head to head
vs
Pokémon Community GamevsThe Council
Pokémon Community Game leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); The Council leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Pokémon Community GameThe Council
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Pokémon Community Game leans harder on execution: Typing chat commands takes no skill
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 4
Pokémon Community Game leans harder on variance: Which Pokémon spawn and catch rolls drive everything
Optimization4 vs 5
The Council leans harder on optimization: Skill points, effort resources and exploiting known weaknesses are systemic.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.