From IGN · Tom Phillips · · 1m 10s
Pokémon Fan Spends Thousands on AI Tools, Anthropic Crackdown
Pokémon fan who spent $2,000 monthly on AI tools says Claude refuses to work on Pokémon projects after Anthropic's copyright crackdown.
In brief
Pokémon fan who spent $2,000 monthly on AI tools says Claude refuses to work on Pokémon projects after Anthropic's copyright crackdown. Pokémon fan Big Kid Nation spent thousands building AI game without royalties as Anthropic restricts Claude from generating Pokémon content. Originally reported by IGN.
Pokémon Fan Complaint
Pokémon fan Big Kid Nation spent thousands monthly on AI tools building a game that Claude now refuses to work on.
“Claude models are starting to refuse work”
Claude Copyright Crackdown
Anthropic introduced copyright limitations after Claude models refused to generate code for Pokémon assets.
“Claude models are starting to refuse work on Pokémon fan projects”
Financial Loss
Big Kid Nation spent $2,000 monthly on AI tools for two years with no royalties despite Patreon funding for similar projects.
“$2,000 expenses a month”
Pokémon Arena 2D
Big Kid Nation built a free-to-play 2D arena battle game in pixel art that escaped Pokémon Company lawyers for two years.
“Real-time arena battles in pixel art”
AI Vibe Coding
Big Kid Nation called AI vibe coding creative but warned about unethical developers who copy ideas without originality.
“Vibe coding games is so fun”
Pokémon Derby
Big Kid Nation developed a Pokémon-themed version of the Japanese racehorse game Umamusume as an original vibe coded project.
“This is what I'm talking about”
What to remember
Pokémon fan Big Kid Nation spent thousands building AI game without royalties as Anthropic restricts Claude from generating Pokémon content.
