head to head
vs
CartovsPokémon Emerald
Carto leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
CartoPokémon Emerald
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Carto leans harder on execution: Relaxed tile dragging, no pressure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Pokémon Emerald leans harder on variance: Encounter RNG and Frontier hax
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.