# Pokémon and Palworld Clones Are Out of Hand as Fans Criticize “Lawsuitmaxxing” New Game Pickmon for Straight-Up Rip-Offs of Iconic ’Mons Like Charizard **URL:** \ **Category:** Games\ **Created:** [March 13, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://intoguide.com/t/pokemon-and-palworld-clones-are-out-of-hand-as-fans-criticize-lawsuitmaxxing-new-game-pickmon-for-straight-up-rip-offs-of-iconic-mons-like-charizard/331 "2026-03-13T11:55:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wasabi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/intoguide.com/wasabi/32/646_2.png) [@wasabi](https://intoguide.com/u/wasabi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://intoguide.com/t/pokemon-and-palworld-clones-are-out-of-hand-as-fans-criticize-lawsuitmaxxing-new-game-pickmon-for-straight-up-rip-offs-of-iconic-mons-like-charizard/331/1 "2026-03-13T11:55:29Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/uploads/intoguide1/original/1X/8eb1ff338195061adce3426ac3d773aa94967ab3.jpeg)Pickmon sounds like it’s walking a very thin legal line. By all appearances, it’s a blatant clone of both **Pokemon** and **Palworld** , right down to creature designs and gameplay mechanics—catching monsters with cards mirrors Pokemon’s iconic capturing system. Fans have already noticed that some Pickmon designs, like the Charizard-inspired creature, are nearly identical to existing IP. Given Nintendo’s history of aggressively protecting its intellectual property, it’s extremely likely that Pickmon could face serious legal action, potentially a lawsuit over copyright and trademark infringement. Even the naming—“Pickmon” by “PocketGame”—feels almost engineered to evoke Pokemon and Pocketpair while staying just slightly off-brand, which won’t likely hold up if challenged in court. If Nintendo and The Pokemon Company choose to act, this could quickly become another high-profile case in the ongoing saga of Pokemon clones. It’s a textbook example of how derivative design without permission can lead to legal consequences.