A Japanese Pokémon fan faces fines and a potential prison sentence after his arrest for selling hacked versions of the game’s creatures.
36-year-old Yoshihiro Yamakawa from Uji City works as an interior decorator by day. But out of hours he’s accused of hacking Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Scarlet and Violet to turn a profit off of modified Pokémon (thanks, NHK).
Yamakawa hacked creatures to order, it’s alleged, altering and improving their stats before trading them on for up to 13,000 yen (around £68) each.
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