head to head
vs
Mario Kart DSvsPokémon Puzzle League
Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Pokémon Puzzle League leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mario Kart DSPokémon Puzzle League
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 4
Pokémon Puzzle League leans harder on reads: Versus play rewards timing garbage against opponents' states.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Pokémon Puzzle League leans harder on optimization: Chain and skill-chain technique is deeply learnable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.