A sensible comparison is fine, but comparisons between Pokemon and Temtem often simplify one or the other's core features (I don't think Temtem's MMO aspects really are like the online wild area) and ignore the totally different backgrounds and contexts for the two.
We've never shied away from explicitly talking about the many ways Pokemon inspired Temtem, but there are a lot other games that have influenced us as well. What YaW might've meant is that we're not a 25-year old, multibillionaire franchise, and as such there will always be things that are out of our reach, and these factors are often glossed over in comparisons.