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Joe Foley

The Pickmon controversy explained – is the game stealing art from Pokémon fans?

Pickmon art that shows a character that looks like Pikachu from Pokémon.

We've seen plenty of game art controversies over the years, but few have felt as intentional as Pickmon. If the upcoming monster collecting game's name sounds a lot like Pokémon, the similarities don't end there.

The game appears to also take liberal doses of inspiration from other Nintendo IPs, including Legend of Zelda, mixing them with the already-controversial Palworld. The unknown studio behind it, PocketGame, even has an uncannily similar name to Palworld developer Pocketpair.

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