Pokemon vs Digimon: The REAL TRUTH | Treesicle

Pokemon. Digimon. The comparison of these two franchises are rich with 90's nostalgia. Pokemon and Digimon are kinda similar...I mean they both end in 'mon', but there are so many differences that make them great and unique. It's difficult to compare the two. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO! Join your host, Ryan, as he dives into the universes of Pokemon and Digimon and breaks down the brand dedication walls to come to a truth. Some would say The REAL TRUTH of Pokemon vs Digimon.
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[@MohammadZizou]

I'm still traumatized by the death of Leomon! You'll never be forgotten my dear noble friend

[@AnimeMasterManWND]

Mohammad Hamshari which one?

[@sarafontanini7051]

ah yes, the tragicc deaths of leomon, leomon and leomon, and maybe leomon

[@lonelygamerinspace548]

Why do the writers hate leomon so much... poor feline.

[@OutisxNemo]

Lonely Gamer in a Cave Heroes don't die in bed.

[@krisspaqueo2316]

Lonely Gamer in a Cave he's the krillin of digimon.

[@gudakoalter]

I just realized that Digimon is an Isekai anime...

[@remmborn8154]

Pikachu loves Digimon Oh god

[@hanselfinn8946]

WOW I JUST REALIZED THAT FACT THAT MEAN I WAS WATCHING ISEKAI GENRE FOR OVER 10 YEARS

[@roanrodenmar5478]

To be fair, more and more of the story involves digimon going to the human world instead of the opposite. At least we won't have to worry about Truck-mon

[@peeteee]

Wtf is that

[@ketchupwaffles4670]

Oh my god your ri-

[@firesparks4761]

You can have a Digimon as a waifu and wont be called a furry thats a Huge Advantage for Digimon.

[@jojo-digidestined4073]

So true 😂😂😂😂

[@Shaka82210]

Mervamon sakuyamon lilithmon :)

[@creeperkinght1144]

True true, but some reason people just making Pokemon their waifus, even though that's a wholly different territory....😅😓

[@zachspool]

Ditto is the best waifu. Beats any waifu from any series

[@RippahRooJizah]

@@zachspool Only works if the Ditto looks at the waifu, and can actually maintain a perfect copy. That's why Ditto is good as a breeder, not a waifu.

[@tomzjamz]

I thought the English dub of digimon was actually hilarious, obviously gave a very different tone to the original, but the humour was actually brilliant.

[@DIEFORME173]

Yeah

[@svin7987]

But there's a reason so many languages, that use the American version of Pokemon, use the Japanese version of Digimon(like German).

[@WilliamHungVEVO]

Here's the takeaway: Watch Pokemon for the shenanigans Watch Digimon for the story Also it makes me kinda sad that spellcheck recognizes the word "Pokemon" but not "Digimon" lol

[@WilliamHungVEVO]

Omega Or they could just be Digihaters :3

[@noxkoimax356]

considering what happened to KZbin HQ

[@adc2422]

My spell check knew I didn't capitalize Digimon, but doesn't have a clue about pokemon.

[@rusticbb8]

AD C because I pressed add to dictanary and now you dictanary know the word but don't know what it mean

[@jayzonedc6474]

Omega Or maybe because the spellcheck is for English not French so doesn't use foreign symbols.

[@BingBangPoe]

Pokémon = Better games Digimon = Better animes Of course that is debatable. Digimon Cyber Sleuth is pretty darn fun game, and Pokémon Origins is an amazing anime. And for the record, Digimon still is a thing in Japan; it is only not that popular in the US anymore.

[@strodex]

The digimon world games are great too. Cyber sleuth was amazing though, I enjoyed the royal knights part

[@RippahRooJizah]

Origins wasn't that great to be honest. It's only good as a companion piece to the Gen 1 games. But on its own it's mediocre.

[@strodex]

Origins would've been good if we got more episodes. Maybe even something like Digimon Adventure Tri where they have 4 episodes per season and then they take a break

[@Animemus]

Digimon Adventure tri. is a 6-part film series. Crunchyroll split each movie up and Toei Animation animated openings and endings just for Crunchyroll to stream it in an episodic format.

[@Animemus]

Anime movie series usually take one movie per year so what Digimon is doing is quite fast in comparison. Adventure tri. is officially the 7th Digimon series. Each movie is not a season.

[@chuumon95]

It’s a shame Digimon doesn’t have the same level of fame as Pokemon. It was the first anime I ever got into.

[@TSPH1992]

It may not have the same level of fame. But unlike Pokémon Bandai grew up with their audience. And overall it has more depth and character development than Pokémon.

[@aizzzix]

They do have the same popularity in Japan but not in west

[@DIEFORME173]

@@TSPH1992 ok fanboy calm down 😒

[@door1852]

same

[@samhawk4025]

Because it is shit

[@davido.9527]

the real truth. Games- pokemon, show- Digimon, Card game- Yu-gi-oh.

[@tollestoertchen]

that's 100% what I always say :D

[@neo84401]

Uh idk, Pokemon games recently have been stale while at the same time digimon have been getting better with each game.

[@Fabio82586]

@@mayoboi0120 pokemon games last few years just keep getting worse. And sword and shield is getting bashed hard and it's not even out lol.

[@gelatin25]

Idk if the Pokemon games are comparable since it follows a single formula. Imo, the Digimon games' good points are way better than Pokemon's but to each their own of course. Pokemon's the best tcg, but show and games go to Digimon for me.

[@ImBackItsDad]

Not anymore it’s games- digimon show-digimon card game- yugioh. The new Pokémon’s are worse and worse each year by the new digimon cyber sleuths are the best of all time in terms of gameplay quality and depth at levels pokemon has never dreamed of

[@beewitched53]

Is it bad that I was 100% waiting for someone to talk about this? Thank you Treesicle!!

[@PixleyLore]

lol no, we felt the same way, thats why we made it!

[@baddragonite]

RelateAGirlGaming totally same

[@hanselfinn8946]

King Monkey Mon i think Xwars/fusion is better or maybe adventure tri

[@Dza2K12]

In Pokemon you choose a Pokemon. In Digimon the Digimon chooses YOU!

[@RippahRooJizah]

Depends on what Digimon media you look to. In some, the human chooses a digimon, in others, the digimon chooses a human. And in some instances there are no humans.

[@atnguyentrong418]

Ok, you have never watched the entire of the pokemon seasons, right?

[@ianbrannan9608]

lmao this is an under-rated meme

[@chelle2469]

nevah phreez Russia

[@maboicliche5492]

nah it's just fate

[@bbbbbbbbbb0]

As a kid the Digimon TV series resonated with me more and now that I'm grown up I realise it was because of the futuristic concepts it toyed with in terms of the digital world and technology. Story wise, it was definitely far superior and forward-thinking to Pokemon. I still own the Digimon movie on video and till this day the themes and concepts they came up with back then still blow me away. Even the introduction of the new characters in season 2 was fantastic. Usually new character introductions can be a make or break for animated series but it turned out really well for DIgimon. It felt like the OGs were passing down the torch to their protiges, yet there was still a sense of togetherness and friendship between the olders and youngers. Pokemon was superior in terms of video games and cards and although both franchises had cult-like fanbases, Pokemon's fanbase was definitely bigger. The first movie was great too and even though the episodes were the same, they were still fun to watch as a kid and literally EVERY child back then loved Pokemon. Overall, both franchises were special memories of my childhood but Digimon will always be the winner for me!

[@hansruhlmann454]

b Same!😁

[@nikkismith2998]

b same. I first started on Pokémon anime way before divining but when I got into digimon the anime I loved it, I also like the pokemon anime but it’s not as good at all. All anyone see now is immortal ash on there. But the Pokémon games I loved them, a few digimon games I loved too. They both was my childhood.

[@Martinerofsea]

Then youll always be a spineless loser to me

[@strokemaister4260]

Have you ever played a digimon game?

[@OgudaX]

@@Martinerofsea and you will always be a little bitch to me

[@Wee-Ah-Boo]

Saying Digimon is a ripoff of Pokemon is like saying Batman is a ripoff of Superman

[@Zain94336]

batman is a rip off of zorro

[@bottle-of-water]

​@@Zain94336 the fu....

[@tijanamilenkovic3425]

Or saying that The Lion King ripped off Kimba The White Lion

[@LeakeAbera-pl9zk]

Nah it's like Naruto is a ripoff of one piece

[@totototototototitototit]

​@@LeakeAbera-pl9zkor saying Naruto is rip of DBZ like crazy DBZ fans actually exist wanna add db to big three or father of big three like its bullshit anime without story wanna be in group of elite to prove it is better

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

Why compare the two? *Immediately compares them*

[@DamonDraven]

Because to counter an argument you have to analyze it first. This is basic logic.

