Is Pokémon HOME Using Parasol’s Blockchain Tech on Sui?

Following a new feature update and a change in the app’s privacy policy, many are anticipating Pokémon HOME to be using Parasol’s blockchain tech on the Sui network. Perhaps the integration is already there, just nicely hidden. Is this all just one big rumor, or a giant move from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company?  Unless something suddenly changes, the latter seems to be very much the answer that yes, Pokémon is entering the world of NFTs, if it hasn’t secretly done so already. Let’s take a look!

How Is Pokémon HOME Integrating Blockchain Tech?

Specifically, it seems that Pokémon HOME is integrating blockchain tech for the new Medals feature. Medals are digital collectibles, souvenirs that you can trade with other players and send as gifts. You can collect Medals by taking part in Pokémon events as well as by visiting places in real life that are related to Pokémon in some way. What’s very interesting is that each Medal you collect comes with a unique ID number that varies depending on the Medal and language, making every Medal unique. Pretty much like NFTs.

Discussions on Pokémon HOME integrating blockchain tech have recently surfaced following the release of the new Medals feature to the mobile app, and also because of a change in the app’s privacy policy. While the former could just be a regular update on its own that doesn’t have to necessarily be related to anything crypto, the latter addition very much all but confirms that the foundation for blockchain integration is being set in stone. That’s because the privacy policy has been updated to now include a new developer, and that is Parasol Technologies LLC.

Parasol is a blockchain gaming infrastructure company that is focused on making web3 game development more accessible on Sui by providing simple to use APIs that give devs access to important features related to in-game tokenization, on-chain gameplay, and NFT marketplaces. In March 2025, it was announced that Mysten Labs acquired Parasol to supercharge gaming on Sui. Following the acquisition, Parasol and Jokers teamed up to bring SEGA’s CODE OF JOKER: EVOLUTIONS to the Sui blockchain. I guess we can safely assume what one of the next collaboration announcements will now be.

The updated privacy policy was spotted by X user @abcboy101, who works on a community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia called Bulbapedia. According to their X thread, the privacy policy has only been updated for English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian versions, while the Japanese, Korean, and Chinese versions do not mention the web3 developer. Even stranger is the fact that the web version of the privacy policy has not been updated – the change can only be found through the app, at least for now. What’s even weirder is that the only place where you can find the update outside the app so far is on the Korean website of Pokémon, who have posted separate privacy policy changes that list Parasol “as an overseas data trustee,” according to a reply by @abcboy101. A recent post on Sui’s blog previously mentioned Pokémon when giving example names of trading card games, but was removed afterwards, which could be another sign that a big announcement is coming soon.

It’s also interesting to note that Parasol is included in the “developers” section of the privacy policy, next to ILCA, Inc. and The Pokémon Works, instead of being added to the third-party service providers section right underneath.

What further connects the privacy policy update with the new Medals feature is the fact that both additions also surfaced around the same time. It all sure seems very much connected to be merely just a coincidence, and given the uniqueness of each Medal, using blockchain for them to enhance security would very make much sense even if they have no value.

As a result of all this, the $SUI token went up by over +60% in a matter of days.

What Is Pokémon HOME?

Pokémon HOME is a cloud-based service app where fans can bring their Pokémon from any core series game to one single home that enables players to trade their Pokémon with each other worldwide on mobile devices. Bring all your Pokémon to the app in an effort to complete the National Pokédex while viewing all the moves and abilities of your Pokémon. Certain Pokémon from Pokémon HOME for Nintendo Switch can even be transferred over to games that include Pokémon Sword, Pokémon Shield, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and more.

Essentially, Pokémon HOME is all about ownership and interoperability, which are the same core facets of blockchain gaming. With Parasol now supposedly onboard, perhaps we could see all Pokémon become tokenized collectibles in the future, living safely on-chain on Sui.

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