I tried this via Binary Eye, a ZXing-based QR reader on my Android phone, and it couldn't read them. The camera app didn't seem to work either. However, the Goo

I tried this via Binary Eye, a ZXing-based QR reader on my Android phone, and it couldn't read them. The camera app didn't seem to work either. However, the Google search app did work. While these are still "valid" QR codes, they are certainly less easily readable. Edit: I tried again in the camera app and it worked, for the pikachu example at least.