Summary
Pokemonis soon celebrating 28 years since the franchise was first established, probably releasing new trailers and announcements about upcoming games on Pokemon Day.Pokemongames are monster-collecting at its finest, and for a long time, some fans wanted the series to have competition - enterPalworld, a new title from Pocket Pair that uses cute Pokemon-like critters to help players build structures and survive in the wilds. WhilePalworldandPokemongamesare hardly comparable on a gameplay level, with the former gaining the nickname of “Pokemonwith guns,” Pocket Pair’s new early access release does share quite a lot of DNA with Nintendo’s franchise, to the point that there’s a huge controversy brewing.
Palworld’s Pals can be caught in the wild much like Pokemon would, even having items that are not too dissimilar in terms of functions to the classic Poke Ball, but there is no turn-based strategy component to the game or other typical gameplay features of thePokemonfranchise. Where these games collide, however, is in the design of their creatures, and Pocket Pair is currently seeing quite a lot of plagiarism accusations thrown atPalworld. In various cases, there do seem to be a bit too manysimilarities between Pokemon and Pals, and it may be hard to call all of them coincidences.
Palworld’s ‘Stolen’ Pokemon Designs Explained
Every Palworld Pal and Pokemon Similarity Explained
SincePalworldstarted showing more marketing material leading up to its early access release, severalPokemonfans started noticing uncanny similarities between some existing pocket monsters and the new Pals. Now that the game is out and most of the Paldeck has been made available, those similarities have started to pile up, and somePokemonplayers are calling for boycotting actions againstPalworld. Pocket Pair recently released a statement saying that it just became aware of thePokemonwith guns nickname forPalworld, declaring it didn’t mean to share anything withPokemongames.
However, there are quite a fewPals that do look a lot like Pokemon. At times, these similarities are 1-on-1 between a Pal and a Pokemon, whereas other times Pals can look like two Pokemon fused together. The critters that share similarities between them are the following:
Grookey and Pansage
Togedemaru and Shaymin
Xatu and Toucannon
Bellossom and Mareanie
Alcremie and Mareep
Meganium and Ivysaur
Pangoro and Tangrowth
Latios and Latias
Dumud
Clodsire and Sobble
It’s hard to determine if Pocket Pair did draw inspiration from existing Pokemon for its Pal designs, but some do seem to share far more than mere appearance. An example that many fans have brought up is how Verdash shares multiple elements that compose Cinderace’s model, placing both critters side by side and highlighting their similarities. The same holds true for several otherPalworldPals, and if not only in terms of design and appearance, then also in regard to general themes.
For example, Jetragon is a jet-like dragon Pal, and that is pretty much what both Latios and Latias fromGen 3Pokemongamesare. Not only that, but Jetragon also looks a lot like a fusion of Latios and Latias, with multiple design elements in common. The same goes for Depresso, which shares eerily similar ears and body structure with Espurr, whereas Dinossom seems to be based on the same design philosophy used for Pokemon like Meganium and Ivysaur. Ultimately,Pokemonfans are being vocal about these resemblances, but it remains to be seen whether this will affectPalworldand how, if so.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
WHERE TO PLAY
The school that you’ve enrolled in as you playPokémon ScarletandPokémon Violethosts a special independent study project. The theme of this assignment is “A Treasure Hunt.” Explore the world and seek out your very own treasure!Three stories will be woven into your adventure while traversing the sprawling Paldea region. Along Victory Road, you will go to Gyms in different locations to to achieve Champion Rank. On the Path of Legends, you’re able to join Arven in search of rare ingredients. And in ★ Starfall Street ★, you’ll challenge Team Star, a group of delinquents causing trouble for the school.These stories are set in an open world, so where you go is all up to you. A world teeming with Pokémon and people to meet is waiting for you—traverse the Paldea region wherever you heart desires.
