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Over the weekend a $0.99 app was released in the app store called Pokemon Yellow. It quickly reached the #2 highest paid app in the app store and had a 2 star rating. If you purchased the game it would display a picture of Ash, Pikachu, Charizard, among other Pokemon, then would crash. If you looked in the picture preview down at the bottom of the app you would see a picture of Ash with his Pokemon, and what gives the app away is a picture of a Raichu (who is unobtainable without trading in Yellow) fighting a Seel from Fire Red/Leaf Green. You can still download the app (although it was pulled from the app store) for free if you jailbreak.
[[File:Pokemon Yellow boxart.jpg|thumb|Pokémon Yellow boxart]]
Apple has removed a fake $0.99 {{game|Yellow}} app developed by House of Anime, alongside an app known as ''Pokémon Pocket Edition'', released in the Apple App Store.


Nintendo has released a press release saying:
{{bp|The Pokémon Company International}} has since then released the following statement regarding these games, which were able to slip through the App Store's approval system:


“We continue to combat the unauthorised release of games, applications and merchandise that trick our fans into purchasing something that does not meet our quality standards Fans who encounter questionable products should report to us immediately so we can keep other fans from falling victim to these scams…”.
{{quote|We continue to combat the unauthorised release of games, applications and merchandise that trick our fans into purchasing something that does not meet our quality standards.
 
Fans who encounter questionable products should report to us immediately so we can keep other fans from falling victim to these scams.|The Pokémon Company International}}
 
The Pokémon Yellow app, over the course of its availability, quickly reached the #2 highest paid app in the App Store and had a two-star rating. Upon using the app, however, it would display a picture of {{bp|Ash Ketchum}}, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and {{AP|Charizard}}, among other Pokémon, and would crash right after. The app also shows a picture of Ash with his Pokémon, as well as a picture of a {{p|Raichu}} fighting a {{p|Seel}} from {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. Upon further investigation, it was found out that the app merely provided Pokémon news feeds and YouTube videos.
 
Those who purchased the app may request a refund through the Purchase History section of iTunes.
 
==Information==
*[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a367251/apple-removes-fake-pokemon-iphone-app-from-app-store.html Digital Spy]
*[http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/02/scam-pokemon-app-removed-from-ios-app-store.ars Ars Technica]
*[http://www.develop-online.net/news/39884/Pokmon-Company-issues-warning-to-scammers Develop]
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