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Kaan Serin

Pokemon Friends sure does look like another game from the same developer, as fans accuse the puzzler of being a 2016 reskin

A sprigatito plushie erupting from a switch.

Pokemon Friends might have been one of the most lowkey pocket monster's releases in years - heck, it came and went in the blink of an eye - but it's recently found some notoriety as fans are accusing it of being a 2016 puzzle game, reskinned.

The whole hullaballoo kicked off after Pokemon-centric YouTuber CandyEvie did a deep dive on the Switch and mobile game that sees you complete mini-game puzzles in pursuit of yarn that can then be used to make Pokemon plushies. It's quick and innocent and simple, but the puzzles themselves were eyebrow-raising since most had nothing to do with yarns or plushies. Huh.

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