[@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149]

R/Woosh

[@LuizGustavo-ib6sb]

The people who call Digimon a Pokemon ripoff is like the people who call every mmo a clone of WoW. Absolutely bullshit. The only things both share the same: the "mon" at the name and the fact they have monsters, just that.

[@barbershopbible]

And they have the mechanic of evolution...

[@dariusalexandru9536]

monsters whici are very similar ,the worlds are again very similar on how they work ,battles have a tone of similarities ,etc.

[@rpgfanatic9719]

Not even close, WoW isn't even close to the first MMO.

[@rpgfanatic9719]

@@barbershopbible Also hunters have hilarious similarities to Pokemon trainers in terms of rules and in terms of what their goal is: which is being in possession of a Xros Loader (poke ball) that actively collects Digimon (pokemon) in DigiQuartz. (pokemon world) The known rules are: Only one Digimon may be out of the Xros Loader while in the DigiQuartz. (standard singles Pokemon battle format seen in literally every Pokemon game by game freak 90% of the time.) Hunters cannot hunt Digimon that are in the possession of another Hunter. (standard moral rule in all trainer Pokemon battles made by game freak.)

[@tyresemoore7641]

thank fucking god finally someone who loves digimon to and know they are not the same digimon has a story

[@TaiKamiya101]

It gets annoying when people keep comparing the two. I mean how many more videos do we need? They're two completely things.

[@chomeo6797]

Oh boy, the triggered kids will come. Get mentally prepared.

[@KON853]

yes exactly they basically have nothing in common

[@boomerangcowboy5801]

Atleast digimon had “Actual plot”

[@songkiattechasiripaiboon6104]

Ara is my new main true instead of IM GONNA CATCH AND MAKE ALL WEIRD POKE CREATURE SUFFER BY KILLING EACH OTHER JUST TO SAY IM NUMBAH ONE

[@railenherman6482]

Songkiat Techasiripaiboon They don’t kill each other. And you do know that Pokémon have fun battling, right?

[@dickers9012]

@@railenherman6482 Ye that's true they don't kill each other and do have fun battles but sometimes some pokemon do actually die from fights in the games and show but it's barely happens tho

[@Martinerofsea]

Haha youre kidding right ? Only people who hate pokemon is poeple that live in dumpster and sewer

[@wonghauwan511]

Shut the fuck up

[@TheSweBoo]

Digimon Anime > Pokémon Anime Digimon Games < Pokémon Games

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

Because besides those V-Pets, you can't play most Digimon games with friends? Otherwise some of the Digimon games should be on par with Pokemon games, if you keep playing solo and never do PvP battle or trading.

[@decadentgamer3108]

That seems to be the standard consensus lol

[@minakohiashi8882]

Actually the Digimon games are better at least right now. Digimon cyber sleuth series is better than Pokemon Sun and Moon

[@TheSweBoo]

Minako Hiashi I've only played Digimon World on the PS1 but I do remember loving it :D I've been wanting to play a modern Digimon game for a while so I'll have to check Cyber Sleuth out, cheers! :)

[@decadentgamer3108]

I haven't played Cyber Sleuth but I watched an in-depth review for it and I think I can agree with that. The story seemed engaging. Pokemon Sun and Moon's story was pretty good I think but Digimon seriously has upped their game in story.

[@KelpyGesus]

No way that's his real voice. He's obviously trying to make his voice deeper

[@jiby911]

I thought it was a fake voice. I could barely tolerate his voice, had to keep skipping the video lol

[@SebbDahl]

I’d say he slowed down the video

[@thotwalk5776]

I literally said out loud “Theres no way thats his real voice..” then paused the video to come to the comments. Im guessing hes using a voice changer.

[@1Pineapple]

Based on his facial expressions and.. just the sound of his voice, I would say he just does it himself😅 He could easily fit in as a character in a cartoon, but it is super annoying watching a real life person talking this way 😂🙈

[@legendaryanime9947]

Omg thank God I'm not the only one who noticed lol. Was bugging the shit out of me

[@cajapey]

Games - Pokemon Show - Digimon Manga/Comics - Both But if I got to pick a pokemon or a digimon, I'd pick a digimon. I'll be the first to admit. I am totally digimon trash.

[@ballsconnoisseur]

Cajapey how about the cards

[@ballsconnoisseur]

Cajapey or the toys

[@laughingmanthe7476]

I think Digimon is pretty good in concept, Pokemon are just... superpower thinging, plant are pokemon, animal are pokemon, dead thing are pokemon and in some case god are pokemon, it's just our world with steroid

[@vossboss220]

Cajapey *Looks at pfp* yeah I can tell

[@thirdplanet4471]

Laughing Man The Digimon is similar tho. There's a slime digimon, humanoid digimon, god like digimon, animal like digimon etc

[@ragnarokaeon8242]

That moment when you realize that Digimon was your first Isekai.

[@Choomp_VT]

Pokemon: Awesome Games Digimon: Awesome Show

[@RippahRooJizah]

Stiora Bloodlotus I could not agree with Pokemon having awesome games. More consistent quality, but while Blue was my first RPG I owned I've played better RPGs. FFTactics was my second RPG and I can go back to that.

[@xjane5113]

Pokemon games is suck

[@coopercobb8867]

Digimon: awesome games Pokémon: awesome games to ok games now

[@xjane5113]

Anonymous Mouse do you even play all digimon games? i play all the digimon games and all the games was awesome

[@powerstorm1309]

@@xjane5113 that's what he said

[@spawner2469]

Monster rancher was actually not that bad. I liked it as a kid.

[@Kreepie11]

Spawner24 It was interesting with the way one monster could absorb a dying (dead?) one and become a conglomerate of the two. That's about all I remember of it though.... That and that the kid somehow managed to roller skate on grass. 😕

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

Spawner24 I've never even heard of it till now.

[@oreoex9392]

isnt monster rancher now monster hunter which is Super badass game? it ended up turning into that right? in no matter what chain of events

[@DigitalAlexN]

I kinda liked it

[@DigitalAlexN]

@@oreoex9392 that is wrong they are diffrent

[@5327indarkness]

I love both pokemon and digimon so I will never understand the fighting,the arguments and all that shit,I grew up loving both and I still love them equally

[@Masteroftheweb]

Filthy neutrals. With your enemies, you know where they stand, but neutrals? Who knows....

[@Axle3000]

Get your Swiss ideals out of here

[@ultralucario9152]

the electric knight agred

[@matteste]

People calling Digimon a Pokemon ripoff should honestly have their facts checked as techincally, Pokemon is a Shin Megami Tensei ripoff.

[@mrflipflap7444]

Tf is that

[@winevo3025]

@@mrflipflap7444 YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMIN. That is it

[@cataclysmgtadsettwastaken8620]

Its true Digimon is a Pokémon i mean seriously Pokemon red and green was released before digimon even existed

[@WhateverWhenever888]

@@cataclysmgtadsettwastaken8620 No it didn't you idiot.

[@matteste]

@@winevo3025 Nah, it is ANOTHER GOD REJECTED.

[@tamaraadams1072]

Digimon was amazing, Pokemon was fun, Yu-gi-oh was serious and Beyblade people thought yu-gi-oh had bad hair haha

[@trashmammal5757]

1 week after I finally got into Yugioh cards, some Asshat stole my Red Archery Girl!!

[@alexarmstrong1415]

sh it is pokmon and dig mon i love thme both but digmon beter

[@thesquishymarshmellow8735]

I have no idea but i'm a beyblade person and I love the spike hair..:P

[@thesquishymarshmellow8735]

LEMME JUST..................SINGING IN THE COMMENT SECTION BE LIKE : b-b-beyblade beyblade let it rip ;) lez fight in an epic- I should stop.

[@ARokPheonix]

you said it all, omfg, lol

[@supereldinho]

Even as a child I recognised the strengths Digimon had over Pokemon: a plot that actually went sonewhere, characters that actually grew and changed, genuine drama and genuinely touching moments that impacted the show and its audience. It felt like an actual story with a purpose. I never watched another episode of Pokemon ever since then. To this very day, the first 4 Digimon shows hold a very special place in my heart whereas the only noteworthy thing Pokemon had was its kickass theme song...which is damning with faint praise if you think about it.

[@gregory7807]

Even as a child I know Pokémon will always be better

[@Josh-SH]

@@gregory7807 I respect your opinion, but I prefer Digimon more. There so many badass and hot Digimon out there. Pokémon is too cute.

[@PixleyLore]

I LEIK THE BEEEDRILLS?

[@thegreatmajora5089]

-you lick the beedrills ?-

[@PixleyLore]

UH IT FLIES AROUND IT HAS A POISON STINGER. IT POKES PEOPLE WITH... SPEARS

[@dianafoxpaws8436]

I named mine Vlad uwu

[@philhayes3781]

Death Mountaineers - are you ok everything good at home

[@PixleyLore]

Phil Hayes 3 yeah man, that's just funny shit!

