There is no Pikachu in the game. While it does take inspiration from Pokémon certainly, that is perfectly legal. Imagine the shit hole the art world would be in if you couldn’t take inspiration from previous works. Their argument is about mechanics, and their mechanics aren’t particularly unique anyway.
It’s amazing how people will pretend an image of a pikachu isn’t a pikachu because they feel like supporting one company over another is some kind of rebellious act.
There is no Pikachu in the game. While it does take inspiration from Pokémon certainly, that is perfectly legal. Imagine the shit hole the art world would be in if you couldn’t take inspiration from previous works. Their argument is about mechanics, and their mechanics aren’t particularly unique anyway.
After the first few paintings of humans and animals, painters would have had to get damn creative to not step on previous painters toes.
It’s amazing how people will pretend an image of a pikachu isn’t a pikachu because they feel like supporting one company over another is some kind of rebellious act.