Pokémon Legends (franchise)

Pokémon Legends (referred to as "Shin Pokémon" in Japan) is a Japanese video game franchise developed by and published by  as a spin-off to their  franchise. The first game in the series was published on December 5, 2020, and, currently, the series is still ongoing. The series was created as a more mature version of the original Pokémon games and is aimed more towards teens and adults rather than children.

Games

 * Pokémon Legends (2020)

Gameplay
The most common comparison for Pokémon Legends is Atlus' most famous property, Persona. This comparison isn't unwarranted, as much of the games' gameplay is based on Persona, featuring different types of attacks that are effective against certain enemies, such as physical, ranged, and special. Physical attacks have the Pokémon striking the enemy with their hands/feet/bodies, ranged attacks have the Pokémon tossing some kind of weapon at the enemies, and special attacks have the Pokémon using their special abilities (such as lightning and ice-based attacks).

Another thing borrowed from Atlus' Persona series is the everyday mechanics of the game, allowing the player to simply wander around the area and complete minor sidequests in order to buff their relationship stats with the games' other characters, eventually leading to romances with the characters if the player's relationship stats with them are high enough.

Notes and Trivia

 * The series was originally pitched as a crossover between Persona and Pokémon.