[@thedakling7601]

Reason to love ......... Pokemon -Good games -Clever creature design -Decent anime Digimon -Had more variety -Cool anime -Cool creature design "Edit" I love both

[@cygnusprime6728]

calling digimon a rip off pokemon is like calling football a rip off of basketball. durr hurr, team sport that fights over a ball sooo similarz.

[@BoleDaPole]

Cygnus Prime lol found the digimon nerd

[@InfyFish]

True

[@Ig0r1995]

football was actually many years before basketball xd but yeah you are true

[@Xantosh82]

like calling Baseball a ripoff version of Cricket!

[@nischalshrestha4075]

I believe only americans will ever believe that football is rip off of basketball

[@SarahsSnakeShop]

... I like monster rancher...

[@sarafontanini7051]

me too buddy

[@martinspelda8000]

My words man

[@Ildskalli]

The anime or the games? Because the anime was pretty bad :( But the original two Monster Rancher games kick both Digimon's and Pokémon's asses all the way to Mars (I owned some of the earliest incarnations of each: Pokémon Blue, the Digimon V-Pet 1.0, and Monster Rancher 2). MR2 was waaaaaaaay deeper than either of the others, with an extremely sophisticated simulation of what was it like to raise a champion pet, awesome 3D battles in real time, and monster types much, much cooler than either of the others.

[@TheOmegaFighter]

Monster Rancher 4 is one of my favorite Ps2 games.

[@ihazlemons1285]

I like mocchi and tiger

[@victory1014]

Here we go again, *prepares for comment war*

[@MegaOblivionmaster1]

Victory 101 it won't be as bad as the watchmojo vs series they are just idiots these guys are cool

[@victory1014]

Zelos the Reaper true true.

[@kikobalde6425]

"Here we go"

[@tonyxultra2279]

Victory 101 You need a Roit shield for this one.

[@richardtschiewe6737]

i missed read that as here i go agian, as in like the song from whitesnakes

[@shubhdashukla7692]

Why can't people just respect both franchises

[@whowantstotalkaboutmurders4177]

Because immature people exist. But don't worry about it. It's fun to watch their debate after all.

[@grumpyguy112]

Im working on an indie series that combines the best of both but cant figure out the capture system yet. I thought of Cryogenics & even lassoing the creature but i want to make a system that A. Makes sense and B. Stays as far away from a Pokeball as possible, and C. Can be used against bigger and stronger Endgame creatures.

[@edwlotiongad922]

I only respect pokemon not that stupid digimon

[@edwlotiongad922]

Let's start another debate then

[@shubhdashukla7692]

grumpy guy nice, can you post the link when it's released?

[@Soulmaka2]

Digimon tamers will forever be one of my favourite anime series.

[@MissyMona]

Anyone who says Digimon didn't have good games have obviously never played Digimon World. It can't even be compared to Pokemon because it was on the ps1, has amazing visuals for it's time. (Pre-rendered backgrounds) A huge world to explore and was brutally hard. It was a really good game with a lot of mystery surrounding it and it worked off of that tamagotchi roots. You didn't control digimon you had to train them to listen to you, your digimon could die, use the washroom, be fed and how you took care of it influenced what it would digivolve into. It's just a shame because it's sort of a hidden gem now. I can't even say it's better then Pokemon because it wasn't for a handheld device but it's had more of an impact on me then the Pokemon games did.

[@Tridentking1]

the new ps4 games are sooo good. miles ahead of ultra sun and ultra moon tbh

[@raptorgator]

I still love Digimon world

[@rjrafol275]

ikr.. pokemon games is just a grindfest

[@connor3198]

Majority of Pokemon games are better than Digimon World, sorry.

[@valdish9620]

Pokemon games are boring as hell and they're all exactly the same, so I can confidently say that most Digimon games are better, especially Digimon world 1, re digitize and next order.

[@zerogranger]

I've ALWAYS considered Pokemon and Digimon equal. I love both Animes and I enjoy playing both of their series games. And I agree it is sad that people won't give Digimon a chance due to it's similarities to Pokemon and trust me I know because I have friends who refuse to give Digimon a chance because they consider Digimon a rip-off even though I've constantly told them it's not. (I do have one friend who's a Pokemon fan that also likes Digimon)

[@thedigitalismserver9560]

zero granger I totally agree with you

[@zerogranger]

Unicornio the unicorn Good to hear that. The more people that agree the better.

[@thedigitalismserver9560]

zero granger Yep👍

[@crowthorn3183]

zero granger Digimon is better.

[@pokeyerface]

just as some stupid ass motherfuckers think Smite is copying that shit of a game called League of Legends AKA League of Wankers...

[@rageingfiregames3935]

I preferred Digimon.i was always a fan of war greymon!

[@maximaldinotrap]

Pokemon for ridiculousness Digimon for story

[@PAP1GLOCK]

I do to watched all the tapes when I was 3-5 but I don't remember much of it now

[@cadenmiller857]

Nah, war garurumon is where it's at.

[@N8-PT]

caden miller It’s MetalGarurumon.

[@Martinerofsea]

@@maximaldinotrap who said that you granny?

[@OneColdRepublican]

Monster Rancher... *takes a long drag* It's been 3000 years since I've heard that name.....

[@RivanEXT99]

OneColdRepublican Monol was my favourite

[@zatchbells]

Mochi is best monster :3

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Looking at the first season of the animes, Monster Rancher> Digimon>Pokemon. Unfortunately Monster Ranchers got a disappointing second season, and then fell into oblivion.

[@cliffordkun2844]

Monster Rancher: How are you doing Digimon? Digimon: Hey, Monster Rancher, it's been a while since we've aired at Fox Kids in America. I think you should make a comeback. Monster Rancher: I'm not sure about it. Digimon: I understand how you feel. People may doubt us, but we have a cult following. Our followers may be small, but together we are stronger than they think. Monster Rancher: I think you have a point about it. Like you, I also have a cult following.

[@lightningshinobi1665]

To anyone who says Digimon copied pokemon...... Who had megas first?

[@amediocreventriloquist9355]

Lightning Shinobi Not to mention Ash-greninja is directly copied from bio-merging.

[@ruiribeiro8010]

Lightning Shinobi Pokemon They have nothing to do with each other except power up. In digimon They are like programs wich can be altered and ""evolved"". In Pokemon mega evolution bases in a strong bond to withstand it, a mega stone and a key stone so They change form and enhance their capabilities untill They run out of energy (When the Pokemon "faints") But no one copied each other

[@ChaoticFrenziedStar]

Rui Ribeiro Half Right, for a Digimon like Agumon To go Mega Without a Partner it takes maybe Hundreds to Thousands of years, with a Partner like Tai, they use their strong Bond and the Digivice to Warp Digivolve to Mega Hey, that sounds Alot like- Oh no

[@ruiribeiro8010]

Alucard {Abridged} while pokemon cant mega evolve alone except for mega rayquaza due to a organ (the delta organ I think) Not even in thousands of years. Mega evolution requires a bond a key stone and a mega stone consisting in something similar to metamorphosis. While Digimons are programs and digital data so they can be upgraded. Its Not the same and these are some differences. Yeah they can somehow be very similar but Im 100% sure none copied the other

[@ruiribeiro8010]

Alucard {Abridged} Also I dont remember digivolving requiring a powerful bond but actualy only a digivice. As I remember to see them digivolving digimon that almost didnt know or werent close friends

[@MUSEIGENHonokaTV]

That ending tho, the girl just had to hack this video.

[@AquilaFawkes]

DALLA DALLA BEEL YOW

[@pinkapop]

*Just Monika*

[@shorti6171]

I prefer both....I can like both right?????

[@GhaniKeSawah]

Yup

[@ghanigaming1399]

@@GhaniKeSawah why is my old channel here

[@jangofett4547]

sure man!

[@nikkismith2998]

Hope's Despair yes because it’s you, nobody should make you just like one. 😁

[@disappointed5845]

Of course

[@Nparalelo]

The digimon-tamagotchis came first, but the pokemon anime was before digimon, so that's why everybody thinks digimon copied pokemon, when it's more the other way around. But actually, the first 'anything' with teenagers collecting monsters to battle with them were the Shin Megami Tensei videogames. But nobody copied nobody. Also, both animes are classified as shounens I think, so they were meant for teenagers, not kids. (And digimon tamers with chiaki konaka is almost an adult anime).

[@silver.shoelaces]

In Shin Megami Tensei, are you really collecting monsters? Or are the monsters collecting you? ;)

[@Nparalelo]

Silver Shoelaces a bit of both, I think, with all sorts of weird and disturbing stuff in the middle.

