Highlights

  • Artists call for peace and unity between Palworld and Pokemon fans through their artwork.
  • Palworld rises in popularity with 8 million units sold on Steam, but faces accusations of plagiarism and copyright infringement.
  • The conflict between fan bases escalates with death threats towards the game developers, while The Pokemon Company investigates the accusations against Palworld.

Despite ongoing animosity between fans of Palworld and Pokemon, some artists took to social media to call for peace between the camps. The artists posted their takes of Palworld and Pokemon characters interacting with one another as a sign of cooperation and unity, and fans of both games complimented them for their efforts.

Released in early access on January 19, Palworld has quickly risen on the Steam sales charts due to its addictive gameplay and accessible $30 price tag. At the time of writing, Pocketpair stated that Palworld has sold over 8 million units on Steam, but did not share how many downloads on Xbox or Game Pass the new title had. However, due to its comparisons to Pokemon, and ongoing accusations of plagiarism and copyright infringement, Palworld has come under fire from some Pokemon fans. The hostility between the fan bases has extended to the game developers, as Pocketpair received death threats on social media.

The key visual for monster-catching survival game Palworld. The image depicts several Pals battling with one another, with humans riding some and some wielding guns.
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In light of the ongoing conflict, two fan artists have decided to take a different approach. On Reddit, two artists named ShoutaDE and Silent-Foot-3575 posted their work on the r/Pokemon subreddit that called for unity between Pokemon and Palworld fans and asked fans to put aside their differences. ShoutaDE's artwork showed off the Pokemon Furret waving forward while climbing on the back of the icy Pal called Chillet. Both Furret and Chillet are based on ferrets, and both creatures were given playful faces in the artwork. In the art piece, ShoutaDE called for fans to be happy, walk together, and stop fighting.

Also on r/Pokemon, Silent-Foot-3575 depicted a more romantic call for peace between Palworld and Pokemon fans. In their artwork, Silent-Foot-3575 showed the Pokemon Salazzle, and the Pal called Lovander, in wedding gowns and kissing one another. Salazzle was given a dark purple gown and veil, with white pearls as a necklace. Lovander had a strapless dress and a pink tiara. Both works by ShoutaDE and Silent-Foot-3575 were received well by fans of both Pokemon and Palworld.

As the conflict between Palworld and Pokemon fans rages on, The Pokemon Company released a statement regarding the plagiarism and character model theft accusations made against Pocketpair and Palworld. Only time will tell if anything will surface during The Pokemon Company's investigation, and if it has a case.