Kinda it's.
Call it grind for sprites (your description enters here).
It's a lesser form of entertainment because it's always the same ("look these stats", "this sprite is cool", "it evolved to another sprite that has water stats"), yeah, it's all the same bullshit.
It's a big bang for your buck.
But really, watch 4 good movies, in that time you grew your 90lvl to a 95, maybe you evolved your banana sticker to a full canelope, or even a legendary stake !!!!