head to head
vs
Endless LegendvsPokémon Stadium
Endless Legend leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Stadium leans Optimization (Mind & Math).
Endless LegendPokémon Stadium
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Endless Legend leans harder on execution: turn-based
Reads3 vs 5
Pokémon Stadium leans harder on reads: Versus mode against humans rewards prediction
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Endless Legend leans harder on optimization: faction-specific yield optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.