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* The borderline monopoly ''Pokémon'' has over the monster collection genre leaves the series' fans divided. Many fans, even those who absolutely adore ''Pokémon'', are either frustrated or outright disgusted that nearly every game that even remotely resembles ''Pokémon'' in some abstract way gets upbraided for not being ''Pokémon'' and is doomed to have lackluster sales regardless of its merits, whilst the lack of any real competition means ''Pokémon'' can get away with severe design issues, some of which have plagued it for ages. Nevertheless, there are just as many fans who are okay with or even come to expect this, as other monster collectors tend to just be generic role players adhering to most of their standard tropes, especially when most of them do not emphasize or even have multiplayer, and/or have significant issues of their own that may ''also'' date back to earlier inceptions and get ignored precisely because they aren't ''Pokémon'', arguing the success of ''Pokémon'' is due to its effective formula and the generally consistent quality of its games, which receive more scrutiny due to the greater attention they get. Part of why there's such an intense FandomRivalry with ''{{VideoGame/Palworld}}'' is that it's by far the most successful of these "''Pokémon'' competitors" and has plenty merits to its name, with numerous players seeing ''Palworld'' less as a game and more as a way to finally loosen ''Pokemon'''s iron grasp on the genre.
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* The borderline monopoly ''Pokémon'' has over the monster collection genre leaves the series' fans divided. Many fans, even those who absolutely adore ''Pokémon'', are either frustrated or outright disgusted that nearly every game that even remotely resembles ''Pokémon'' in some abstract way gets upbraided for not being ''Pokémon'' and is doomed to have lackluster sales regardless of its merits, whilst the lack of any real competition means ''Pokémon'' can get away with severe design issues, some of which have plagued it for ages. Nevertheless, there are just as many fans who are okay with or even come to expect this, as other monster collectors tend to just be generic role players adhering to most of their standard tropes, especially when most of them do not emphasize or even have multiplayer, and/or have significant issues of their own that may ''also'' date back to earlier inceptions and get ignored precisely because they aren't ''Pokémon'', arguing the success of ''Pokémon'' is due to its effective formula and the generally consistent quality of its games, which receive more scrutiny due to the greater attention they get. Part of why there's such an intense FandomRivalry with ''{{VideoGame/Palworld}}'' is that it's by far the most successful of these "''Pokémon'' competitors" and has plenty of merits to its name, with numerous players seeing ''Palworld'' less as a game and more as a way to finally loosen ''Pokemon'''s iron grasp on the genre.
