
Pokémon TCG Pocket will change card art after plagiarism accusations
Charles Pulliam-Moore
created: July 30, 2025, 3:53 p.m. | updated: July 30, 2025, 8:12 p.m.
Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.
While you can now start collecting Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Johto-themed Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion, two of the set’s rarest cards are being changed in response to concerns about art theft.
In particular, lanjiujiu pointed to Wisdom of Sea and Sky’s immersive Ho-Oh card drawn by Sie Nanahara, a Japanese illustrator who has previously produced a number of art pieces for The Pokémon Company.
In the latter instance, Marvel Snap simply changed a few details rather than releasing an entirely new card.
It’s not clear when Pokémon TCG Pocket will update Wisdom of Sea and Sky’s immersive cards, but if you happen to pull them now, you’ll be greeted with a box that says “new art coming soon.”
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