The Pokemon Company says the US government did not have permission to use Pokemon art and theme song in ICE promotional video

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A recent video posted by the United States' Department of Homeland Security, featuring audio and art from the Pokemon series, was made without permission from The Pokemon Company, the company has now confirmed.

In a statement to Eurogamer, The Pokemon Company responded to the controversial video, which has been viewed tens of millions of times across various social media platforms, and which has been flooded with comments from users asking Nintendo – famously litigious and protective of its IP – to sue the DHS.

Austin Wood
Austin Wood
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Austin has been a game journalist for 12 years, having freelanced for the likes of PC Gamer, Eurogamer, IGN, Sports Illustrated, and more while finishing his journalism degree. He's been with GamesRadar+ since 2019. They've yet to realize his position is a cover for his career-spanning Destiny column, and he's kept the ruse going with a lot of news and the occasional feature, all while playing as many roguelikes as possible.

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