Italian Pokémon TCG player Alessandro Cremascoli says he received a lifetime competitive ban
Pokémon TCG player Alessandro "iCaterpie" Cremascoli stated on October 16, 2026 that he had been permanently banned, which he attributed to a public complaint he made about a judge treating him unfairly. The post was reportedly deleted six hours later. No disciplinary notice was published, and The Pokémon Company International has not confirmed the ban publicly in the text.
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- claimrumour
Cremascoli says he was permanently banned from Pokémon TCG play
“Pokemon TCG player Alessandro “iCaterpie” Cremascoli says he has been permanently banned after publicly complaining that a judge treated him unfairly.”source
- claimrumour
Cremascoli says he was not notified about the ban by the company
“before claiming the company had failed to notify him about the ban”source
- contextreported
Card game creator JenTCG said Cremascoli's complaint named a specific judge on Twitter and accused them of unfair treatment
“he complained about a specific judge (calling them out by name on Twitter) and said that they were treating him unfairly”source
- event_schedulereported
Nice Regional Championships take place October 17-18
“The French city’s Regional Championships take place on October 17 and 18.”source
- player_recordreported
Cremascoli is a two-time national champion who placed ninth at the Frankfurt Regional Championships in September
“The Italian competitor is a two-time national champion ... with tournament database Limitless recording a ninth-place finish at September’s Frankfurt Regional Championships.”source
- verificationreported
No disciplinary notice was provided; the cause of the ban is Cremascoli's own account
“Cremascoli’s announcement did not include a disciplinary notice explaining the reported ban. The claim that his complaint caused it therefore remains his account.”source
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