Also, not to open up the whole discourse, but Pokémon does have a huge adult audience they could market something exclusively to

Completely agree on potential for horror. I also think a lot of kids are weird and love horror (Five Nights at Freddy’s, Goosebumps). I don’t actually think it’s that much harder to write than any other kids media, just harder to market to the parents. Plus would not have to be a video game

You never know what piece of art will stick with you