# 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.
- Title: Pokémon Fan Spends Thousands on AI Tools, Anthropic Crackdown
- Summary: Pokémon fan who spent $2,000 monthly on AI tools says Claude refuses to work on Pokémon projects after Anthropic's copyright crackdown.
- Keywords: anthropic, pokémon, claudes, ai tools, copyright, pokémon arena 2d, pokémon derby, itch.io, patreon, IGN
- Source: IGN — https://ign.com/articles/pokemon-fan-who-spent-thousands-on-ai-tools-upset-as-anthropic-finally-begins-enforcing-copyright
- Author: Tom Phillips
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:58:04.83+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthropic, pokémon, claudes, ai tools, copyright, pokémon arena 2d, pokémon derby, itch.io, patreon, gaming, entertainment
## 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
## Key takeaway

Pokémon fan Big Kid Nation spent thousands building AI game without royalties as Anthropic restricts Claude from generating Pokémon content.