[@rolebo1]

they didn't though. the first digimon virtual pet was released june 26 1997, more than a year after the release of pokemon red and green, allmost 5 months after the first episode of the pokemon anime aired. you are correct that Shin Megami Tensei did the first monster collect and battle thing.

[@youngpage4638]

Yeah thats not true pokemon red n green kame out a year n a half before digimon anything

[@KorgCrimson]

Seriously? Pokemon is a Shounen? Digimon I can understand, but Pokemon!?

[@xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

In their own universes... A pokemon is a pet. More often than not, a tool. If a character treated their pokemon like an object, they'd be portrayed negatively, but overall it'd be like "yeah some people are like that". They can be traded or set free, no sweat. A digimon is a companion for life. A sentient being. You get ONE. There was (as far as I can recall), ONE CHARACTER that treated digimon like objects, and they were the main villain for the first half of a season before they snapped out of it. If I had the choice, fuck YEAH I'd choose a digimon.

[@Boltscrap]

The games pretty much treat Digimon similar to Pokémon, get as many as you can bond with That's actually the difference between a chosen child and a tamer, tamers are like trainers, a mutual relationship with aim to make the mon stronger, a voluntary thing. Chosen children (Digidestined) have been arranged by higher forces and are mostly Adv-02-tri and Frontier thing

[@digitalhazard2783]

in some games digimon are your pet that can destroy the fucking world, and in other are weapons that can destroy the fucking world

[@digitalhazard2783]

vaccine: most of them are good virus: most of them are bad data: can be both equaly (the black gears are exclusive to digimon adventure universe)

[@NimhShambler]

That would've been Ken in 02 while he was the Digimon Kaiser. Then he spent the rest of the season whining. There were other times in which a Chosen Child treated their partner poorly. In one of the Adventure-era episodes, during the Etemon arc, Taichi tries to force Greymon to evolve. Oh, he does alright. Right into SkullGreymon and nearly kills them all. The characters in the (at least, Japanese. I've not watched the dub in 20 years) Digimon anime grow and change over time and we had two conflicting "leader" characters in Taichi and Yamato. Taichi was the more "charge ahead" leader, while Yamato was the "let's make a plan, first" sort of leader. Still, I have to say, it irked me in Adventure 02 when Daisuke became the leader of the new Chosen Children instead of Takeru. He'd been through it before. He should have been the leader, and he was so epic. The best character in that season. Another thing that bugged me in 02 was the lost potential with The Dark Ocean. They could've gotten a whole arc out of that, but they pissed it away. It was infuriating to me at 12, and it's infuriating to me now. The Japanese version also had some of the best opening themes I've ever heard in an anime geared towards kids (especially "Butterfly" and "Target"). (Sorry, I just really, really hate using the dub names for anything from that franchise. Also, sorry about the rant, I just really like the Japanese version of the anime for Adventure and Adventure 02 and I never get to talk about it) Still, I like Pokemon better--strictly for the games. I really, really like to plan things out and work on complex strategies. EVs, IVs, chain-breeding--I love all that.

[@Nnnnnnnnnn670]

I choose you impmon don't even ask why watch season 3 and weep...I know I did...I mean beelzemon will never be replaced

[@haolinchen1015]

Digimon has a far superior concept. It contains certain hidden message of the "Matrix" we live in... is physical world the real world or digital world is the real world? if both are able to combined, doesn't that means physical world is no different then digital world?

[@crowthorn3183]

Haolin Chen It also introduced the concept of bonding with your mon instead of enslaving them and forcing them to battle to the death.

[@lunarcat3283]

Dejitarumonsuta! Mmm both of them started with them being pets... especially digimon with the whole tamagotchi thing and pokemon dont even die from battles because they get healed again the only possibly way i think is trough aging or not getting healed...

[@khalillewis6751]

Porygon was the best the show could do... That turned out great!

[@RippahRooJizah]

@@lunarcat3283 That's.... normal? I mean, dying from either age or not healing from injuries. Since Pokemon is a competitive sport in-universe you can't generally just not heal your pokemon when you have the chance.

[@lunarcat3283]

RippahRooJizah yeah and then theres digimon which takes BATTLE TO DEATH sometimes litteraly...... And i dont mean being reborn i mean dying and never returning.... *cough* LEOMON *cough*

[@YKS7722]

I actually enjoy pokemon more than digimon.Pokemon games made up my childhood

[@threebeforetwo]

I personally prefer Digimon tbh, though Pokemon did make up a large chunk of my childhood (which was mostly because Pokemon merch was more easily accessible) to the point where when I was five I had a cream colored pet rat that I named Pikachu.

[@yokaiju8909]

Wow. You like the more popular choice. Not being rude, it's just a 'normal' pick.

[@fireflamedragon3722]

Adam Wedderburn wow guys guess I’m “different” if I chose digimon, like bro we get it you like digimon but don’t bash people for the other choice

[@Frost517]

The order I discovered them growing up was Pokemon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Beyblade, Zoids... all so good.

[@StarDragonJP]

Was gonna say I wish they'd make a new Zoids anime, but It looks like they already are. Hopefully it's not as bad as Fuzors

[@smiith5]

Oh, yeah... I forgot to even figure out when Zoids came out. ... Liger Zero, Lazer Claw! ..... *SHINING FINGER!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@greyhawk175]

HamonLord dragon quest for me

[@salmaislam5185]

Beyblade first forme then ygo then pokemon then digimon

[@chasecarlson4900]

What on earth is zoids

[@jasonsinonlim720]

I think these two points were missed out: - In Digimon, the characters actually grew up as time pass by - In Pokemon, Ash is still 10 years old and apparently never grow up?? I watched both as a kid and I still re-watch both occasionally...

[@phantomazure9958]

In fact sometimes Ash appears to regress i.e going from Hoenn to Unova and X and Y to Sun and Moon.

[@MrGn1212]

Man is using Cyber Sleuth OSTs throughout they vid. Respect. Elite game.

[@deviousj5868]

That time Matt and T.K's parents got separated and Izzy's parents talked about getting a divorce. Those times Leomon died. Season 3 of Digimon got dark and it was beautiful.

[@greyhawk175]

Izzy's parents are dead, and his adopted parents are happily married.

[@ThatElfNerd]

I'm still salty about Wizardmon's death.

[@UsonoHoushi]

SirLinkOfKokiri oh gosh that was painful... Leomon's as well...

[@ThatElfNerd]

Although from what I understood from what was said during Season One, after the Dark Masters were defeated, all the Digimon who died in the Digital World would come back as eggs. But unfortunately, Wizardmon died on Earth, so he remained dead.

[@zerokura]

LeafyIsHere their will always be a new wizardmon so its okay just that husbando of gatomon will be data forever.

[@apuapua]

LeafyIsHere yeh, I just remembered he appeared on season 2 as some kind of spirit...

[@kanchomerocks12]

Read the xros wars manga

[@chrisrpg2038]

One thing I hate about most Pokemon fans is that they believe that Pokemon should be the monopoly of the Monster Taming genre. They believe that any game that revolves around taming monsters is a clone/rip-off of Pokemon and they bash it without even giving it a chance. Imagine if Mario fans did the same thing with any other platformer game that isn't Mario. Even now, there are Pokemon fans that still hate Yokai Watch (despite not trying it) all because they heard that Yokai Watch was more popular than Pokemon in Japan at one point. It's annoying to me, because I believe that there should be more variety in the genre not only because the idea of taming monsters is awesome but because it can improve the quality of Pokemon in the long run. But alas, to many Pokemon fans, Pokemon is the status quo and nothing else.

[@thedigitalismserver9560]

ChrisRPG IKR I loved Pokemon and digimon but when I saw how much harasment it and other monster rpgs got, I left Pokemon.

[@jakhar5]

It’s brilliant because the Sun & Moon anime was just trying to be Yokai Watch.

[@legendarydigitize2523]

Blazethe digidestin same exact bloody reason i left pokemon besides being bored of both games and anime #fuckpoketards

[@ruiribeiro8010]

ChrisRPG Mario fans do that and abuse the Sonic fanbase Just so you know. And thats because its the game of that type with most success around the world economicaly and in popularity. I dont think like that personaly But Pokemon games are obviously superior. The animes are both nothing special to me. Only some Pokemon movies and a few episodes of a series of Digimon...

[@ruiribeiro8010]

MJ Mag Your atitude to all this makes the Digimon fanbase look even worse. Shame on you

[@juanbenitez5078]

I loved monster rancher 😢

[@pablo_fre5hcobar]

Monster rancher monsters rule!!!

[@johnnonamegibbon3580]

I was transported, to a far-a-way place In-to a werl, where munstas rule Play the game like an ace and now I'm n this place to save the monstas from the evil Muu.

