I still maintain that Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is the best non-Pokémon game ever
Not only is it a turn-based RPG, but catching and leveling up all your Monsties (dumb name) is nearly identical to Pokémon and like I did in some of the older Pokémon games, I spent hours and hours hatching eggs in MHS2. You even had eggs that glowed to indicate a more powerful Monstie.
MHS2 is more Pokémon than Palworld will ever be.