The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has grown more resolute regarding the *Pokemon* themed deportation arrest video it recently posted online after the Pokemon Co. said it has not given permission to use its upbeat theme music and imagery in the video, along with the catchphrase *“Gotta Catch ‘Em All”* in the caption.

The department, in an email response to questions from The Japan Times Friday, did not address using Pokemon in its video, instead giving a one-line comment:

“To arrest them is our real test. To deport them is our cause. To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause” a line from the original Pokemon theme song, which references protagonist Ash Ketchum’s mission to catch and train mythical monsters.

On Tuesday, the official DHS account posted a video on X and on the White House’s TikTok account using a Pokemon-esque font, interspersed with clips of arrests and mocked-up images made to look like Pokemon trading cards featuring people arrested on alleged crimes, all accompanied by the phrase, “Gotta Catch ‘Em All.”

Pokemon said in an email response that the company was aware of the video.

“Our company, the original copyright holder, our subsidiaries, and other related companies were not involved in the creation or posting of the video. We have not granted permission for the use of any intellectual property managed by our company,” it said.

Sakon Kuramoto, managing attorney at Kuramoto International Law Office in Tokyo, said the video may constitute an infringement under U.S. copyright law, which could lay the groundwork for legal action, including seeking an injunction and implementing a takedown notice in order to remove the spread of the images across social media.

But Pokemon’s former legal chief, Don McGowan, said a legal challenge by the company is highly unlikely to avoid antagonizing the U.S. government.