head to head
vs
Pokémon MoonvsPowerMonger
Pokémon Moon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); PowerMonger leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pokémon MoonPowerMonger
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
PowerMonger leans harder on execution: Issuing real-time orders needs modest speed, never twitch skill
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Pokémon Moon leans harder on variance: Encounter tables, catch rolls and crits are mappable RNG
Optimization7 vs 7
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.