A Pokémon video creator claims Nintendo of America is shutting down his channel, PokeNational, after receiving several copyright warnings for his videos.
PokeNational is a YouTube channel that creates well-made, documentary-style videos about Pokémon. These videos treat Pokémon as if they were real animals, exploring what life would be like if they existed in our world. The series follows a character named Professor Ginkgo as he studies Pokémon as a scientist.
The series became popular beyond YouTube, receiving coverage from Nerdist and IGN. They highlighted PokeNational Geographic as short videos similar to National Geographic documentaries, showcasing lifelike Pokémon in their natural environments.
Elious, the creator of the channel, recently shared a video called “I have 7 days,” explaining that Nintendo of America has issued a series of copyright strikes, and the channel is expected to be shut down as a result.
7 days before PokeNational is taken off air
In a recent video, he announced that his channel will be deleted in 7 days. He explained that Nintendo had reportedly removed videos in multiple waves over a 12-hour span.
Okay, so Elious was saying things are pretty rough with his YouTube channel right now. Apparently, about 20 of his videos had already been taken down, leaving him with four strikes total. He mentioned that some of the removed videos were from his PokeNational series, but others were older animations – he specifically mentioned one about the Pokémon Phantump being taken down too. It’s a real bummer!
The content creator received takedown notices claiming his videos used elements from Pokemon video games – specifically the visuals, music, characters, and overall presentation. However, he believes his videos are mostly original animations and only include brief snippets of game sounds, like Pokemon cries.
Elious explained that he couldn’t upload the update to the PokeNational channel himself because accounts scheduled for deletion aren’t allowed to upload new videos.
He explained that after more than three years of creating animations, his channel—which had around 92,000 subscribers and featured 25 main episodes, plus 11 in Spanish and 3 in Chinese—would be deleted in just seven days. He initially stated he had almost 100,000 subscribers.
The creator shared that PokeNational opened doors for him professionally, helping him secure internships and jobs by demonstrating his animation skills. He also noted that educators and parents found the videos useful, which inspired him to add more educational content and translate the series into multiple languages.
According to YouTube’s official rules, a channel will be closed if it receives three copyright strikes. Any other channels connected to it may also be impacted.
Elious explained he’s avoiding legal challenges from Nintendo and therefore won’t fight the strikes.
He acknowledged a legal challenge was possible, but warned, “This is Nintendo of America – we’re talking about one person versus a major company.”
He also mentioned he’ll continue creating videos for his Elious Entertainment YouTube channel, but doesn’t plan on making any more Pokémon-related content.
“PokeNational is over,” he said. “It’s over.”
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2026-04-28 19:29