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Japanese Police Arrest Man for Tampering with Pokémon Violet Save Data

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Japanese Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Tampering With Pokémon Violet Save Data - IGN

Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online — a practice which is banned under the country’s 2019 Unfair Competition Prevention Act.

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The man wasn’t just tampering with the save data, he was selling it. Should’ve included that in the headline.

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