Gamers have called out some convincing similarities between Palworld and Pokemon.
PalworldsGrintalelooks an awful lot like PokemonsGalarian Meowth.
Another Palworld design looks strikingly similar toLucario, and one shares a resemblance toLilligant.
Image: Palworld, Pocketpair
The concept behindPalworldis a familiar one.
A human character battles, trains, and captures different creatures called pals.
Pocketpair isnot afraid of a copyright lawsuitfrom Nintendo, according to Kotaku.
However, Kotaku also reported that modders have alreadyput actual Pokemon in Palworld.
The CEO says Palworld is actually much more similar to the action-adventure survival game Ark: Survival Evolved.
It seems for now, diehard Pokemon fans will just have to vent their frustration to the message boards.
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