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Upon the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, PokéBeach was the first of three Pokémon fansites to  receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting images of Pokémon Black and White while covering the games. The incident received media coverage on larger gaming websites, some of whom questioned Nintendo's actions and posited that such image use falls under fair use. However, PokéBeach chose not to pursue the matter from a legal perspective due to monetary limitations. Instead, as a joke to protest Nintendo's actions, PokéBeach temporarily changed all pictures from the games to pictures of {{p|Ditto}}, changed their name to "PokerBeach," and put the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld in their website banner with a slogan that said "NO B/W IMAGES FOR YOU!" The issue was quickly resolved thereafter and the website has since gone back to using the name PokéBeach.
Upon the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}, PokéBeach was the first of three Pokémon fansites to  receive a cease and desist order from Nintendo for posting images of Pokémon Black and White while covering the games. The incident received media coverage on larger gaming websites, some of whom questioned Nintendo's actions and posited that such image use falls under fair use. However, PokéBeach chose not to pursue the matter from a legal perspective due to monetary limitations. Instead, as a joke to protest Nintendo's actions, PokéBeach temporarily changed all pictures from the games to pictures of {{p|Ditto}}, changed their name to "PokerBeach," and put the Soup Nazi from Seinfeld in their website banner with a slogan that said "NO B/W IMAGES FOR YOU!" The issue was quickly resolved thereafter and the website has since gone back to using the name PokéBeach.


In November 2012, the site's forums revamped its rules and changed its content policy to PG-13 to better cater to older fans. Moderation policies also went through a strict review and were revamped, as was usually the case every few years. According to the forum's rules page, because Water Pokémon Master grew up on Pokémon forums and was sometimes bullied, the site staff has a "no asshole" policy and does not tolerate any staff or members who bully others. The staff is also known for giving banned members a chance to come back to the forums if they write an apology in the "Ban Appeal" forum, which is stipulated in the forum rules. As of 2015, PokéBeach's forums have over 5 million posts, and all of the forum staff report directly to the admins and Water Pokémon Master.
On November 12th, 2012, the site's forums revamped its rules and changed its content policy to PG-13 to better cater to older fans. Prior to this, moderation policies went through a strict review and were revamped.  


On May 11th, 2013, PokéBeach disclosed information from a supposed "insider" about {{g|X and Y}}, although they were unsure if the information was real. Over the coming year, most of the information slowly revealed itself to be true, such as the new {{t|Fairy}} type, {{p|Mewtwo}} having two "formes," {{p|Pancham}}'s evolution, the unusual method for evolving {{p|Inkay}}, and more.
On May 11th, 2013, PokéBeach disclosed information from a supposed "insider" about {{g|X and Y}}, although they were unsure if the information was real. Over the coming year, most of the information slowly revealed itself to be true, such as the new {{t|Fairy}} type, {{p|Mewtwo}} having two "formes," {{p|Pancham}}'s evolution, the unusual method for evolving {{p|Inkay}}, and more.
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