This is not a good game. It wants to be a self aware tribute to Pokemon but it isn't doing anything with that premise, it just states "haha wow, it's like Pokemon. Video game tropes!" And moves on. The battles are mind numbingly simple. Easier than gen 8 Pokemon. Absolute baby mode. No challenge, no intricacy, just send the right elemental type out to win. The designs are appealing sometimes but are often a swing and a miss. It could've been so good but it falls into sheer mediocrity.