Pokemon but not actually Pokemon

Games that get directly compared to Pokemon due to inspiration/gameplay elements or categorized as a Pokemon rip off more or less.

Not going to bother with listing every single game in a franchise because some get long. They'll be noted though. Suggestions welcome.

Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
Jade Cocoon 2
Jade Cocoon 2
Fossil Fighters
Fossil Fighters
Spectrobes
Spectrobes
Stand-in for Spectrobes franchise
Monster Sanctuary
Monster Sanctuary
Monster Rancher
Monster Rancher
Stand in for Monster Rancher franchise
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Kuro no Shou
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children - Kuro no Shou
Stand-in for all the Devil Children games
Shin Megami Tensei
Shin Megami Tensei
Stand-in for all SMT games
Crystal Monsters
Crystal Monsters
Disc Creatures
Disc Creatures
Digimon World
Digimon World
Stand-in for just about every Digimon game ever made
Monster Tale
Monster Tale
Palworld
Palworld
lmao
Temtem
Temtem
Nexomon
Nexomon
Nexomon: Extinction
Nexomon: Extinction
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
Coromon
Coromon
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Stand in for Dragon Quest Monsters series
Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter Stories
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Stand-in for all Bakugan games
Siralim Ultimate
Siralim Ultimate
Stand-in for all Siralim games
Yo-kai Watch
Yo-kai Watch
Stand-in for the Yokai Watch franchise
World of Final Fantasy
World of Final Fantasy
Ooblets
Ooblets
Re:Legend
Re:Legend
Alchemic Cutie
Alchemic Cutie
Monster Crown
Monster Crown
Monster Harvest
Monster Harvest
Pocket Mortys
Pocket Mortys
Dragon Warrior Monsters
Dragon Warrior Monsters
Stand-in for the Dragon Quest Monsters series
EvoCreo
EvoCreo
Beastie Bay
Beastie Bay
Keitai Denjuu Telefang: Power Version
Keitai Denjuu Telefang: Power Version
Stand-in for the Telefang series
Touhou Puppet Dance Performance
Touhou Puppet Dance Performance
Magi Nation
Magi Nation
Lil' Monster
Lil' Monster
Cassette Beasts
Cassette Beasts
Invizimals
Invizimals
Standin for the Invizimals series
Monster Racers
Monster Racers
LumenTale: Memories of Trey
LumenTale: Memories of Trey
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Robopon: Sun Version
Robopon: Sun Version
Monster Viator
Monster Viator
Kindred Fates
Kindred Fates
Untamed Isles
Untamed Isles
Gotcha Force
Gotcha Force
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors
Medabots Infinity
Medabots Infinity
Stand-in for Medabots franchise
Monsterseed
Monsterseed
Dinosaur King
Dinosaur King
Foto Showdown
Foto Showdown
Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero
Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero
Fossil League: Dino Tournament Championship
Fossil League: Dino Tournament Championship
DemiKids: Dark Version
DemiKids: Dark Version
DemiKids: Light Version
DemiKids: Light Version

9 Comments


2 years ago

Good old Jade Cocoon. Loved those games as a kid!

I bought Monster Sanctuary a while back but haven't got to it yet. Heard good things.

2 years ago

I've played about an hour of Monster Sanctuary via PC Gamepass, seemed like a combination of metroidvania and Pokemon turn based combat. Definitely an interesting mix and I liked what I saw at that time.

2 years ago

Yeah that's what I read in reviews. I'll get to it in the log...one day.

1 year ago

The Invizimals series

1 year ago

Updated, thanks!

1 year ago

Monster racers
Ni No Kuni

8 months ago

If you're willing to open the eroge box, Portals of Phereon belongs in any creature-collector list. I genuinely like it more than SMT.

5 months ago

Welp, the monster collecting Masterlist is now gone so this'll have to do, nice job!


Last updated: