DEBATE: Pokemon vs. Digimon

[Galnius]

Who do you think would win on neutral territory? This thread is assuming both can function in the neutral ground as they could before hand. My personal feel is Digimon because lets face it, one digivolve is ten evolutions.

[Galnius]

To make it less extensive, the original 3 seasons of each show are where you are basing your debate off of.

[Shoutmon]

Digimon would Definitely WIN

[New Naephak]

Pokemang is winner.

[Republic of Vitalia]

Pokémon, evidently; Digimon aren't realistic. I remember when I was a child and my mother made a mistake by buying Digimon bed sheets…

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Oh god please no.

We already have one dumb big war of two big yuuge things being squared off against each other.

Don't reignite this big dumb war.

Who do you think would win on neutral territory? This thread is assuming both can function in the neutral ground as they could before hand. My personal feel is Digimon because lets face it, one digivolve is ten evolutions.

Do you even Mega evolution

[Republic of Vitalia]

A war? Where?

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

A war? Where?

That train wreck of a thing called "The Us 2016 Election"

Also, in the 90's this was a hot war being debated by everyone on the internet.

We all agreed to never be creative debate what was better Pokemon vs. Digimon again.

[Altito Asmoro]

Digimon, to me.

Also, what is happening now? We have like 5 threads about Pokemon.

[Galnius]

Digimon, to me.

Also, what is happening now? We have like 5 threads about Pokemon.

Grave digger...

[Forsher]

Pokémon, evidently; Digimon aren't realistic. I remember when I was a child and my mother made a mistake by buying Digimon bed sheets…

Because Pokemon are realistic?

There is nothing about either of them that's realistic. Mass and energy from nowhere. Oh, wait, Digimon don't live inside pokeballs, Digimon tend to be unable to function without food and possibly draw power from a digital world. If there's a realism battle, Digimon very easily win.

But, really, Pokemon are incredibly stupid (most can't even talk), generally less powerful and capable of being bundled up into Pokeballs that a great many Digimon would be able to (a) obtain and (b) wield.

This is about as one-sided as Batman versus Ironman.

[USS Monitor]

We all agreed to never be creative debate what was better Pokemon vs. Digimon again.

Which are more powerful is not the same debate as which is better. Pokemon is an infinitely better franchise, but digimon would probably win if the two universes got merged and went to war.

[Forsher]

We all agreed to never be creative debate what was better Pokemon vs. Digimon again.

Which are more powerful is not the same debate as which is better. Pokemon is an infinitely better franchise, but digimon would probably win if the two universes got merged and went to war.

Television-wise Pokemon has 0 plot (move there, fight that, move there, fight that is not a plot, we're blasting off again!). It barely has characters. Digimon wins both very clearly.*

I haven't played any of the games (virtual or physical**), but I am inclined to believe people when they prefer the Pokemon ones. It is also, clearly, more successful as a franchise.

*Even if you have to decide that Devimon is aware of the potential of Digivices and this is why he scatters the Digi-destined rather than killing them when he's got them plucked and ready for the pot. If I didn't remember some surprise when Tai got away, I'd believe this because for the "starter" villain he certainly knows what is going on.

*Pokemon Crater aside... which I guess kinda counts.

[USS Monitor]

Which are more powerful is not the same debate as which is better. Pokemon is an infinitely better franchise, but digimon would probably win if the two universes got merged and went to war.

Television-wise Pokemon has 0 plot (move there, fight that, move there, fight that is not a plot, we're blasting off again!). It barely has characters. Digimon wins both very clearly.*

I haven't played any of the games (virtual or physical**), but I am inclined to believe people when they prefer the Pokemon ones. It is also, clearly, more successful as a franchise.

*Even if you have to decide that Devimon is aware of the potential of Digivices and this is why he scatters the Digi-destined rather than killing them when he's got them plucked and ready for the pot. If I didn't remember some surprise when Tai got away, I'd believe this because for the "starter" villain he certainly knows what is going on.

*Pokemon Crater aside... which I guess kinda counts.

I played the original Pokemon game before I saw either show, and I never thought either TV show was especially brilliant. If I had to choose, I'd rather watch Pokemon because it had cute animation and more humor, and I could never get past the copy-cat nature of Digimon. I never cared that much about the overarching plot.

