
On September 12th, The Know YouTube channel released a video reporting on the settlement (shown below). These upgrades include Monkeys Together Strong (a must-have for co-op games), Empowered Heroes (starts your hero at level 3), Hero Favors (makes heroes 10 cheaper), and various upgrades for popping power and CDR. In September 2017, the lawsuit between PETA and Slater ended in a settlement in which Slater agreed to donate 25% of future revenues from the photographs to wildlife protection charities. In January 2016, Slater announced plans to sue Wikipedia for sharing the image without his approval. In January 2016, the case was dismissed by US District Judge William Orrick III, who stated that copyright protections did not extend to non-humans. for using the photographs in the book Wildlife Personalities, requesting that Naruto be assigned copyright of the images. On September 22nd, 2015, the PETA filed a lawsuit against Slater and the book publishing company Blurb, Inc. On December 22nd, the United States Copyright Office released a document titled "Copyrightable Authorship: What Can Be Registered," which stated that works created by non-human animals were not subject to copyright. On August 7th, 2014, BBC News published an interview with Slater, who claimed he lost "£10,000 or more in income" due to the images being declared public domain. Additionally, several of the photographs were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, leading Slater to demand payment or removal based on his claimed copyright. On July 12th, TechDirt reported that the news agency Cater News sent a notice to remove the photographers of the monkey on Slater's behalf. On July 7th, 2011, the technology news blog TechDirt published an article speculating that Slater may not have a legitimate copyright of the selfie photographs since he claims he did not take the photographs. On August 11th, 2013, Redditor PhAm_0h submitted one of the photographs to /r/pics, where it received upwards of 1,600 points (83% upvoted) and 230 comments prior to being archived. Fans of the primate Pokémon have their fingers crossed that Scarlet and Violet will have some new ones to offer.On July 4th, 2011, The Daily Mail published an article about the photographs titled "Cheeky monkey! Macaque borrows photographer's camera to take hilarious self-portraits." That day, other news sites reported on the viral images, including The Telegraph, The Guardian and Metro. Updated Jby Declan Lowthian: Since there aren't a ton of monkey speficic Pokémon, we've collected every ape, monkey, and lemur in the Pokédex to compare their strengths in battle. Whether they have tails or not, primate Pokémon are a mainstay of the franchise.

While monkeys and apes are different in the real world, Pokémon tends to not draw a huge distincition between the two. Monkeys are a great animal to adapt into Pokémon, since their relatively humanoid shape makes them instantly recognizable, and they have prehensile hands, and often tails, perfect for making the powerful and flashy moves Pokémon is known for. RELATED: 10 Pokémon With Surprisingly High Base Stats Since the beginning, Pokémon based on real life animals have been a mainstay of the franchise. With each new Pokémon generation, the number of Pokémon in the Pokédex has grown, all the time finding new and interesting sources of inspiration for these iconic creatures.


Pokémon rose from a hit video game into the largest media franchise in the world.
