Why the belief Digimon copied pokemon?

[Something Amyss]

There can only be one type of anything. Whatever is known first means that anything else is a copy. Even if it came out at the same time (or earlier).

that logic is so flawed that it caused a earthquake.

So final fantasy was one of the first RPGs, does that mean Mass Effect copied it?

That logic was patently facetious. But yes, Mass Effect is a Halo (Because nothing before Halo matters) / Final Fantasy clone, with a touch of Star Wars (Since only Star Wars clones have telekinetic abilities).

 

[Sun Flash]

If you had to explain the show to the uninitiated, you could easily say "some kids with outrageous hair and hats go around pitting their pet monster things against one another with the help of their nifty little gadgets to see who will come out tops." for either one.

Since Pokémon came first, Digimon gets called a copy cat. It doesn't help they share the same suffix. That's not to say one is automatically excellent and the other is trash, that's just opinion. (Although I'd like to think Pokémon was/is better seeing as it's the 2nd best selling video game franchise behind Mario)

Also, you could say the same for Yu Gi Oh, if you replace monster with playing cards and gadget with millenium puzzle.

 

[Brad Shepard]

There can only be one type of anything. Whatever is known first means that anything else is a copy. Even if it came out at the same time (or earlier).

that logic is so flawed that it caused a earthquake.

So final fantasy was one of the first RPGs, does that mean Mass Effect copied it?

That logic was patently facetious. But yes, Mass Effect is a Halo (Because nothing before Halo matters) / Final Fantasy clone, with a touch of Star Wars (Since only Star Wars clones have telekinetic abilities).

nothing before halo matters, right, that doesent make a bit of sense, and theres no way you can make that make any sense.

 

[Madara XIII]

People say kids
People saw monsters
People saw said monster evolving
People did not however see that said kids did not catch the digimon but rather were bound to the digimon nor was evolution a strength based thing but rather a situational based thing.

In short, people saw massive similarities that without context its understandable they have no idea that they are quite different shows. Just ignore them.

Indeed. In my honest Opinion the Story for Digimon was a Hell of alot better than Pokemon

(I mean Digimon 1 2 and 3) but you get the idea.
The fact that there was a story and not some Tom and Jerry story telling with Ash and Team Rocket.

 

[Atmos Duality]

I see Digimon as part of the same sub-genre.

Same target audience, similar premise (not same, similar. There is a difference!), similar style...you honestly cannot claim that one wasn't directly competing with the other at the time.

Hell, I even saw the pilot episode for Digimon way back when it first aired and even *I* first thought "Pokemon ripoff?". Admittedly, I didn't get to watch it after that though (I moved, and that station was no longer available to me).

 

[Something Amyss]

nothing before halo matters, right, that doesent make a bit of sense, and theres no way you can make that make any sense.

If you have a dictionary, I suggest you look up "facetious." In fact, Let Me Google That For You [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=facetious].

 

[bdcjacko]

Wait...digimon isn't pokemon?

 

[Sazzlysarah]

When I was a kid, I can remember watching both of them at one point. I watched pokemon more just because it was on just before and after school. So if I was ready to go on time I could watch it before I went to school, and then watch the next episode straight after I got home. Digimon was on later, when I was having dinner I think (I can't remember all that well, it was ten plus years ago). So I watched it more at first because it was convenient, then because I could follow the story, as I missed so many Digimon episodes I forgot all about it!

 

[Brad Shepard]

nothing before halo matters, right, that doesent make a bit of sense, and theres no way you can make that make any sense.

If you have a dictionary, I suggest you look up "facetious." In fact, Let Me Google That For You [http://lmgtfy.com/?q=facetious].

ill have to admit, that was preety cool.

 

[Clockwork Religion]

I have personally played most games for both franchises, as well as watched the animes, and I even had a little digimon keychain. And although my personal preference tends to be Digimon, I will attempt to be unbiased, and most likely fail.

Pokemon -

While the franchise is bigger, it lacks a real storyline. You start with one Pokemon, you catch more, you fight at gyms, get a badge, and then throughout, you have antagonists you have to battle and beat.

However, although it's been the same ever since it came out, the introduction of new Pokemon has made it more interesting. It adds a suspense sort of effect, making you question how it will turn out. Despite the repetitiveness, it has a very large fanbase, and is extremely popular among people of many ages -- My mother even has a tattoo of Umbreon and Charizard on her back! And I'll admit, I play and watch Pokemon games more often, and I own a Pokemon blanket and Umbreon plushie, and well as the newest Pokedex book.

However, Digimon -

The fanbase is much smaller, and I'm sure there are much less Digimon than Pokemon (I am not sure!). Digimon has a much deeper storyline, more mature. Characters die, there is a looming darkness actually threatening to destroy the Digi-world, and there is the wonderful thing called character development! Now, you can argue that there was character development in Pokemon, but a very minimal amount. In the end, the plot of Digimon's anime was much better, in many ways.

So what about the games?

Dear god, some Digimon games were absolutely horrible, and the same goes for Pokemon. This is my personal opinion, but Pokemon Channel was a very cutesy game, but in the end, it got dull extremely quickly, and eventually became repetitive. Several Digimon games were repetitive as well. I will admit, I do have bias here. Although the Pokemon games do offer a lot of freedom and sidequest sort of things, I find that Digimon games seem more interactive, funner. You can choose to Digivolve them into a couple different kinds, and make several combnations. (The same may be said for Pokemon, although by my count, I believe there are five-to-ten Pokemon in all that actually have variety in evolution.)

I believe, in the end, Digimon is called a rip-off because of release date, small similarities, and fanbase.

~Clockwork

 

[aba1]

Because it's about a bunch of kids going around catching cute little Japanese monsters and making them fight each other?

Dunno, just a thought.

They don't actually catch them in Digimon though, do they? I always thought they had one from the start and that was forever.

OT: I think it's because it's a japanese anime about kids with fighting monster pets that end in "-mon". And they arrive in the States at about the same time.

They weren't even pets either they were more partners just thought I would toss that out there

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

...how does one "accidentally" necro a 3 year old thread?

This is like the third one I've seen in the past two days. Hell, I posted in this thread.

In 2010.