[@neutronalchemist3241]

Looking at the first season of the animes, Monster Rancher> Digimon>Pokemon. Unfortunately Monster Ranchers got a disappointing second season, and then fell into oblivion.

[@belmontzar]

@@neutronalchemist3241 videogame wise Monster rancher was so awesome, that Both Pokemon and Digimon started to take ideas from it. They all had different ideas and goals for each story. Pokemon : explore, catch monsters, earn the badges, be the champion, and at some point stop Team whatever from the thing Digimon : explore, train your monster, kill the big bad whatever, try not to die. Monster rancher: raise monsters, pay rent, buy food, train monsters, fight to get cash, occasionally you get to explore. Oh and your monsters die of old age, sickness, regular things.

[@cliffordkun2844]

Like Digimon, Monster Rancher deserves a comeback.

[@spideronthewall9464]

It's because some Pokemon fans are so toxic, they think anything that has anything do to with people catching or training a creature is a Pokemon rip off

[@somechupacabrawithinternet8866]

irony

[@thenoobguy5308]

Digimon fans are toxic too.

[@golamkabir6965]

@@thenoobguy5308 Did Digimon Fans Scream When There Favourite Digimon Didn't Get Into The Game? No. Did Digimon Fans Hiss When They Didn't Get A New Season For 4/6 Years? No. First Learn A Bit About Digimon. Then, Make These Claims.

[@thedakling7601]

@@thenoobguy5308 try scroll down in this comment section and see how much pokemon fans shitting on digimon right now.

[@justagundam]

I like Digimon better than Pokemon for some of the reasons in this video. 1. There are more main characters. Ash needs to be put to the side for a while. 2. The story is deeper.

[@royalhistorian5109]

Also it because of the Villains. In Pokemon there nothing but a joke for the most part as there goals are either stupid,dumb as hell, or just boring and the rest are just alright there not great but not bad. In Digimon the Villains actually feel like a threat and had personally. They had charm like hell I remember most of the Villains in Digimon which I can't say the same for Pokemon.

[@inamdaryasin]

Lol there are so many animes where main characters are same throughout the whole series, like DB has goku, One piece has fluffy, bakugan has Dan, detective conan has Shinichi/conan, and others (need to do some research to find them) this anime are running for decades with same protagonist. And story wise can be opinion base can you tell me how digimon story is more deeper.

[@reaperzeum8730]

@@inamdaryasin cause ash never fucking does anything um digimon are friends with their partners Pokemon are slaves

[@dannyboy5564]

Lets be real guys, if Digimon came out before Pokemon, this argument would be reversed.

[@ollienix3285]

Aids McAids these are very true Digimon for life

[@yaelrivera6465]

I like them both for different reasosn: I like Pokemon's adventures and wonder and Digimon's story and characters. It depends on what you want: a happy adventure and to relax, go watch Pokemon. A nice story and character development (and cry a lot, let's admit that now) then go watch Digimon.

[@foretoldstorm6069]

I didnt know digimon existed until like 2 years ago

[@ultrascouter203]

@@racquelmarsh1121 yeah this reminds me of rise of the tmnt

[@kristinalphamegamia1890]

You broke me. I was always ashamed to be caught enjoying the digimon anime because even as a child I was thinking "ripoff!" But by the end of this video I have found new respect for digimon. Thank you for being a good nerd.

[@overkill2174]

HEY THATS RUDE

[@Lozard2324]

Games: Pokemon > Digimon Cartoons: Digimon > Pokemon

[@pikapat321]

PS4 Digimon games are better then Pokemon games

[@Lozard2324]

Majoras Arbok well to be fair there are only like 2 vs however many Pokémon are out right now but the 2 I know of are really good

[@KoeSeer]

Digimon Cyber Sleuth is a good game Pokemon XYZ is a good anime.

[@praetorianmars1933]

*sees someone call an anime a cartoon* 'Bet the only replies are people pointing out his mistake' *looks at the replies* 'Holy crap, that guy dodged a major bullet there'

[@KoeSeer]

I've been waaaay past correcting japanese cartoon as anime.

[@TsunarKelone]

Afew more things. Pokemon, are physical animals that exist for trainers to tame and well train. Digimon are data, they are not physical they are programs with advanced AI. Pokemon's evolutions are based around the concept of Metamorphosis, the idea of one thing evolving and changing into another, like a worm into a butterfly. While Digimon's Digivolutions is stock Piling data until it becomes a new program, that's literally what happens when a digimon digivolves it builds up on the data it already had to become something different. The reason they De-Digivolve and pokemon don't is because they Digimon looses the strength to sustain that Data which relies on not only the Digimon's base vitality but on the Digiestined's emotional strength as well.| Also to those of you questioning "Why do they all have "Mon" at the end of their names" They are programs, all executable programs have .EXE at the end of the name, sense these are Monster Programs they all have .MON. Angel.MON=Angemon Get it?

[@shadenox8164]

Important to note however if a digimon digivolves under its own power like Gatomon it is much more capable of holding that stockpiled data hence why Gatomon is always well Gatomon and when she is exhausted she only reverts to her rookie form instead of in training like the others.

[@TsunarKelone]

Champion but yeah Gatomon is a Champion Level Digimon.

[@NPC-nn4qe]

That actually makes a shit-ton more sense now. And makes the whole "mon" thing a hell of a lot less irritating (I thought it was only _slightly_ irritating, and now it doesn't bother me in the least).

[@mangoshernandez128]

Gameteen777 then explain why Digimon can be in the real world when watching the anime. Your just a fake Digimon fan trying to trash in digimon

[@TsunarKelone]

So hostile... Im not trashing on anything just pointing out the differences. As for the reason digimon can exist in the real world there are many different theories floating around im not acting like I have all the answers just answering the ones I know that is fact and stated by the devs.

[@r.babylon2885]

easy bake oven = creepy crawlers polly pocket = mighty max tamagachi = digimon

[@zapikamewninja900]

I agree they are both amazing

[@Bleeperblopper497]

@IvanProductions2007 sure if you kinda wanna come off as a dick :/

[@davidfranks5369]

I have this undying feeling to only watch Treesicle and rewatch their entire library

[@Andyslidez]

I liked both shows as a kid, but Digimon was always my favorite

[@disneyuk2000]

So many salty Pokemon fans here.

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

I don't see any

[@p.fish_63]

I feel people are overlooking that fact that pokemon was a cultural phenomenon that's gone strong for 20+ years and shows no signs of slowing down and digimon was a show from the 90s. I'm not saying wich is actually better I'm just trying to point out the pokemon is leages more successful

[@ultralucario9152]

I'm a Pokémon fan but I'm not salty :)

[@45032024230240]

I’ve introduced the digimon series to my 8 yo sister and she’s a biggest fan now. I’m so proud

[@nuvagown6209]

Digimon anime is way better and the games have gotten better than Pokemon games over the years

[@elgatopicante788]

I completely agree

[@nostalgicnerd9036]

Blurry a Honedge agreed

[@lunerlilly]

Blurry a Honedge i still play my copies of the first 3 games of digimon. :)

[@nuvagown6209]

lunerlilly I wish I had mine got stolen

[@albertthepeacock8020]

Meh

[@herbertmackie8229]

Digimon characters became adults Pokemon and still the same age

[@DeBrandit]

I watched digimon around 5 years ago, and i actually found it more enjoyable than most of the anime i've seen despite its age.

[@roanrodenmar5478]

Don't forget, Digimon has pretty dope opening songs that i still listens from time to time

[@Doraemon-b7s]

lol

[@Doraemon-b7s]

but japanese openings of digimon were much better

[@roanrodenmar5478]

@@Doraemon-b7s Of course I meant the Japanese ones, why in earth would I listen to the English one? I don't even watch the show in dubbed.

[@Doraemon-b7s]

@@roanrodenmar5478 oh lol which was ur fav digimon Season

[@roanrodenmar5478]

@@Doraemon-b7s 1st for nostalgia but if I have to choose my favorite, it will have to be the third season. I like the second season for making combination evolution as the main thing but I absolutely love the third for taking a more serious tone and involving the real world more into its story and settings. Feels more of an immediate danger that digimon can suddenly appear and kill people in the real world. (their world not ours I mean)

[@TheRichmaster24]

it's like Star Trek vs Star Wars; they seem superficially similar but are realy from different genres altogether

[@ilustratorspot644]

the digimon music from the first season was epic

[@saiken811]

Ilustrator Spot really love the Japanese cut in song - brave heart

[@JYRound]

First four seasons soundtrack were epic. Wada Koji for openings Ayumi Himazaki for evo songs AiM for endings Then everything changed when the fifth season attacked...

[@fifilarns8468]

I know right!

[@pinkapop]

ikr

[@KingMars47]

Jp or En??

