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==Social activism== | |||
Following the {{wp|2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami}}, The Pokémon Company launched the [[Pokémon with You]] campaign to raise funds for children affected by the disaster. | |||
On June 12, 2020, The Pokémon Company announced that it would also be donating a minimum of $5 million USD following [[Pokémon GO]] Fest 2020 to charities supporting children, including education and mentorship opportunities for Black children.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1271306306402398208 Pokémon on Twitter] <small>(retrieved June 25, 2020)</small></ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/1271306259757707264 Official Pokémon Twitter on Twitter] <small>(Japanese) (retrieved June 25, 2020)</small></ref> This followed [[Niantic]]'s announcement on June 3 that it would be donating $5 million USD of Pokémon GO Fest 2020 ticket sales to fund new projects from Black creators and US nonprofit organizations and [[The Pokémon Company International]]'s announcement on June 3 that they would be donating $100,000 to the {{wp|NAACP}} and $100,000 to {{wp|Black Lives Matter}}.<ref>[https://nianticlabs.com/blog/blacklivesmatter/ ''Taking action'' - Niantic] <small>(retrieved June 25, 2020)</small></ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/1268292665038327808 Pokémon on Twitter] <small>(retrieved June 25, 2020)</small></ref> | |||
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