Palworld, the new open-world survival video game by Pocketpair on Steam, has unleashed a meme storm due to its clear resemblance to Pokémon. Unlike Pokémon's peaceful world, Palworld features creatures armed to the teeth, adding a combat twist to character capture.
This release has prompted the creation of thousands of memes satirizing the situation, portraying Nintendo planning its revenge and drawing comparisons between the two games. Palworld memes don't hesitate to label the new game as plagiarism. Instead of merely criticizing it, some interpret its success as a deserved punishment to Nintendo for its recent releases.