Where it comes from
The line in the source
In terms of who owns the rights to the games, it's these three companies.
In English
Junichi Masuda (Game Freak), quoted by Game Informer (Kyle Hilliard); 'one third each' is the article's paraphrase.
Explore / Figure
Record
IP ownership per Masuda (interview, 2017), 2017
2017
ReportedReported by a reliable secondary source, or read carefully from filed documents.