The Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket app has recently updated its artwork for Ho-Oh and Lugia cards, after allegations of plagiarism from fanart were made.
Cards' temporary placeholder messages replaced with new art following app staff's internal review
On Friday, the official Twitter account of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app stated that it has updated its game with new illustrations of Ho-Oh and Lugia EX from the "Wisdom of Sea and Sky" set. This change was made after recent accusations of plagiarism and internal review. In place of the previous message "New Art Coming Soon," these new illustrations have been added to the game.
The app's staff issued a statement on July 30 stating that after internal review, the developers have temporarily removed the immersive card artwork for the Ho-Oh and Lugia EX cards because they discovered that "the card production team provided incorrect reference materials as official documents to the illustrator commissioned to create" the cards. The statement followed artist "lanjiujiu's" accusing the Ho-Oh card's art to be plagiarized from their own fanart. The app developers' full statement is as follows:
The game developers expressed regret and disclosed that they too are examining whether there are any other problems like this in their software.
On December 2, 2021, lanjiujiu shared artworks of Ho-Oh and other flying Pokémon from the first four generations on their account. The new immersive card art for Ho-Oh, which is also included in the Lugia EX immersive card, has a similar pose and style to lanjiujiu's original work.
In Pokemon, the Ho-Oh and Lugia EX cards were still accessible, but they displayed "Art Coming Soon" instead of their usual artwork.
On July 30th, the latest collection called "Wisdom of Sea and Sky" was introduced in the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket version. This collection mainly consists of creatures from the Johto region found in Pokémon Gold/Silver games.
In October 2024, the Pokémon Company, Creatures Inc., and DeNA collaborated on launching an app that is compatible with both iOS and Android devices.
Every day, you can get two complimentary digital card packs in the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) app. You can gather cards that are based on real-life ones as well as unique cards that are only available through this app. These "engaging cards" have intricate illustrations that depict the game world. Additionally, there are battles with simplified rules where you can compete against other players.
According to Pocketgamer, using AppMagic estimates, the app made more than $100 million within its initial two weeks on the market.
In 1996, the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) was introduced in Japan. It later arrived in the West in 1998. In 2003, The Company International took over as the publisher and distributor of the game.
Source: Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket game's X/Twitter account ( link )
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