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guy here with an actual answer.
1). and probably the biggest one. it's near impossible to make your monsters as iconic as what pokemon are now. literally, and i mean LITERALLY everyone knows what a pokemon is. some hood as black motherfucker who's killed at least 30 bloods can name you 5 fucking pokemon. That's strong.
2). they obvious "look" like pokemon gameplay wise, but they always decide to change at least 2 things about the gameplay and it fucks it up ALWAYS. changes the types, changes the way moves work, changes how many are on a team, changes whatever. it always sucks and it's never fun and they are changing shit just to change. Pokemon has a formula that works for very obvious reasons at this point, it's literally why gamefreak hasn't fucking changed it (also because they know they couldn't make anything better and are lazy)
3). Lore. I know this might seem like a stupid one but you have no idea just how much a pokeball actually means to you. I cannot stand catching monsters with a fucking disk you throw, or a cube, suck them up into a watch or some shit, or a magic crystal. None of it works. News flash, YOU CAN USE A BALL STILL ASS WIPE DEVELOPERS, just don't be an idiot and make it a pokeball. besides the pokeball, it's the very general and plain story that works about a little kid going around exploring under the regions professors with their starter. And also how pokemon (not all i know i've played all the games ;)) are based on animals and feel like they fit into the world. There are always going to be shitmons i just simply cannot stand, but some magic is over at gamefreak where somehow they still make them fit no matter what into the world. besides absolute cancer like zeorora or however you spell that shits name. fucking disgusting.
last but not least
4). MUSIC. No one ever understands just how powerful music is. it can literally make or break things. it's a subconscious powerhouse and brainlets can't understand. just know music is 100% magic.
