As a long time Nintendo and Pokémon fan, I seriously hope this backfires in Nintendo's face. Nintendo and Game Freak has been lazy for years and when a game company finally wants to put a different spin on the creature collect-a-thon (as well as come up with some real designs, not keys, sandcastles, and other daily household objects), Nintendo just decides to slap an expedited patent on GAME MECHANICS and sue. My speculation, but I guess when Palworld mentioned that they wanted to start getting into the toy market (Pokémon biggest cash cow) that's when Nintendo decided to make a move
