Yep, that’s the basic premise of Beyblade, a shameless Pokémon rip-off from 1999. The story of Beyblade is simple, as it should be considering the whole manga and animated series was used to sell toys.
What is the best Pokémon rip offs?
Here’s our list of the 10 best games like Pokemon.
- Temtem. (Image credit: Crema) …
- Ooblets. (Image credit: Glumberland) …
- World of Final Fantasy Maxima. (Image credit: Square Enix) …
- Yokai Watch 3. (Image credit: Level-5) …
- Digimon World: Next Order. …
- Slime Rancher. …
- Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon: Every Buddy! …
- Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth.
Is Digimon copied Pokémon?
When Digimon was released, many accused Bandai of ripping-off the adorable characters of Pokémon. While Pokémon has a white cat-like creature named Meowth, Digimon also has a white cat-like character named Gatomon. Digimon’s Agumon is a small, orange dinosaur-like monster that is very similar to Pokémon Charmander.
Is Pokémon a ripoff of SMT?
Fandom. Pokémon is a ripoff of Shin Megami Tensei and you can’t change my mind. The original Megami Tensei game was released in 1987 exclusively in Japan. It was an NES RPG based on a book called Digital Devil Story.
Is Digimon older than Pokémon?
The first Pokémon game came out in 1996, while the first Digimon toy was released in 1997. Though Digimon takes ideas from Tamagotchi’s digital pet concept, the idea of raising a magical monster creature’s stats and battling them with other similar creatures is straight out of Pokémon.
Who was the first Digimon created?
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Akiyoshi Hongo (本郷 あきよし, Hongō Akiyoshi?) is credited on all relevant media as the creator of the original concept and character designs for the virtual pet franchise, Digimon. However, nothing is known about Hongo as an individual.