed by who is responsible: problems around the subject, caused by others −5.6; legitimacy credit long-running +6. Version history →

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Problems around it, caused by others-5.6
Long-running+6
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Score: 73/100 (kept between 0 and 100)

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Summary

Pokemon itself is a legitimate intellectual property owned by The Pokemon Company International, Nintendo, and Game Freak. However, the brand has been extensively exploited in various scam operations including fraudulent NFT projects, trading card fraud schemes, counterfeit merchandise sales, and cryptocurrency investment scams that have collectively resulted in millions of dollars in losses.

Connected Entities

1 entity · 7 linked investigations
Organizations
□Pokemon
Also appears in
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Connected Through

1 shared actor · 7 investigations

Distinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.

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Timeline(6 events)

25 August 2022

Kotiota Studios contacted media claiming to be Pokemon developers

GamesRadar

21 December 2022

Australian Federal Court issued injunction against Pokemon Pty Ltd for NFT fraud

Bulbagarden

31 May 2024

Federal arrests in $2 million Pokemon and sports card fraud scheme

Newsweek

28 January 2025

Investigation revealed alleged Pokemon prototype card fraud involving millions

CBR

October 2025

477 Pokemon trading card scams reported with $958,000 in losses

Bitdefender

2026

Singapore police warn of cryptocurrency job scams using Pokemon cards

The Online Citizen
Provenance & Audit Trail
Recorded on Solana ✓Verify on-chain5 Wayback Archives

Decision Log

  • #6reviewRecorded on Solana ✓10/17/2026, 2:06:17 AM
    slot 457864391 · hash Fnn15trHq9ZttyaJNzppog6ttbS95iV53HqcF9nkBpXn
  • #5reviewRecorded on Solana ✓10/17/2026, 12:42:10 AM
    slot 457841109 · hash JCcC8H6y27WbXz12VKHJSsFcyMQcYJqYjirark9MfdyH
  • #4rescore-12Recorded on Solana ✓10/10/2026, 6:50:46 PM
    slot 455370897 · hash 3qcHNhY74xEzZA9f22CHBJzJ73ZY2Kc19aHEtYmjx8si
  • #3review approveRecorded on Solana ✓6/3/2026, 1:17:31 AM
    slot 423925548 · hash 523HRYgJ4ErAhojzyuVPgnCXJ5sftBzMWrR8G1MWttfB
  • #2reviewRecorded on Solana ✓6/3/2026, 1:17:31 AM
    slot 423925544 · hash 7DACQDanwhhb68rGQGZjumK3RVKmjoJX84nsaNDb17p5
  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓5/14/2026, 6:03:16 AM
    slot 419629139 · hash EJfbPseQUNiw7Lt39kkPj9mwQ5hjCMY8MKkPTrnbWXzZ

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (6 decisions). 5 of 5 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-10-1716 claims checked3 corrections pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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model: claude-sonnet-4-20250514

generated: 4/29/2026, 5:49:09 AM

last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:50:46 PM

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