In a 2015 US lawsuit, The Pokémon Company International said its domestic sales of Pokémon merchandise ‘exceeded $6 million in 2014 alone’

How it’s built

1. Paragraph 13 of its complaint in a case against Jones and others in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

A boilerplate floor in a small infringement suit, on an undefined base; it is not a revenue or royalty measure.

The value

• exceeded $6 million in 2014 alone (floor)

Where it comes from

The line in the source

exceeded $6 million in 2014 alone

Where it’s used

• StoryTPCi
• ProfileThe Pokémon Company International (TPCi)
• ProfileUS court records