Following AI art complaints, Pokémon Company boots contest finalists who allegedly already robbed themselves of the joy of drawing a little guy

Is nothing sacred? If anything is, the delight of drawing a little creature is one of our strongest contenders. Let's do a little experiment. Grab a pencil or pen, open up a new tab, Google "Pikachu," and draw that little guy. It doesn't have to be good; it's just for you. That joy we're feeling? That's what some entrants in a recent Pokémon TCG art contest were being accused of denying themselves by submitting AI-generated images and occupying finalist slots that could've gone to artists who...