Police in Japan have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of selling illegally modified Pokémon save data to customers online

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Japanese Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Tampering With Pokémon Violet Save Data - IGN
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Japan tends to have extremely corporate friendly laws. Basically if the corporation doesn't want you to do it, there's a good chance it's illegal.

Japanese law is very business-focused. For instance, their defamation laws give little regard to whether or not a claim is true; if you make public statements that hurt a business's reputation, you're likely to be punished for it. People often seem to not realize that Japan is a very conservative nation.