Company patents

The Pokémon Company

The Pokémon Company's patent strategy is overwhelmingly focused on Games & Gaming, which constitutes 90.3% of its portfolio, showing consistent growth in 2024 (+53.8% YoY) and 2025 (+15.0% YoY), despite a partial decline so far in 2026. Surprisingly, while smaller categories like Operating Systems & Program Control saw a significant surge in 2025 (+200.0% YoY), the company appears to be shifting away from computing-related areas like Image Processing and Computer Vision, which both experienced a 100.0% decline in patenting so far in 2026.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

72 US filings (since 2023) · 5 categories · 7 themes

Hybrid Physical-Digital Games

Games that integrate physical objects, real-world environments, or location data with virtual game elements to create interactive experiences.

Games & Gaming
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13since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Online & Cloud Gaming Platforms

Systems and architectures that enable game execution, content delivery, and interactive social experiences through cloud infrastructure and live streaming technologies.

Games & Gaming
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10since 2023
0.0%YoY
Traditional & Educational Board/Card Games

Design and mechanics of physical board games, card games, and puzzles, often incorporating strategic elements, educational goals, or unique physical components.

Games & Gaming
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5since 2023
new
Video Quality & Encoding Optimization

Methods and apparatus for improving the visual fidelity, resolution, or compression efficiency of video signals, often through advanced processing, up-scaling, or neural network-based filters.

Computer Vision
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3since 2023
new
Video Enhancement & Object Tracking

Methods and systems for improving the quality of video streams, generating intermediate frames, or continuously locating and following objects within a sequence of images, even under occlusion.

Image Processing
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2since 2023
n/a
AI-Enhanced Sports Training & Monitoring

Systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor athlete performance, provide personalized training plans, predict physiological responses, or create virtual representations for feedback and analysis.

Games & Gaming
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1since 2023
n/a
Personalized Recommendations

Systems that use user data, preferences, and machine learning to generate tailored advice, product recommendations, goal-setting plans, or contextual information for individuals across different domains.

Business Methods & Fintech
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1since 2023
n/a

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