Nintendo is asking California courts to force abstain from the identity of the person behind last year’s massive Pokemon data breaches known among the Pokémon community as “Terrarak.” It is called The Teraleak because it is only the amount of information released online. Leaker claimed to have source code for upcoming games Pokemon Legend: ZA (Though they didn’t release it), the titles of the next generation of Pokemon, the construction of old games, and many concept art and lore documents.
The purpose of the subpoena is to “obtain the ID of the “Discord user” who posted the infringing content,” writes Nintendo lawyer James D. Berkley. In addition to the declaration, Nintendo includes partially edited screenshots of Discord Server, where user GameFreakout posted the file and instructed the user to “enjoy it.”
Pokemon Leak was released around October 12, 2024, but Game Freak was announced in a statement on October 10th. in front The information was released and hacked. In a statement, Game Freak said the violation affected employee information but did not confirm that sensitive game information was stolen.
Such subpoena do not necessarily indicate future lawsuits, but it appears that Nintendo will likely bring the leaker to court. The company has done it before, especially with Pokemon. Pokemon sword and Pokemon Shield Strategy Guides were distributed online. Considering the materials that the Leaker said were obtained – like in the early versions of the future Legend: ZA Games – Nintendo will certainly be grateful to have the court’s support to ensure that the data is not leaked.