[Altito Asmoro]

Digimon, to me.

Also, what is happening now? We have like 5 threads about Pokemon.

Grave digger...

I'm not the first.

[Republic of Vitalia]

Pokémon, evidently; Digimon aren't realistic. I remember when I was a child and my mother made a mistake by buying Digimon bed sheets…

Because Pokemon are realistic?

There is nothing about either of them that's realistic. Mass and energy from nowhere. Oh, wait, Digimon don't live inside pokeballs, Digimon tend to be unable to function without food and possibly draw power from a digital world. If there's a realism battle, Digimon very easily win.

But, really, Pokemon are incredibly stupid (most can't even talk), generally less powerful and capable of being bundled up into Pokeballs that a great many Digimon would be able to (a) obtain and (b) wield.

This is about as one-sided as Batman versus Ironman.

There is science behind Pokémon:

http://twentytwowords.com/see-the-real- ... characters

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Which are more powerful is not the same debate as which is better. Pokemon is an infinitely better franchise, but digimon would probably win if the two universes got merged and went to war.

Television-wise Pokemon has 0 plot (move there, fight that, move there, fight that is not a plot, we're blasting off again!). It barely has characters. Digimon wins both very clearly.*

I haven't played any of the games (virtual or physical**), but I am inclined to believe people when they prefer the Pokemon ones. It is also, clearly, more successful as a franchise.

*Even if you have to decide that Devimon is aware of the potential of Digivices and this is why he scatters the Digi-destined rather than killing them when he's got them plucked and ready for the pot. If I didn't remember some surprise when Tai got away, I'd believe this because for the "starter" villain he certainly knows what is going on.

*Pokemon Crater aside... which I guess kinda counts.

Dude, the games have loads of plot.

Also,Mystery of Mew just called and gave loads o' plot.

[New haven america]

Videogames: Pokemon, hands down.

Anime: Digimon is better by far.

[Canton Empire]

Digimon would win in a fight. MetalGreymon could beat mega evolved Charzard any day. TV plot wise, digimon wins. Digimon wins at everything.

[New haven america]

Digimon would win in a fight. MetalGreymon could beat mega evolved Charzard any day. TV plot wise, digimon wins. Digimon wins at everything.

Not really, Digimon videogames suck.

[Petrokovia]

As far was which franchise is better, I think Pokemon takes the cake. While the anime doesn't have much in the way of plot, the games from third gen onwards have been getting more and more plot oriented, which is nice.

As far as who would win in a fight, it depends. It is true that Digimon have a very huge edge over Pokemon in brute strength, and have some edge in speed, Pokemon seem to have more than enough hax to balance it. Many of Pokemon's hax also make use of durability negation, meaning the playing field is far more level than it looks from a cursory glance.

[Canton Empire]

Digimon would win in a fight. MetalGreymon could beat mega evolved Charzard any day. TV plot wise, digimon wins. Digimon wins at everything.

Not really, Digimon videogames suck.

Digimon World Dawn was really good

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Digimon would win in a fight. MetalGreymon could beat mega evolved Charzard any day. TV plot wise, digimon wins. Digimon wins at everything.

But then Sylveon would kick MetalGreymon's ass.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Not really, Digimon videogames suck.

Digimon World Dawn was really good

Vs the entire Pokemon vida game series?

Lol no.

[Forsher]

There is science behind Pokémon:

http://twentytwowords.com/see-the-real- ... characters

Your science is a list of (presumably) inspirational character models? Wasn't the complaint that both somehow have "mass and energy from no-where"? I then gave reasons why Digimon is less egregious in this regard, i.e. is more realistic.

Dude, the games have loads of plot.

Dude, it literally says "Television-wise Pokemon has 0 plot". Why do I care about the video games?

Not that I didn't then decide the video-games seem to be successfully received. But, whatever.

Digimon would win in a fight. MetalGreymon could beat mega evolved Charzard any day. TV plot wise, digimon wins. Digimon wins at everything.

But then Sylveon would kick MetalGreymon's ass.

MetalGreymon is not a particularly powerful ultimate. Compare and contrast MagnaAngemon. Agumon's mega (i.e. WarGreymon) is also not an especially powerful mega (e.g. Digimon sovereigns, and, I guess, Piedmon).