Building comparison
head to head
Pokémon MoonvsThis Is the Police
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Pokémon Moon
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Team building and type-matchup optimization through a scripted island campaign.
This Is the Police
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A noir management game where a corrupt retiring police chief juggles dispatches, mobsters, and money.
Pokémon Moon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); This Is the Police leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pokémon MoonThis Is the Police
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Pokémon Moon
Turn-based menus require no dexterity
This Is the Police
Menu-driven dispatching, no dexterity
Reads1 vs 0
Pokémon Moon leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Pokémon Moon
Scripted trials and trainers; competitive play is a niche mode
This Is the Police
Mob and city events are scripted
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Pokémon Moon
Encounter tables, catch rolls and crits are mappable RNG
This Is the Police
Call outcomes and officer rolls are uncertain
Optimization7 vs 7
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Pokémon Moon
Team composition and type math are the solvable core
This Is the Police
Staffing, dispatch triage, and cash management solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.