Nintendo attempts to summon massive Pokemon leak

Nintendo issued a subpoena request to the California court, which, if approved, would require discord to provide Nintendo with the identity of Pokemon Teraleaker. “Teraleak” was given by a massive leak from the nickname Pokemon fans since October 2024, and reportedly includes not only information about Game Freak and upcoming projects from Pokemon Company, such as Pokemon Legend: ZAbut personal information about the gaming freak staff. Leaks also include past data Pokemon Gameincluding concept art and scrap design.

Nintendo owns about 33% of Pokemon, while Game Freak and Pokemon Company own two-thirds.

Polygons A copy of the Nintendo court application was obtained, which shows the company requesting the leaker's name, address, phone number and email address. Nintendo also provides edited images taken from a Discord server called Freakleak, Leaker posted on the platform via GameFreakout information obtained from the internal server of the game Freak. Images from Nintendo provided in court documents show GameFreakout released a file containing leaked data and told members of the group to “enjoy.”

Nintendo has issued a DMCA removal notice to delete stolen data, although it remains public online. Although the company has not yet expressed its intention to sue Pokemon Leaker, Nintendo is still seeking a history of lawsuits that litigate those who see it as a business threat.

For example, Gary Bowser is Arrested on federal charges His fraudulent behavior in creating and selling tools for hacking video game consoles, including the Nintendo Switch, so people can play games on the device without paying a fee. Bowser released from prisonbut owes Nintendo $10 million in salary and owns 25% of his monthly income to pay for the settlement.