Japanese Man Arrested for Selling Hacked Pokémon

A 36-year-old interior decorator from Kyoto faces up to five years in prison for altering and selling Pokémon Violet save data.

Yoshihiro Yamakawa was arrested in Kyoto for modifying Pokémon Violet save data and selling the altered monsters online.
Yamakawa made approximately $84 per sale, with his activities spanning from December 2022 to March 2023.
The use of a freely available tool to modify game data is a violation of Japan's 2019 Unfair Competition Prevention Act.
The police investigation is ongoing, focusing on the software used for data modification.
Japanese law could impose a penalty of up to five years in prison and fines exceeding $32,600 for such offenses.