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Why Hasn't Nintendo Axed Pokémon Showdown?

Published on Tue, Jul 30th 2024

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Nintendo has a famously itchy trigger finger when it comes to firing off Cease & Desists. In the past few years, we've seen all kinds of Nintendo fan projects get taken down, from fan games, to emulators, to even strategy guides! In all of the videos I've made covering this topic though, there's a single stand-out that appears in every comments section: what about Pokémon Showdown??

How exactly has Showdown survived, where seemingly everyone else has perished? Is it because the Pokémon Company handles things differently than Nintendo proper? Is it because Showdown is doing something right, that the others aren't?

Join me in a tedious, but sometimes, I hope, fun journey into the depths of IP law, as we consider the question Why Hasn't Pokémon Showdown Been Axed?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:10 - What is Pokémon Showdown?
09:10 - IP Law Primer
19:23 - The Legal Side
33:14 - The Business/Brand Control Side
35:58 - What is Pokemon?
38:44 - Showdown and Brand Control
44:41 - Showdown and Legal
51:46 - Conclusion
55:37 - Credit's Gag
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Special thanks to @louritashine for the lovely thumbnail, to @Gakumerasara for the funny credit's gag, and to Showdown staff member @DaWoblefet for responding to my queries.
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This Video's Playlist:
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Attributions:
Showdown Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daw9GoZWWSI

So I Entered a RANDOM Pokemon Tournament:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAhvmgNDVa4
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When you laugh at Dunsparce and instantly regret it: https://youtu.be/J_u51ZsSG2s?si=7974Bz9yVgVTs4SC
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