The specific incident Kawamatsu was arrested for was an April 2020 sale of six Pokémon (enough for a full traveling in-game party) to a 36-year-old man in Kyoto.
So remember kids, the true path to becoming a Pokémon Master is one of determination and hard work, not hacking and data sales.
This week, police in Aichi Prefecture arrested a 23-year-old resident of Nagoya.
He might have gotten away with it if someone in Kyoto hadn’t wanted an extra-strong Sobble and Scorbunny.