[@campkawaii]

That ending!!! Vietnam flashbacks

[@lukegraychannel]

The games are also very unique with very different battle and raising styles from Pokemon and these styles can vary. Digimon World, Digimon World 3, and Digimon World Championship all play very different for example. While they all borrow from each other, changes and additions in gameplay pace and mechanics make them unique and fresh. I think Digimon's a very special franchise!

[@BenWebster84]

Always loved Digimon!! Power Rangers and Digimon were my two favorite shows growing up

[@Masonicon]

when Pokemon taking cues from Digimon and Power Rangers(in terms of experimenting with different casts, formats, and/or universes), Pokemon anime spin-offs suffers same curse with Happy Tree Friends: Ka-Pow!

[@ChuckD008]

The Digimon movie was dope

[@astweaverling]

True

[@Gogetossj50]

For starters there is not only one movie, just like there is not only one series. Also the last "movies" (Digimon Adventures tri) were undebatably horrible.

[@sirdetabbycat]

@Not Charmander BECAUSE THEY AINT SEEN LE LAST

[@Malik_Hoff]

I thought so too

[@blobalmighty4151]

Digimon sucks!

[@mikebud420]

When I was a chald, Viewing Pokemon before Digimon, I was almost instantly against Digimon.... Until watching the first damn episode of Digimon! I was instantly falling more towards Digimon, more so for the show. I still loved Pokemon with a fiery passion! (At this time I was not annoyed with it only bein about Ash and pikachu) But Digimon had more characters and a lot more individuality due to that. It was something new to me, It still felt like Pokemon at the time somewhat but it was showing to be something far different the further the show went on. Where as we had this one kid traveling around with 2 or 3 friends and 6 pets that he sends out to fight at the age of forever 10, There was a group of friends/strangers struggling to figure out to get out of this new world that they were sucked into. Meeting these creatures that were almost identical to each of their feelings. These little dudes practically mirrored their partners. I was learning quickly these shows were not to be compared. This was something I learned more so after the og Digimon characters went from 7 to 8 main protagonists (Also each of their digimon) then went on to moving their two youngest characters with a new group of heroes on their next season. Where as we still has this same 10 year old kid who magically never ages due to the dark arts of marketing and was still trying to be the best? I mean at this time he DOES win a tournament finally! (Orange Island arc) But I later learn... that is not even canon! So ever since then, This ONE character that NEVER ages CONTINUES to fail. He wants to be the best but ALWAYS fails. The whole Rocky trope works only so long you know? Ha ha ha I mean they at least have him win some and keep it canon! At first I WAS kinda angry that they were KINDA shoving the original 7 (Excluding TK.....8 if we wanna count Kari as one of the OGs..Which she is excluded too in that case ha ha!) from the story of Digimon to make way for these sorta mimic versions of them. I mean the leader wearing goggles?! COME ON! THAT IS TY's THING!!!! Ha ha tho I actually loved TK and Kari! Something about the youngest/presumed weakest characters end up being my favorite. I just want to see them overcome their would be weakness and become a stronger brighter character. The original digidestin were not even really gone. They served as sort of teachers to the new characters and still came in a few times to help. it was showing this did not revolve just around one marketable face! This was a HUGE team based ordeal. World wide even! Where Digimon went further into their story.... Pokemon did not. It was just Ash. Age 10... EVEN THO HE DID HAVE A BIRTHDAY! They reverted his age! Kept/KEEPING him 10 to this very day as he REPEATS his same mission... to be the very best. In more detail he is repeating due to competing in multiple gym battles EVERY time. 8 gyms in every series. They DO change it a bit by adding different events that the side characters mostly play in. Beauty contests and others alike. How ever the concept is all the same. Ash wants to earn 8 badges, which he does, To enter the region's pokemon tournament. He DOES enter them each time. Just he ALWAYS fails them. It is sad. I mean as a character to this point I do not like Ash. Tho he could have been given so much more! (Tho I MUST keep in mind this show is directed towards kids... so technically they are doing things by the books.... the books of manipulating the dipshit young brains!) Aside from the possible 2 or so new side characters Ash may get in a new season AND the additional monsters that join the pokedex, there is nothing new in the series. It is just sadly repeated. Where as the Mangas and Games follow different characters, Aside from remakes or sequels to original editions, This show follows one protagonist that does not age. I love the crap out of the mangas and games! It is safe to say I love Digimon but I DO love pokemon as well! Much more so for the same reasons here! I love Pokemon but not so much the show. The manga and game series seems to grasp MUCH more story than the show EVER will. Digimon has some ok games in my opinion, More so I LOVE the Playstation 1 game, Digimon world! But their card game and such never interested me like Pokemon's. The show is what I wanted from Digimon! They were able to deliver me a story in their series! So yah... I do not believe the two should be compared either! They are of completely two different works! If Pokemon followed the same path as their games and mangas, Excluding their specials that seem to not be canon, They'd be on the same table! If Digimon had a similarly well developed game franchise they could MAYBE be compared to Pokemon in the slightest. Alas they are of two different worlds. The digital and.... er... the pokemon world.. (They do call it the pokemon world... Never really thought too much about that...) 🤑🤑🤑DOLLA DOLLA BILLS!🤑🤑🤑

[@TheZephyrsWind]

I liked them both. Same with video game consoles. Just because I originally was introduced to Nintendo didn't mean I wouldn't try Sega, or nowadays where it's PS or Xbox (as if they can't both be interesting).

[@winthornguyen]

2nd season of Digimon is little ripoff from the 1st, but since they share some quality from the 1st it's fine if they are try to frame the character in a certain way. And 2 season is too enough In my case, more would be little too boring

[@JYRound]

Congratulations for overcoming that hurdle! If you haven’t seen the Japanese version of digimon, might I suggest checking out just one episode? The original Japanese soundtracks are an amazing experience in itself, IMHO the english soundtracks are a crime against humanity because they overshadow the original soundtracks. Specially when it gets all emotional and the digivice shines, then the guitar rift for “Brave Heart” starts playing.

[@mikebud420]

I totally agree with the games, Just I was somewhat under a rock most my childhood. SNES and N64 were the only things I had until branching out and gettin a PS. (In other words I was given a Playstation for my bday) I sadly never got too into SEGA. I loved them just I figured if my friends had a SEGA I could just play with them and they can play nintendo at my place ha ha. Yeah the second season was way more of a ripoff, Also I was not totally angry with it. I was more so teasing about the whole goggles thing ha ha. I was also just a bratty kid who didn't like change! So when these new guys came in, I kinda raged. Before knowing and loving the growth of the story and everything around it~! (This is maybe why I wasn't too angry when it was just Ash and Pikachu... for the first 2 or 3 seasons... then it got old!) The music in both versions are something that is kinda nostalgic to me, Where as I did not watch all the Japanese episodes of Digimon (OR Pokemon) I did come across a friend who did watch some. We ended up watching Digimon Tri together and they mentioned the music bein played there coming from the original series. I was surprised really due to the insane difference in their music. I do enjoy the Western style music mainly cuz... I am a chald and can't get enough of "Oh~! Oh~! Oh Oh Oh~! Oh~! Oh~! Oh ohhhhh, HERE WE GO!" I found them to be like weak Power Ranger songs ha ha. But the deeper meaningful music clearly comes from the Japanese version. Now something completely unrelated! DBZ! I LOVE their English OST! I just can not handle the Japanese DBZ OST! (I actually prefer the English version in general..) The heavier edgy music played in the Western one just fit the action scenes so much better. I also enjoyed that the Western voices did not all sound like children. Granted the DB series is to be taken extremely lightly as it is more comical. Which is maybe why they didn't go so heavy and edgy with the original music.

[@ruiribeiro8010]

mikebud420 Still if that potency was that high the energy released would be enough to do that :/

[@cliffordkun2844]

I really want to see Digimon, Monster Rancher, Bakugan, and Neopets receive their well-deserved comeback.

[@digitalsilver1013]

I think bakugan is getting a reboot in these next couple of years

[@RippahRooJizah]

Digimon never really left and kinda already had a comeback.

[@LuxasVTUBER]

Digimon = better Anime (there are still a few good digimon games though) Pokemon = better games

[@nothinghappens2254]

Luxra there is only one good game from digimon which is digimon links

[@GoinGreninja]

Thousand red eyes nah... it's cyber sleuth.

[@victory1014]

Thousand red eyes I love Digimon but highly disagree with that statement.

