Hey there, my tech-savvy followers! Today I have an interesting story to share with you. A Japanese man named Yoshihiro Yamakawa was recently arrested for allegedly hacking into the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet games to create custom monsters that he then sold online.

Yamakawa, who used an online tool to modify the game’s save data, was caught by the Japanese police cyber patrol officers while selling these custom characters on an online gaming marketplace. He offered deals for hard-to-train and rare monsters, enticing players to purchase them for a price.

In the world of Pokémon, where collecting and battling monsters is a major focus, some players are willing to go to great lengths to obtain rare creatures. This has led to a black market for custom monsters, with cases of illegal tampering with game data surfacing in the past.

Yamakawa allegedly made significant profits from selling his custom monsters, with each one fetching up to 13,000 yen. While he confessed to the charges, claiming he did it to earn a living, the police suspect that his total profit may amount to millions of yen.