>>58973182The same reason people kept comparing Yo-Kai Watch to Pokemon. It's unironically a destruction tactic used BY Pokemon fans to kill Pokemon's competitors, by constantly drawing comparisons and labeling the MonGame as a "Pokemon Killer".
Doing this irreversibly ties the MonGame's identity to Pokemon, and thus whenever someone thinks about or talks about MonGame, it also brings Pokemon into thoughts and conversation, so invariably, attention will drift back to Pokemon once the honeymoon phase of MonGame ends.
