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Poke Derby vs Umamusume

Both are training-and-racing games. One uses Pokémon. One uses horse girls. The shared name Team Trials does not mean the same rules.

Twelve racers on a snowy Seafoam Islands course, with Squirtle using Streamlined Shell
Screenshot: Poke Derby / Zietes
Checked 12 Nov 2026. Umamusume roster size is a Wikipedia figure for October 2026.
Poke DerbyUmamusume: Pretty Derby
PriceFree. No purchase flow found on the public pages.Free, plus a support-card gacha.
PlatformComputer browser and Windows.iOS, Android, PC, and Steam.
Roster146 Gen 1 Pokémon.136 horse girls as of October 2026 (Wikipedia).
Field12 racers.Up to 18, on the official Umamusume site.
Career78 turns, three years.A calendar of scenario goals. Training turns advance through the scenario calendar.
StatsSpeed, Stamina, Power, Guts, Focus.Speed, Stamina, Power, Guts, Wit.
SupportUp to 5 partners. No gacha found.Support-card gacha, sparks, and legacies.
OnlineNightly 4-racer Team Trials, Weekly Cup, friend codes.Team Trials and Champions Meeting.
Tracks21 live Kanto courses. Later regions are marked planned.Multiple scenarios. The number 18 is the field size, not a course count.
Launch1.0.0 on 30 Oct 2026; launch note 3 Nov 2026.Japan 24 Feb 2021; worldwide June 2025.

What lines up

  • Five training stats and facilities that raise them.
  • An energy and mood layer around the training day.
  • Support characters who sit on training, here called partners.
  • A mode named Team Trials.
  • Skills that can take the screen during a race.

What does not transfer

Umamusume’s Team Trials are a team PvP format. Poke Derby’s Team Trials are four finished racers, one per distance, racing overnight while you are away. Umamusume can put up to 18 on a track. Poke Derby puts 12. Umamusume sells support cards. I found no purchase flow on the Poke Derby pages I read. I am not going to call either game “the Pokémon version” of the other as if the rules copied across.

Which to open

Open Poke Derby if you want the loop on a computer today, at no price, with Kanto Pokémon. Open Umamusume if you want the horse-girl cast, phone stores, Steam, and the gacha support deck. I have no player-count comparison, so this is not a popularity ranking.

Race card with four moves, a running style, and a field of twelve runners
Screenshot: Poke Derby / Zietes

Questions

Is Poke Derby the Pokémon Umamusume?

It is a Pokémon racing career with a similar training shape. Field size, support cards, and Team Trials rules differ. See the table.

Does Umamusume have 18 courses?

No. “Up to 18” on the Umamusume site is how many racers can share a race. It is not a course count.

Keep reading

Poke Derby Team TrialsThe nightly four-racer version.Other gamesRacing and raising picks beyond this pair.ReviewWhether the free build is worth launching.

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