when do you think there'll ever be a viable alternative to pokemon? I don't mean the stupid indie shit like coromon and temtem that just take the bad aspects and amplify them so that they can try and nick the competitive crowd, I mean actual innovative competition that's even moderately successful. The Stardew Valley to its Harvest Moon, the Hollow Knight to its Metroid, etc. Something like that. Do you think it'll ever happen? If you do or don't, why?

just a lil discussion thread to stave off the fake leaks, hopefully. pic unrelated, I just like Totodile and don't want to post another monster-catching game and imply it *is* that competitor