Where it comes from
Japanese-language article: The Pokémon Company International (TPCi), 2016 GameBusiness.jp · 25 July 2016 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
当社の関連会社である株式会社ポケモンは、ポケットモンスターの権利保有者としてライセンス料及び開発運営協力に伴う対価を受け取ります。 In English
Nintendo: its affiliate The Pokémon Company, as rights holder, receives licence fees and fees for development/operation cooperation (Niantic develops and distributes). Counterparty named is TPC (Tokyo), not TPCi.