>>36707453>>36707459Pretty much this
Pokemon has objectively better monster designs that stand on their own, but Digimon has better anthropomorphised designs that let characters interact with them on a much more personal level.
Digimon has lots of top-tier designs, but most of them are forgettable and made irrelevant by both the games AND the anime, while Pokemon makes sure all its designs fit together coherently in its world and most Pokemon wind up memorable even though they constantly push nothing but Pikachu and Lucario.
Pokemon are forced to be dumb, cutesy animals 99% of the time doing nothing but yell their name and make funny faces, but Digimon can talk and posses more real emotions so they can be way edgier with the subject matter they present.
That's why the Pokemon games are good but the anime is garbage, and the Digimon anime is good while the games are garbage.
