>>36250380A few things. Not all are universally applicable.
>The DigieyeNot ALL digimon have it, but there's around 5 eyes that are fucking everywhere in Digimon
>"Elemental" animalMost digimon don't follow this. a Dinosaur doesn't have to be on fire to be a fire-type and spit fire. There are some exceptions, and some digimon are way more elemental then pokemon.
>External "Equipment"Pokemon don't usually have weapons. Most pokemon are entirely self-contained organisms with nothing to their name, including the shirts they aren't wearing on their backs
>Possible "Animals"Sometimes what exactly qualifies as an animal may vary, but simple things like not being dead, not being a robot, and so on are big tips in favor of Pokemon. Note that this can be especially cloudy with low-evolution states
>Dumb, clearly "middle" formsEasily one of the more distinctive halmarks of a pokemon design are those of middle forms. The vast majority of "middle" form pokemon are not good designs on their own, and only exist to bridge first and final forms. Many have half-functional features, or either look like "small" bigger creatures, or "large" small ones. Good middle forms do exist, but they are rare.
Most Digimon, on the other hand, basically "skip" the pokemon's middle form and just jump from first form to final evolution, then proceed to be cybernetically overhauled, turn into cosplayers, or turn into legendary pokemon.
Applying the above, the most "Digimon-like" Pokemon, are Blastoise, the Cubone line, especially Marrowak, Farfetch'd, The entirety of both Nidoran lines, with Nidoran resembling in-training, Nidorina/O resembling a Rookie, and Nidoqueen/King resembling a Champ, Skarmory, Scizor (I could see Scizor actually digivolving from Stingmon), the Timburr Line, Genesect, Dhelmise, Metagross (A very good candidate, ESPECIALLY given how it *evolves* by assimilating more Beldum), Passimian, Magearna, Mega-Slowbro, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Komm-O
Gens 1, 5, and 7, mostly.
