The "Pokemon with guns" game, Palworld, is very much not a scam. At least, that's what the game's development studio, Pocketpair, are making very clear to fans.
A fair number of people have gotten the idea that Palworld is a fake game, or even just some sort of a meme game. It's not particularly clear why people have jumped to this conclusion. Perhaps it's because the idea of cute animals wielding modern human firearms is a bit too wild. Perhaps...