What this is
How the author Kusaka came to the Pokémon Adventures manga, in his 2016 words: he was available, so 'they' offered him the series.
How it’s built
- Reported by Anime News Network from the manga's creators' appearance at the Barcelona Manga Fair, published November 2016.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
'They' is not named beyond Nintendo in the sentence before, so it does not show who held the rights.
The value
- Kusaka was available and 'they' (the commissioners) offered him the series
Where it comes from
Interview: The Creators of Pokemon Adventures Anime News Network (Manu G.) · 29 November 2016 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
I was available at that moment, so they offered me the chance to start working on the series.