Sure there's plenty of video game and computer game piracy going on around the world, but what about those nefarious paper pirates? The nairdowells who spend their days copying Pokemon trading cards, not digital assets.

Well Nintendo is on to them too.

In one case on March 26, law enforcement in New York raided seven stores that were known fronts for faux Pokemon cards, seizing thousands of cards and making several arrests. In another earlier this month a Chinese production facility was raided and nearly 1.2 million Pokecards seized.

Nintendo says that during the past 16 months alone more than 47 million counterfeit pokemon cards have been seized at facilities around the world. One seizure alone in China netted 26 million cards.

"Pokémon wants to send a message to importers and producers that we will not stand for the distribution of fraudulent Pokémon product," says Pokémon spokesperson, J.C. Smith. "Pokémon is committed to ensuring our fans receive the quality product they've come to expect."

Wait, hold the phone! Pokemon have a spokesperson? Where the hell have they been during the long plight of the caged Pokemon. Why haven't they had a word with Gabe?

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