User blog comment:Pokemon-Trainer-Julia/What is this game even/@comment-1344907-20140718180517/@comment-1344907-20140719004755

So maybe it's 'cause you imported them from the Mii Maker, where they were originally edit-locked?

Just tested Sven myself by deleting him from my game and scanning the QR code (without saving afterwards, of course). He was still set to Copying Allowed. Maybe you could try this yourself, just to test if it's a problem on your end?