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Pokémon Torches DHS Over ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’ ICE Raid Stunt

Pokémon says it did not give permission to Homeland Security for the social posts.

In the post on X, DHS captioned the package “Gotta Catch ’Em All,” and Customs and Border Protection even piled on with a gif of a dancing Pikachu, the yellow, mouse-like mascot of the globally popular franchise. A spokesman for the Pokémon Company International told the Daily Beast, “We are aware of a recent video posted by the Department of Homeland Security that includes imagery and language associated with our brand. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images However, Don McGowan, Pokémon’s former chief legal officer, told the gaming website IGN that he “wouldn’t touch this,” predicting it would “blow over in a couple of days,” citing the company’s aversion to publicity and noting “many of their execs in the USA are on green cards.”

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