head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
A management sim where you dispatch police, fire, and medical units while handling emergency calls.

Optimization · Pure Optimization
Team building and type-matchup optimization through a scripted island campaign.
911 Operator leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Moon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
911 Operator leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
911 Operator
Mild time pressure juggling simultaneous calls
Pokémon Moon
Turn-based menus require no dexterity
Pokémon Moon leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
911 Operator
Callers are scripted, never model you
Pokémon Moon
Scripted trials and trainers; competitive play is a niche mode
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
911 Operator
Incident types and call outcomes arrive randomly
Pokémon Moon
Encounter tables, catch rolls and crits are mappable RNG
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
911 Operator
Fleet placement, staffing, and dispatch protocol are solvable
Pokémon Moon
Team composition and type math are the solvable core
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.