[@storminfirefang09]

perfectly summed up

[@nothinghappens2254]

Victory 101 I know why you disagree since cyber sleuths is the best game of digimon and digimon links is the second best game of digimon

[@meteorgin6183]

Just for the record. This doesn't do digimon justice, any major digimon fan will recognize that right away. Digimon games have a major advantage over Pokemon games for one thing, If you don't know that then your missing one of the best things about digimon: each digimon has infinite potential and possibilities for digivolution, you can't truly appreciate digimon unless you've explored the routes. And for the record, not that I'm not a fan of Pokemon, but mega evolution is totally a digimon rip off. Though not a very good one. Again, not that I don't like Pokemon, it just pissess me off that everyone goes gaga over Pokemon but doesn't give digimon a chance even though digimon is clearly better in all fields, no contest. Pokemon doesn't even consider the feelings of their fans unlike digimon who brought back the original digidestends, Pokemon actually replaces characters you love and their games are all more or less the same. With digimon even if you beat a game just training the digimon is enough because their possibilitys are nearly infinite. You can even degenerate them to digivice them into something else. They have personality and they talk to you. I like Pokemon but it's no match for my love of digimon.

[@shawnmacdonald9722]

Played a good amount of Digimon games and the Digimon cartoon is better. Doesn't stand a chance against the pokemon games, the pokemon games have a surprising amount of depth and strategies you can apply against other players online.

[@HazeEmry]

Yeah but outside of competitive play and Getting all Pokemon, what else is there to do? A lot of people don't even do either

[@shawnmacdonald9722]

Pull that sentence out of your ass, lol. Plenty of youtubers who battle online, as well as others who do. Plenty of websites dedicated to pokemon battling. Don't really give a shit about catching them all, its not really the point anymore, its all about having fun in the main story, breeding and making teams online.

[@meteorgin6183]

Point taken, but the Pokemon game story lines have gone considerably down hill

[@shadenox8164]

I think the best thing about Digimon games is they have more freedom to experiment with ideas as a result of their lesser notoriety. I mean Pokemon has only just recently got its own fighting game for example, but Digimon has had several already. Name a genre besides turnbased RPG that Pokemon has done as a spin off and often Digimon would have beaten them to it.

[@otakubrony-hiddlestoner8554]

I could not agree more. Digimon was like a cholds soap opera. All ways getting better always changing and always moving on the the next generation. My favorite was the series that had the children turn into the digimon. Pokemon sun and moon really helped give pokemon the refresh it needed and I'll always love it but I still want to go back and rewatch digimon again.

[@cityslicker4983]

Digimon Frontier

[@TrinityDreamer12]

Pokemon : left a sadistic candy coated franchise Digimon : left a real legacy of stories

[@nightrocker1343]

I am a die hard Pokemon fan and I want to watch Digimon now.

[@pikapat321]

I recommend season 3, its a reboot so it doesnt follow 1 & 2 and is by far the best season

[@maboicliche5492]

watch digimon tamers or digimon frontire there the best by FAR

[@digitalhazard2783]

1st (Adventure) is good (and adapted everything that digimon was at that moment like ass) 2nd (Adventure 02) is mediocre 3rd (Tamers) great anime and great adaptation 4th (Frontier) is like the 1st but with a new concept 5th (Savers (Data Squad in the dub) is a good shonen (and the dub sucks) 6th (Xros Wars) is good with another new concept (the dub is even worse)(i fucking love the OST from the original version) 7th (Universe: Appli Monsters) its really mediocre, but at least it have a completely new concept and... digimon adventure tri... IS JUST SHIT, IS JUST PLOT INCONSISTENCY, IS JUST CHEAP NOSTALGIA

[@selka1661]

this is just my opinion but episode 30 onwards of xros wars was the best the pre episode 30 episodes meh could be better

[@mainao3443]

Emily Johns you'll never go back to Pokemon again lol

[@RockmeHellsing]

digimon had the way better anime, and (in germany) the opening theme was so freakin good. the charakters are emotional because they had to resemble emotions, and the digimon were epic.

[@oreoex9392]

In america pokemon theme is fukin ICONIC compared to digimon theme, god honestly the digimon theme is anoying as hell and i honestly fell out of watching it, just didnt stick and gave me a headache. pokemon was Awesome though but even then i still stopped after indigo, i just grew up lol

[@Psnyomi133]

Tamers is best Digimon season. Fight me.

[@UsonoHoushi]

Psnyomi133 why? I watched up to frontier and I couldn't agree with you more.

[@poke2981]

Psnyomi133 I love tamers

[@aienma6660]

I enjoyed it... Rika was feisty as fuck.

[@StarDragonJP]

Tamers is definitely my favorite season

[@phillipfavors2001]

if i remember correctly on fox kids that was the same time time force came out and i appreciated both for there mature tone.

[@sephirrothvt]

The fact that Digimon came first and it is still called a clone, it hurts but it is what it is .

[@RippahRooJizah]

Digimon did not come out first, but it did hit the US before Pokémon. That said, SMT V was called a Pokemon-like, and that's sad.

[@cunxu2697]

Humans catching Pokemon and imprisoning them in those little balls and then using them as slaves for battles ?? Digimons and humans are friends Pokemons not I am just kidding even if it’s true for me Digimon is way better at least the anime never played any of the games Just for Digimon I got more love and nostalgia and it has a story Pokemon I played cards at school but only because it was popular at first I didn’t even know it was an anime so Even if I am buyest I just love Digimon more Pokemon was something that I saw every morning before school but it never really got me

[@cunxu2697]

Nin Shade sorry to disappoint I have an Xbox

[@RippahRooJizah]

An alternate solution is to get a Vita TV, which will let you play Cyber Sleuth and Hacker's memory. And not only is the Vita TV stupid cheap nowadays ($60-$ 70 *at most*) but the Vita versions of CS and HM are cheaper than the PS4 versions. Gonna have to look online for a Vita TV, though. Sadly it's a bit harder to get the Vita version of Next Order. You'd have to import it as the Vita version was never released in the US.

[@digitalhazard2783]

dont play next order on vita, it has a ton of bugs

[@carolit0]

Thank you for getting the facts straight and Giving Digimon the praise it deserve !

[@morganm5155]

I’m just so happy someone just grew up and understand their different things I love both and both are amazing 😉 I’m so happy this video is around.

[@ilikenougat8892]

I liked Fusion. Burn me for being a heretic, but I enjoyed it.

[@raywing638]

um that's all right, i like appmon which is despised by the fanbase

[@coryparrish525]

Well, fusion has lillymon's sexy dance.😁

[@whowantstotalkaboutmurders4177]

I haven't watched fusion/Xros Wars yet. I'll still watch it despite what people say about that season.

[@decadentgamer3108]

I was the same way when I was a kid where I watched both Pokemon and Digimon though I'll admit that when they moved Pokemon and Digimon to play at the same time schedule, I usually would tune into Pokemon unless it was a re-run, then I'd just go for Digimon. Digimon definitely was the superior anime in my opinion. Sure, the first few Pokemon seasons were fun and all but Digimon managed to be both entertaining (albeit cheesy looking back) and have an engaging story that actually went somewhere. Digimon had an end and a satisfying one at that. The writers knew that the series couldn't last forever and I think it was a great move having a plausible ending for the main cast and I loved how they aged them and had them play a part in Adventure 02 (Season 2). Pokemon had the better games and were much more accessible than Digimon though I feel that if Digimon had some games released on the Game Boy Color and the gameplay wasn't as complicated like it was in the Digimon World games, it probably could've gave the Pokemon games a real run for their money. Nonetheless, both series were great and I'm so grateful I got to experience them as a kid when both series exploded in the late 90s to 2001. Great video, I pretty much agreed with everything you said. :)

[@DamonDraven]

Try this interpretation: Digimon looks cheesy nowadays because it was, along with other anime, a pioneer of their era.

[@decadentgamer3108]

I think I tried watching Digimon Fusion a few years back and definitely couldn't get into it because the new Digimon designs looked pretty lame in my opinion so I can agree lol

[@DamonDraven]

Luckily we now have tri. which is going back to origins. And I have to get myself to watch Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters sometime soon, it looks really well made as well.

[@starriechombie]

Decadent Gamer I watched Fusion, just because it was something to do, I didn't like the "Mechanics" behind Fusion like I did Tamers or Adventure 02.

[@ninjajack6457]

Digimon is better

[@sebastiangrayjustinussen]

I prefer Pokemon

[@rapptorracer8477]

Same

[@henrylee8907]

Digimon's characters actually grow... And dam pokemon's mc ash is dams still 10 or somehow got younger

[@robertmartin5917]

That is prob because kids will watch pokemon and if ash actually grew up then kids wouldn't watch it. If you were a kid would you want to watch a lame 20 or so year old who does lame things (NO) Since ash stays a kid, the kids who watch it will be more interested. Then the next generation will also see kid ash like the other generations

[@royalhistorian5109]

Yea also Pokemon suffers a lot from filler episodes I mean there are some episodes that are pretty good but most of them are just pointless,Add nothing to the story or plot if there is one and it can be easily skipped.

