>>39863855No question.
Better looking? No. Better soundtrack? No. Better story? No. Better performance? No.
Better overall? Yes.
The gameplay loop and overall progression of DQ games are tedium compared to Pokémon, and that’s saying a lot about DQ. How people stay interested isn’t beyond me though, because it’s the same shit franchise to franchise- it’s what you’re used to so it’s what you like so it’s what you prefer.