How it’s built
- Compared copyright lines from the 2003 Jirachi film, 2017 Takara Tomy merchandise, the 2020 Koko film, TV credits around 2019–2026, the 2023 series and a 2026 ShoPro page.
- Each lists Nintendo, Creatures, Game Freak, TV Tokyo, ShoPro and JR Kikaku, with “©Pokémon” on its own line.
What we assumed
- The line was the same before 2003, back to the company’s founding in April 1998.Not shown: no 1998–2002 credits were found. The evidence only establishes that the line cannot predate The Pokémon Company’s founding.
Sanity check
A copyright line shows who co-owns the work, not how income is split. No production-committee shares are published.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.
Show the working
- Roster: Nintendo・Creatures・GAME FREAK・TV Tokyo・ShoPro・JR Kikaku + ©Pokémon
- Film vehicle: PIKACHU PROJECT (2003) = ピカチュウプロジェクト (2020)
- TV 製作: TV Tokyo, MEDIANET, ShoPro; 制作 OLM
- Same seven-name line in every dated credit read 2003-2026
- ©Pokémon sits as its own line in all of them
- Earliest attestation in the ledger is the 2003 film
- TPC was founded April 1998, so the line cannot be older
- 1998-
Where it’s used
- StoryAnime & film
- ProfileThe Pokémon Company
- ProfileNintendo
- ProfileGame Freak
- ProfileCreatures Inc.
- ProfilePokémon IP (characters, copyrights, trademarks)
- ProfileTV Tokyo
- ProfileShoPro (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions)
- ProfileJR Kikaku
- ProfileOLM
- ProfileTakara Tomy (incl. TOMY International)
- ProfilePokémon anime (TV series)
- ProfilePokémon films
Related figures
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