https://wccftech.com/bravery-network-online-gamescom-2019-preview-alternative-competitive-pokemon/

Everyone loves Pokémon battles. So much so that Pokémon is a competitive sport, one which sees players from all across the world gather together and participate to see who is the ultimate Pokémon master, and battle their Pokémon, fully trained with EVs and IVs in mind, to create the ultimate creatures. But not everyone loves the Pokémon RPGs. As charming as they are, they can feel tedious, and Pokémon isn’t a JRPG series known for a strong narrative. So it’s a wonder that it took until now to introduce a competitive monster battler, that’s primarily about battling monsters and not the hours of gameplay it takes to get competitive.

That’s what Bravery Network Online really strives for. As I played the game in a cramped room at Gamescom 2019 while being watched by staff members from indie development studio GLOAM, they briefly compared the game to a Pokémon-like battler. Apparently, many of the team members at the studio are fans of competitive Pokémon and wanted to bring that experience to a much wider audience.