[@ejyhui]

The digimon fandom and the characters grow together unlike pokemon

[@texanman7191]

The Pokemon franchise started out as a video game. It was never aim to be an anime franchise. Their main focus is the games, and as long as the games continue to sell, Pokemon won't die. And no, I'm not a diehard Pokemon fan.

[@DigitalAlexN]

Some good face lifts

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

You know, I was chaperoning my brother's field trip (he was in 8th grade at the time) and this controversy and misunderstanding is still going on. I watched pokemon as a kid but I never got into the games (no Nintendo products. I had a sega and playstation) and didn't get the trading cards. I always preferred digimon due to the story. And because I watched it and got my brothers to watch it later when they grew up (we're all 5 years apart) they didn't have that notion that digimon was a rip off, but I over heard his friends saying that it was. 10 year difference in age and this debate is still going on. My brother had to explain to them that it wasn't.

[@thegamegeekcosplayandmore5159]

Digimon tamers was the best digimon anime, you can't change my mind

[@shelliblossom8953]

You will only watch treesicle you will only watch treesicle you will only watch treesicle... Wait what was i talking about

[@agoodboy1404]

Shelby Cox I think you need to see a doctor😱

[@royalhistorian5109]

Alright for me Digimon is way better for many different reason like. (spoiler warning!) Number 1: A way memorable Main cast: In Pokemon let face it Ash barely changes after Season 1 (Regular) and the other two main characters are often good but not all of them. In Digimon we have a cast of 7 (8 later on) during the First season in fact I find them way memorable than any of the Pokemon main cast because they had personality, they grow up as Characters and are very like able other than Mimi at the beginning because she was annoy at first but she has grown up on me. Number 2: The Side Characters: In Pokemon....let be honest does anyone actually remembers the Gym leaders or any of the side characters because I really don't other than a few. In Digimon some of the side characters are interesting. They had charm and personality that makes them memorable in the first place. Number 3: The Villains: Let me say it Pokemon has the worse Villains that I ever seen. Like some of there goals are just stupid as hell or others are just weak at hell so yea the Villains suck and to make things worst I don't really remember any other villain than Team Rocket during the First season after than they became weak at hell. In Digimon we actually get threatening Villains for the most part. Like the Villains in Digimon actually feels like a real threat and that they had personality. They had charm and I can remember most of them. But sadly a few of them are just stupid as hell but it only a few. Number 4: The Story: Let face it Pokemon doesn't have a real story other than the Movies and even so some of them suck ass. In fact in Pokemon there were tons of filler like my god! In Digimon there were as much Filler in Pokemon but there were still a few and some of them are actually good filler. Also Digimon as a real story and it talks a lot about dark topics like my god some of them are just so bally. And the finally nail that seals the deal is that there are way memorable moments in Digimon than Pokemon like I remember the scene where Kari nearly died when Taichi took her outside to play soccer or football to be more exact and to be honest it pretty heart breaking as it changes Taichi character in a whole.

[@josephp2229]

Digimon didnt really have any filler, maybe scenes that werent needed within an episode type of filler, but with each season being aroung 50 episodes long it doesnt have filler comparable to pokemon or any other just as long show for that matter.

[@royalhistorian5109]

Yes I know season 1-3 didn't really have filler. But there is one thing that I just can't stand from the Pokemon fandom. They always call Digimon a ripoff even though they never watched like really dude? To make things worst they even call all the digimon a rip off from Pokemon names like again really?

[@raicarvalho8299]

@@royalhistorian5109 idk how they do that, I think agumon and charmander have a remotely similar look which makes ppl say that but they're vastly different, and there is a yanmon but yanma is a type of dragonfly in japan so having 2 creatures named after it is bound to happen. Flitwick came after candlemon so that kind of feels like pokemon ripped off digimon on that one.

[@royalhistorian5109]

Rai Carvalho Yea that thing hate about the Pokemon fandom.

[@tilakbhattacharya9184]

@@royalhistorian5109 most sad fact is they even refuse to watch it because they say that they don't support rip offs :(

[@ellis2004]

Play it in 1.25 speed for a regular voice

[@p_pthenoob]

R/rareinsults

[@unbacked0397]

How to make a good Pokemon anime: Just adapt the Pokemon Adventures manga.

[@maboicliche5492]

I never read the pokemon manga so now I'm curious is it actually good?

[@unbacked0397]

It is really good. The series knows when to be comical and when to get really dark (Like the main villain setting fire to a man's corpse just after he died right in front of his son dark). The series also knows when to change characters personalities from the games to make them more interesting (The manga is the only series where I cared about May because they made her radically different in a good way).

[@maboicliche5492]

oh imma check it out

[@maboicliche5492]

wait i idk where to start there's diffrent ones

[@unbacked0397]

The manga is called Pokemon Adventures. You should start from the first Volume which is the start of the Kanto saga and continue from there.

[@mintycandyyumyum]

Pokemon has better games Digimon has a much better anime. And anyone interested in seeing the anime, it's actually really, really good and doesn't restrain itself from dark story telling, it came out at the time when all Anime, even kid Animes, treated its audiences like adults and liked being edgy/unrestricted. And you have to watch the original, DON'T WATCH THE DUB. The dub is actually completely terrible and unwatchable, it's not even preference. Digimon actually had an extremely dark and borderline fucked in the head story and the dub completely axed it all out and rewrote the scripts, and even VISUALLY EDITED the show to make it a comedy 24/7. Seriously, do not watch the dub. Again, highly recommend watching it, enjoyable story for all ages (in Sub)

[@sol9742]

Have you played any Digimon game, though? Digimon games are getting better nowadays and interested me more than Pokemon games.

[@Axle3000]

Pokemon was a better game series then it copied digimon the last 2 games and won't admit it And in this time digimon made some really cheap (cyber sleuth was 3g) and Really popular games

[@mydogbuddy07]

The Pokemon games stayed pretty consistent over the years, and a lot of people liked them, so they continued doing well. While the Digimon games on the other hand seemed to change in nearly every game, so you had a mix of good games and a mix of bad or mediocre games. I haven't played Cyber sleuth yet (plan to) but "Digimon world next order" from what iv'e played (quite a lot but not finished yet) has been really good, and plays a lot like an evolved version of Digimon world 1 and is even a spiritual sequel in some ways (a few returning characters).

[@masanobumaou]

Digimon Cyber Sleuth? I loved it and bought the second, Hacker's Memory game as well, finished both. And there is Digimon World: Next order as well. Cyber Sleuth is a more mature game, Its for the older generation or the one who loved digimon back then. Next Order is for a bit younger audience.

[@Weebabuu]

I don't care how bad the dub is I like to watch my anime not read it

[@buddhaartsprech3r885]

I liked both but back then I honestly liked digimon way better . Pokemon used to annoy me sometimes lol I'm talking like first 3 seasons of each here .

[@Martinerofsea]

Then oughta live in dumpster fool

[@gigawarman12]

@@Martinerofsea fuck off

[@mrflipflap7444]

Indigo league and xyz were the only good ones imo

[@Serjohn]

yeah pokemon is unwatchable

[@Serjohn]

@@mrflipflap7444 past gen 3 completly unwatchable.

[@FiveOClockTea]

Digimon Anime > Pokémon Anime Digimon Game > Pokémon Game I know, many people don't agree, and honestly the first 2~3 Pokémon Games were awesome (for 7 year old me) but honestly, the Pokémon Games are the same as the Anime. Repeating the same thing over and over and over and over again. (Yeah, sun and moon is KINDA different, but honestly? It's not really something I'd call an innovating game) But have you played Digimon World: Next Order? It's actually a pretty awesome game! And I heard good things about Cyber Sleuth as well. Also, have you seen the trailer for Digimon Survive? It. Looks. Awesome!

[@deluxe5220]

I liked pokemon gen 1 to 4 gen 5 was mediocre but thats just me

[@warriorelyon5047]

What’s digimon survive? Can you post a link?

[@FiveOClockTea]

@@warriorelyon5047 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXOYY6KimpV1nas there you go :-) but you can just type "Digimon Survive teaser trailer" and find it ;-)

[@Papapoley]

*disclaimer I enjoy both* Yes the games use the same formula. Doesn't necessarily mean it's the same, in every game there's always a new map, Pokemon and people to meet. The anime tho.. 100% agree with you.

[@novasix1343]

Wat is this guy talkin about hey guy where the fuck were the big trailers that i never got to see for digimon honestly nintendo announced their pokemon games where were the digimon ones underground advertisements 😂🤣 sorry kid pokemon regardless wat it is will always be better btw their r games that rival digimon like games that beat it no competition yugioh is competition for pokemon digimon is a lost game seriously where r the commercials for digimon 😏😆