Overview

• Leaked immersive Ho-Oh and Lugia cards in the Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion closely mirrored 2021 fan art by Chinese illustrator lanjiujiu, prompting plagiarism allegations.
• The Pokémon Company acknowledged a production error in which incorrect reference materials were provided to illustrator Sie Nanahara, leading to unintended tracing.
• Both immersive cards have been removed from Pokémon TCG Pocket and replaced with a temporary placeholder image reading “New Art Coming Soon.”
• The company has launched a broader investigation and pledged to strengthen quality control processes to prevent future art attribution errors.
• New artwork is being commissioned to replace the placeholders as soon as it is ready.