pokemon lawyers are kinda dicks. One of my artist friends just got a C&D from them for making pokemon art and selling it at conventions. Meanwhile convention floors are wall to wall people selling all kinds of fan art from other anime, to marvel, and DC. Nothing happens to them. It's not even like my friend has an enormous following. They also forced her to take any Pokémon related stuff off her social media
Just because other companies choose not to C&D, doesn't mean you should expect TPCi to follow the same behaviour.