Pokémon TCG Pocket plays on a smartphone today has presented its exchange of Ho-oh and Lugia Artwork, after earlier apologizing for the “production problem”, in which the game added cards based on the fan project.
The updated art of cards for addictive Ho-OH and Lugi variants can now be seen in Pokémon TCG Pocket, replacing short-lived works of art, to which the game hastily changed last week, when the complaints of fans boiled, and the developer was forced to then refer to peace.
Interestingly, the modern Ho-Oh and Lugia graphics are again attributed to the artist Nanahara, who also created the previous, currently drawn projects.
In an earlier statement, a team of Pokémon TCG Pocket programmers spoke after fans began to heal Nanahara over this incident, and said that players should not “attack or curl” the artist. Explaining the situation, the developer said that Nanahara simply created works of art based on projects (and incorrectly approved) by the studio itself. Today’s modern set of projects from Nanahar signals a further support act.
“Like many players, the engaging HO-OH EX (3-star) and Lugia Ex (3-Star) cards from the wisdom of maritime expansion and sky now have replacement illustrations,” said the programmer in a statement published this morning to social media.
“As an update, players can expect new illustrations of these cards in the game in the coming hours. Thank you to our community for continuous patience and support.”
Last month, the fans noticed that the original Pokémon TCG Pocket Pocket Ho-Oh EX card looked, which was tracked from a project created in 2021 by the Fans Lanjiujiu Fans. The artist even posted comparative paintings, showing his work with a work of art from the modern wisdom of Pokémon TcG Pocket Pocket Expansion, in which Ho-oh was in exactly the same position.
The second card with the legendary Pokémon Lugia accompanying the accompanying Ho-oh-her addictive design includes the same HO-OH graphics.
The episode aroused wider questions about the right Pokémon Company to utilize Fanart in official products – although a quick reaction here suggests that the corporation believes that there is something he wants to avoid.
At the beginning of this week, fans suggested another Pokémon TCG card project with Ultra Beast Buzzwole also looks similar to unofficial works of art, although others are not so convinced that this example is plagiarism.
Tom Phillips is the editor of Ign. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on BlueSky @tomphillipseg.bsky.Social
