The Pokémon Company criticises Trump administration's use of its imagery in political memes, says Pokémon is apolitical, Trump spokesman uses decade-old Clinton post to accuse them of bias

The Pokémon Company criticises Trump administration’s use of its imagery in political memes, says Pokémon is apolitical, Trump spokesman uses decade-old Clinton post to accuse them of bias | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these Gaming Industry US government reportedly debating whether to force Tencent to give up its US-based game holdings Gaming Industry An AI-generated review of Resident Evil Requiem written by a fake ‘iGaming and sports betting analyst’ briefly hit Metacritic Graphics Cards ‘The reason why we’re so beloved in the videogame industry and we’re so deep in it still is, in a lot of ways, we created the modern videogame industry’ says Nvidia CEO Huang Hardware UK games collector raided by police after purchasing £10,000 worth of hardware, including old dev kits, disposed of by Sega Games Once again, Arma 3 gameplay is being passed around as real combat footage: ‘It doesn’t even look real!’ one overexcited poster exclaims Games Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US: ‘We’re not just going away on this’ Sim A War Thunder clip shared on social media as footage of the war in Iran racked up over 7 million views, and was even shared by the governor of Texas FPS Marathon briefly censors ‘Arc Raiders’ in chat, just like Activision and EA did, and it was probably another accident because it was quickly and quietly fixed Platforms US Department of Homeland Security has reportedly demanded personal information about ICE’s critics from Discord, Reddit, Google, and Meta—and at least 3 of those platforms have complied Graphics Cards In yet another twist in the US-China chip export fiasco, it seems like America may limit the number of H200 AI chips being sent to China Hardware It’s Pokemon Day, so here are four hardware deals that rep Pikachu’s yellow coat and cost less than $85 Games Microsoft’s ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company’s cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens FPS Microsoft nukes popular Halo 3 mod for Counter-Strike 2 from orbit: ‘It was fun while it lasted’ Gaming Industry ‘There’s no reason for Discord to comply in advance’ with social media age verification laws instead of ‘fighting for their users’ says EFF expert Survival & Crafting The latest Steam Next Fest features a pile of Palworld-likes as witches and airships battle over the creature-collecting survival subgenre PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!MarathonArc RaidersBest PC gearQuizzes Gaming Industry The Pokémon Company criticises Trump administration’s use of its imagery in political memes, says Pokémon is apolitical, Trump spokesman uses decade-old Clinton post to accuse them of bias News By Rich Stanton published 6 March 2026 “Our mission is to bring the world together.” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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The latest example was a still image from the newly released Pokopia that has been altered to feature the slogan “Make America Great Again”, with series mascot Pikachu poking out from behind the “e” in “Make”.”We were not involved in its creation or distribution, and no permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property,” said Pokémon spokeswoman Sravanthi Dev (thanks, BBC). “Our mission is to bring the world together, and that mission is not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda.”The Pokémon Company has previously criticised the White House for the use of Pokémon imagery in what Trump administration spokeswoman Abigail Jackson has previously described as “engaging posts and banger memes” which are “successfully communicating the president’s extremely popular agenda.” You may like Pack it up, Game Freak: Modder turns RDR2 into the best Pokémon game since Ruby, complete with catching wild beasts and trainer battles Indie publisher alleges TikTok is AI-generating offensive ads using its characters and they can’t make it stop: ‘Does TikTok want me to be grateful for the mistreatment of my company?’ Armed robbers steal $100,0