I know it's tempting to describe any set of cutesy monsters done in Game Boy-ish colors as "Pokemon-ish" but I think the more apt comparison is one of favorite obscure games, Fighting Foodons! Really loving the cutesy Mr. Gimmick looking guy popping out of the egg towards the bottom and its "evolved form," as well as the Dali-inspired(?) clock dudes.
Thank you for the unique comparison!! This was my first time attempting sprites like these and actually one of my references was another obscure game called Robopon. I actually didn't realize Fighting Foodons had a gameboy game, I definitely remember the anime! The actual sprite design for that game looks pretty rad too though!