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With the overwhelmingly positive reception that Palworld has gotten the past few couple of days, the surge of mods for the game was more than expected, and of course, given the obvious comparisons between Palworld and Pokemon floating around, a Pokemon mod for Palworld was only a matter of time.

ToastedShoes teased a brand new Pokemon mod for Palworld on his Twitter account on January 22nd, 2024, with the mod showcasing a player mod that changes the main character to Ash Ketchum of the Pokemon anime series, as well as changing the "Pal" creatures from Palworld into actual Pokemon 3D models. However, it didn't take long for Nintendo to catch up to this.

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Just mere hours after the Twitter teaser post was made, Nintendo sent a full DMCA takedown to both the modder's YouTube video, and also to the teaser tweet made by him. Not only that, but it seems that other people that are even sharing images of the mod in any capacity are also getting takedowns from NIntendo on Twitter.

It's not surprising that Nintendo would go this hard after a mod for their now main competitor in a creature-centric franchise, but it's important to note that the mod itself by ToastedShoes wasn't available for free, and given the current action by Nintendo, it's unlikely the mod will ever see the light of day, or at least until someone else decides to do apart from ToastedShoes.

Archive.org link for the mod showcase video
Archive.org link for the original tweet by ToastedShoes

 

[Jayro]

Oh well, just wait for someone to drop a free pokemon mod.

 

[DJPlace]

If gaming world was a prison.

Nintendo would be that prisoner who welcomes you by a stabbing.

or someone named BUBBA!

 

[CoolMe]

damn I want an actually good 3d world hd pokemon game so bad after palworld.
however i'd also settle for something like this

Love the art-style here, man, that's how Pokémon games should look like.. is it a full fledged game project someone is working on, or just a proof of concept bit? (It's in Japanese)
Nvm, i translated the text.

 

[NinStar]

This looks suspicious based on how fast it all happened, almost like Nintendo were actively looking for something related to Palworld that they could takedown and/or sue.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Palworld looks like a Pokémon clone so am surprised Nintendo haven't sued them.

Come on just look at this adorable Pokém-- Palmon?

 

[Metoroid0]

"sell the mod" well thats stupid...

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Palworld looks like a Pokémon clone so am surprised Nintendo haven't sued them.

Come on just look at this adorable Pokém-- Palmon?

than i guess nintendo should sue digimons as well by that logic.

 

[MHKN]

"sell the mod" well thats stupid...

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than i guess nintendo should sue digimons as well by that logic.

digimon's design philosophy differs vastly from that of pokemon, invalid argument

 

[chrisrlink]

can we give a big fat told ya so?

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digimon's design philosophy differs vastly from that of pokemon, invalid argument

of anything bandai could sue nintendo for mega evolution cause it's more similar to digivolution being temporary

 

[MHKN]

of anything bandai could sue nintendo for mega evolution cause it's more similar to digivolution being temporary

when is god going to sue nintendo for the idea of evolution?? a defamation lawsuit

 

[ShadowOne333]

digimon's design philosophy differs vastly from that of pokemon, invalid argument

Say that again:

 

[Kioku]

Say that again:

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Okay, but why does that look like a fanmade digimon drawing? ….and which came first?

 

[MHKN]

Say that again:

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if you can't notice the different design schools here then my condolences... perhaps you shouldn't be picking fights with a char designer

 

[NinStar]

if you can't notice the different design schools here then my condolences... perhaps you shouldn't be picking fights with a char designer

Your logic is kinda flawed and contradictory to be honest.

 

[MHKN]

Your logic is kinda flawed and contradictory to be honest.

LOL even a rookie would be able to tell these are different. but of course GBATemp's userbase is mostly intelectually undeveloped NEETs whose only hobby is bitching at everything and everyone while being *super sure* of how right they are, even if they talk out of their ass

 

[ShadowOne333]

Okay, but why does that look like a fanmade digimon drawing? ….and which came first?

It's an original Digimon, called Silphymon, and its earliest appearance dates back to 2000.
https://wikimon.net/Silphymon

Just fyi, there's a lot of other Pokemon designs that bare a striking resemblance to already existing Digimons, so yeah, is not like Game Freak is that unique with its designs either.

 

[Kioku]

It's an original Digimon, called Silphymon, and its earliest appearance dates back to 2000.
https://wikimon.net/Silphymon

Just fyi, there's a lot of other Pokemon designs that bare a striking resemblance to already existing Digimons, so yeah, is not like Game Freak is that unique with its designs either.

I know.. It’s just an interesting argument to me. Someone had mentioned it somewhere, but there truly is only a finite number of designs you can make for animals.. of course there’s going to be some that look a lot like others.

 

[MHKN]

I know.. It’s just an interesting argument to me. Someone had mentioned it somewhere, but there truly is only a finite number of designs you can make for animals.. of course there’s going to be some that look a lot like others.

that is until new species will spawn on earth

 

[GengarsGhostlyGiggles]

I guess some character designers dont' really understand how the industry works

 

[MHKN]

I guess some character designers dont' really understand how the industry worksView attachment 416013

gbatemp userbase being retarded, episode i-stopped-counting-at-this-point

 

[ShadowOne333]

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Indeed.
As if Game Freak were that original in the first place.
Let's just Palworld have their shiny spot, it was about time Pokemon had a proper contender.