‘Two more strikes and my channel gets deleted’ fuming YouTuber cries as Pokémon bans years-old video

THE Pokémon Company is known for going after anyone using Pokémon without permission.

As a recent case shows, even if the content is almost a decade old, it can still get a copyright strike.

The Pokémon Company

The Pokémon Company is very protective of its characters[/caption]

The Pokémon Company

Pikachu, arguably the most popular Pokémon, was featured in a seven-year-old video that The Pokémon Company deemed inappropriate[/caption]

NoahJ456, who has over five million subscribers on YouTube, tweeted how The Pokémon Company took down a video he posted seven years ago.

The popular Call of Duty content creator’s video featured Pokémon modded into Call of Duty Zombies.

“Just got a manual strike for a video I made seven years ago featuring Pokémon modded into COD Zombies,” writes NoahJ456.

“Two more strikes and my channel gets deleted.”

This copyright strike is a dangerous sign for content creators.

It means anyone who uploads a YouTube video containing modified Pokémon in any capacity could be at risk of having their channel deleted.

YouTube has a strict three-strikes policy in place, meaning that channels that receive three strikes within 90 days are removed from the video platform permanently.

This is not the first time The Pokémon Company has done this.

In January 2024, content creator ToastedShoes’ Palworld x Pokémon mod video earned the channel a copyright strike.

Palworld’s similarity to Pokémon might have contributed to a cracking down on copyright by The Pokémon Company.

So if you’re a content creator and you’ve made a video involving those lovable pocket monsters, you might want to set it to private.

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