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Pokémon TCG Pocket Gets New Artwork for Apparently Plagiarized Cards

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A little over a week after a plagiarism scandal in TCG Pocket, final artworks have now been introduced into the game for affected cards.

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Pokémon TCG Pocket has just released new official illustrations for his Ho-Oh and Lugia letters, after facing a controversy over the use of fanart-based art without proper accreditation. The controversy began when fans noticed that Ho-Oh ex (3-Star)'s letter from the Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion had a design identical to an art created in 2021 by the Lanjiujiu fanartist. They even published comparisons showing the pose exactly the same. This …

The development teams soon replaced the visual of the immersive cards, but the result was perplexed.

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NintendoSoup broke the news in on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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