>yokai watch irreversibly changed pokemon, especially gen 7
>like other anons have said, rotomdex is whisper, a talktative ghost that knows all about yokai/pokemon
>litten is a red antisocial fire cat that loses its family prior to joining ash, just like jibanyan
>the many, many z move dances which kids were enouraged to copy are apeing gero gero po, the yk watch theme song and dance that went viral in japan
>pokemon anime changed to a school setting despite 20 years of "exploring the region" formula
>le hecking funny meme faces
>yk watch bosses are unusually large, powerful yokai you find in the wild, and are encountered at the end of every chapter at the climax of each new area; sound familiar to sm?
>both had toys of the main gimmick that you wear on your wrist, with different medals/crystals to place inside
>pic related, the japanese olympics not only skipping over pokemon, but choosing yk watch caused the franchise to course correct, probably leading to the shelving of Z to get SM out with these changes as fast as possible.
