>>720745031
1) The patent was filled in 2020
2) The patent is specifically about "Summoning a monster out of a ball. If the ball hits another monster they battle autonomously, if it hits the ground, the monster runs after you and looks for materials to pick up and other monsters to battle". The one, single game in history this patent applies to is Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. It's not even Pokemon specific.
3) Learn to think for yourself instead of lapping up whatever journos spew