The smoking YouTuber fears that his ‘channel will be deleted’ because Pokémon bans a years-old video

THE Pokémon Company is known for going after anyone who uses Pokémon without permission.

As a recent case shows, even if the content is almost a decade old, it can still receive a copyright strike.

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NoahJ456, who has more than five million subscribers on YouTube, tweeted how The Pokémon Company removed a video he posted seven years ago.

The popular Call of Duty content creator’s video featured Pokémon adapted into Call of Duty Zombies.

“I just got a manual warning for a video I made seven years ago where Pokémon were adapted into COD Zombies,” NoahJ456 wrote.

“Two more strikes and my channel will be deleted.”

This copyright strike is a dangerous sign for content creators.

It means that anyone who uploads a YouTube video featuring modified Pokémon in any capacity is at risk of having their channel deleted.

YouTube has a strict three-strikes policy, meaning channels that receive three strikes within 90 days will be permanently removed from the video platform.

This isn’t the first time The Pokémon Company has done this.

In January 2024, content creator ToastedShoes’ Palworld x Pokémon mod video earned the channel a copyright strike.

Palworld’s similarity to Pokémon may have contributed to The Pokémon Company’s copyright crackdown.

So if you’re a content creator and you made a video with those cute pocket monsters, you might want to set it to private.

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