Board Thread:Roblox help and discussion/@comment-35523327-20190411021926/@comment-35998649-20190505215812

Hiff The Temmie wrote: Pokemon brick bronze wasn't copyrighted, it had a different storyline then pokemon, and different characters as well. However, Project Pokemon is literally just the first game/anime with your character pasted in.

The word "Pokemon" is trademarked. PBB also directly used Pokemon characters, which is a huge IP infringement. Roblox is the one that gets the lawsuits, not the players that make the games that are IP infringing. That means a LOT of money going down the drain, and for a business that is not good.

This is why they are being more strict on IP infringing content by developers (i.e. the 3-strike IP system). Anything that they can do to prevent wasted time and a loss of money is crucial for them. It just helps enable the community to actually think of new stuff that is unique for their own game rather than lazily use another game/franchise that already exists.