It's wild a small indie company did a better Pokemon game than Game Freak.

Even if you removed all the base building part, the combat part of Palworld is what I imagined Pokemon would be if it was in real time.

But I think the biggest issue is how barebones Pokemon games are right now. Just check the Arceus fight versus the Panthalus fight and you see the difference.

Pokemon games are functional and fine, but they are definitely not high-effort and Palworld kind exposes this.

Still, Pokemon fans will go out of their way to defend the giant corporation that sells them a very mid game so I guess in the end, it all work out?