Amid all the Pokemon and Palworld clones out there, fans have found one that may just take the cake as the most egregious yet – a so-called "multiplayer open-world survival crafter" known as Pickmon… yes, Pickmon.Over a year ago, the Nintendo-owned Pokemon Company filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement – a case that's still ongoing. It's a situation that's still fresh in fans' memories, especially with Palworld's big 1.0 update underway.
It seems like Nintendo and Pocketpair might have to set their sights elsewhere for a bit, however, as Pickmon is undeniably a doppelganger of sorts… of both games.As per its official Steam page, Pickmon is currently in development by a studio called – wait for it – PocketGame. No, not Pocketpair. PocketGame. Much like in Pokemon and Palworld, you're tasked with building up a team of "Pickmon" to "fight, farm, and build industrial empires while thwarting a shadowy organization's plot."
I wonder what the organization could be called. Team Shmocket? Shmayne Shmyndicate?In all seriousness, the whole creature-collecting vibe matches Pokemon and Palworld's, except you use cards to capture Pickmon. It's not like a deck builder or anything – you literally fling singular cards at the beasties to catch them.
Unsurprisingly, the web has caught wind of the game and the fact that it's, well, undeniably a blatant clone. One person points out the similarity between PocketGame and Pocketpair in a post, amused.
They’re even called PocketGame LMAOI cant stop laughing We’re now living in the Slop era of Slop World clones😭 https://t.co/O3BeMCHwDnMarch 9, 2026
