I wouldn't say WAY better, considering that every pokemon game is essentially the same game, only changing the map, adding some pokemon, adding some moves, and changing the look of the character and randomizing the type of every gym. However, there is some fun to be had with pokemon games. I also liked Mystery Dungeon. Surprisingly well done and off the regular beaten pokemon path.
However, it seems that the show takes from the game in every way except being good. It basically repeats the same stuff every season, and almost every episode while Digimon keeps it fresh and interesting. I will say that the Digimon series are rushed, and the battles are over with very quickly. I also get annoyed having to watch the same digivolution sequence over and over again. Here's the difference, and it will give you a good sense for which has the better show. Pokemon was stretched out WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long, and Digimon rushed things. Honestly, I'd like both much better if they switched things up so that they took time with the Digimon stuff and let us settle into each story more, and I'd like pokemon better if there was less of it.
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