Pokémon Responds After Hacker Compromises Its Official X Account to Promote a MemeCoin

The official Pokémon profile on X has responded after its account was hacked by an unknown party who shared a post linking out to a memecoin. The hack occurred around 3pm PT on August 17, 2026. The post — which has since been deleted — was cleverly structured, appearing as an official Pokémon advertisement with a link to a site that, at first glance, looked like a legitimate page celebrating the brand’s 30th anniversary, which is ongoing. “Celebrate 30 years of Pokémon in a whole new way!” the post read. “Introducing $POKEMON, the official Pokemon memecoin. Join trainers around the world and be part of the #Pokemon30 celebration.” The post was up for around 30 minutes before it was finally taken down. Most commenters weren’t fooled, though, and it wasn’t long before proposed community notes began appearing underneath the supposed scam on X. Pokémon published a statement addressing the hack shortly afterward, acknowledging that the account had been compromised for a thirty-minute period. “We’re aware that our X account was accessed without authorization and used to publish posts promoting a cryptocurrency,” it wrote. “Those posts were not created or approved by Pokémon and have been