Nintendo Assists Japanese Police To Arrest Man For Selling Hacked Pokemon Sun Data

A report has surfaced out of Japan about a man who was arrested for selling modified save data for Pokemon Sun/Moon.

According to the report published by TBS News and translated by Automaton, the man was a 32-year old Saitama resident, who posted listings for Pokemon games on an e-commerce platform promising ““Save data with over 800 Pokémon” for 5,200 yen ($35) each. As this save data appeared to include many limited edition event Pokemon, the Japanese police tracked down the seller and confiscated the games, sending them to Nintendo for analysis. Nintendo reportedly confirmed that the save data had been tampered with.

Unfortunately, modifying game data without permission is in violation of Japan’s Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and the man has been placed under arrest. He confessed to the charges and is still under investigation for similar activities. Although the initial report only mentioned Pokemon Sun by name, around 37 other games were reportedly seized during the arrest.

This is not the first time individuals living in Japan have been arrested for illegally modifying Nintendo games, with similar arrests occurring back in 2021, as well as another earlier this year.

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