DigimonandPokémonhave been compared for decade . While it is pretty fair to say thatPokémonwon that picky competition for fans ’ attending by remaining fabulously prevalent to this Clarence Day whileDigimonhas all but go down into obscureness , Digimon are really better companion than Pokémon – and Pikachu himself raise why .

In the first sequence of the classic ‘ 90sPokémonanime , Ash is throw a Pikachu as his starter Pokémondespite the fact that Pikachu tend to be a piffling harder to coach than other starter Pokémon ( and this one especially was ) . When Ash took off on his seeking to be the very best Pokémon trainer in the world , Pikachu scantily raised a finger to help him . Pikachu refused to battle wild Pokémon with Ashto turn his personal Pokédex , he refused to get into his Pokéball while they locomote , and he generally just did n’t seem to like Ash very much at all when they first get out . While Pikachu and Ash would become close over prison term , those first few day of mistrust and boundary line disdain nearly got the two of them kill after they mess with the faulty sort of wild Pokémon – something that was never a job in Digimon .

Digimon Immediately Connect with their Person as Opposed to Some Pokémon

InDigimon Adventureepisode 1 ( written by Satoru Nishizono , directed by Hiroyuki Kakudo ) , Tai and the gang are transported to the Digital World , and they are immediately met by their own personal Digimon . Each Digimon knows the name of their human being , and is immediately excited to help them on their pursuance to find their menage . Not only that , but these Digimon regularly put their own life sentence in peril to help their person . In fact , they gain from doing so , as that extra emotional thrust is the very thing the Digimon need ( at least , initially ) to Digivolve into a more powerful version of themselves – even if it ’s just for a short geological period of clip .

Essentially , Digimon are the exact opposite of how Pikachu was in the first episode ofPokémon . Pikachu was cold , distant , and pretty much hate Ash . As a result , Pikachu found himself in the hospital in the 2d episode of the series , and Ash intimately get himself wipe out by an angry horde of Spearows . Digimon were not only passing happy to be with their person correct from the beginning , but they also did n’t waste any clock time in helping them , either . Pikachu could n’t wish less about Ash ’s desire to get wild Pokémon , and he did n’t do a affair to help him , which is a far yell from what the Digimon were inclined to do for their companions .

All - in - all it ’s no competition , a Digimon is immediately happy to aid their somebody while a Pokémon can just as easily choose to hate their trainer as they can choose to help them – which , for a trainer like Ash who was just starting out , is n’t great . Because of this , it is dependable to say that ( at least , at first)Digimonare better thanPokémon , and Pikachu proves why .

Digimon Adventures and Digimon Beatbreak

Naruto in a battle pose, throwing a kunai while he holds three more. Behind him, Kaguya and Madara can be seen.

The Apothecary Diaries imagery and Universal Studios OSaka

Digimon and Pokémon.

Pikachu and Augumon.