https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLhAVeInRJYSorry for the link to Rev's video but tl;dr - the person that made all the claims about Palworld copying models from Pokemon announced that it's all fake and they just "wanted to be silly" and "muh animal abuse".
It's over for Pokemon fanboys. Their only "proof" is dead. WELCOME TO THE /VPAL/ ERA!