![]() ![]() So why don't they just issue takedowns on everything? It's bad for business. If they wanted, they could take down or severely limit the capabilities of fan sites like Pokemon Showdown, Serebii, Bulbapedia etc for using their copyrighted materials. At any point they can choose whether to act on a case of copyright infringement. Note that the inaction on Nintendo/Gamefreak's behalf so far does not constitute their blessing. ![]() If Showdown was providing enough of an incentive to play on their service that people stopped buying the actual games, it's likely that Nintendo would act on this. Usually, the 'takedowns' people hear about are because the copyright holder believes that the infringing material is taking away from their profits. Copyright infringement occurs regardless of whether there is profit being made. Note that Showdown and other sites don't need to be making money in order to be infringing. It is most likely breaching some of Nintendo's copyright. Pokemon Showdown uses images, sprites, music and other Intellectual Property (IP) of Gamefreak, Nintendo & The Pokemon Company.
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