{"id":453276,"date":"2024-01-23T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=453276"},"modified":"2024-01-23T10:46:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T16:46:54","slug":"palworld-already-has-a-pokemon-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/palworld-already-has-a-pokemon-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld already has a Pok\u00e9mon mod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As soon as the Internet first got its first look at juggernaut-to-be <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/palworld-early-access-impressions-pc-steam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palworld<\/a><\/em>, many began accusing it of looking a lot like, well, let&#8217;s not play that game \u2014 you know what I&#8217;m talking about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, it seems as if it&#8217;s not enough to quench all that thirst for <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> content, as YouTuber ToastedShoes posted a video of a modded version of the game, replacing the pals with Pok\u00e9mon and making the main character Ash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I modded ACTUAL Pokemon into Palworld\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AbsF5R7Zf0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mechanics-wise, <em>Palworld<\/em> seems to remain essentially the same, but it feels like a weird new thing. It&#8217;s hard to avoid looking at Misty holding a shotgun and not think of the possibilities for a zombie apocalypse game set in the world of <em>Pok\u00e9mon.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-group\">\n<p>The mod isn&#8217;t out yet for everyone, but Nintendo has shown they&#8217;re watching by immediately taking down ToastedShoes&#8217; original announcement of the mod. ToastedShoes claims he wants to give people access to the mod as soon as he sees fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"593\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GEg5NMzbMAAdhHR.png?resize=593%2C522\" alt=\"The Pokemon trailer was already taken down from Twitter by the copyright owner, Nintendo\" class=\"wp-image-453320\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot from Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"629\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/misty-palworld.png?resize=629%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453297\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot via ToastedShoes YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This mod gives me all sorts of mixed feelings. Hurting pals might feel weird sometimes, but we&#8217;ve known them for what, not even a week? Vanilla <em>Palworld<\/em> allows players the excuse that Pals are trying to usurp the place that Pok\u00e9mon have in our hearts to instill great violence upon them. Pok\u00e9mon, on the other hand, are the creatures most of us grew up loving and not wanting to 360\u00ba quickscope. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-6 wp-block-group\">\n<p>That&#8217;s why I feel much worse for laughing at the idea of clobbering a poor Wooloo to death and seeing it rolling down a hill like a ball than I would its <em>Palworld <\/em>counterpart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-4 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screenshot-2024-01-23-145004.png?resize=640%2C359\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453298\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot via ToastedShoes YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Pikachu-mines-palworld.jpeg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453303\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot via ToastedShoes YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The same goes for seeing Pikachus doing mining work. Shocking stuff \u2014 is what I would say if they were using their electric powers instead of those pickaxes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though <em>Palworld<\/em> combines elements such as survival, building, gunplay, and the possibility of committing acts of unbridled cruelty, many still refer to it as just &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon with guns&#8221;. That&#8217;s both reductive and dumb because the name <em>Gunk\u00e9mon<\/em> was right there. You can now enjoy this wild ride on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox X|S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They did it, they actually did it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":861,"featured_media":453336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"[]","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[22690,106],"internal-label":[22871,24340,24255],"invoiceable_action":[23726],"article_type":[23116],"coauthors":[{"id":861,"display_name":"Tiago Manuel","user_nicename":"tiago-manuel"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PalworldPokemon_012324.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Tiago Manuel","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/tiago-manuel\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PalworldPokemon_012324.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453276"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453365,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453276\/revisions\/453365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453276"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=453276"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=453276"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=453276"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=453276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}