Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Pocket Monsters, Indigo League, Adventures on the Orange Islands, The Johto Journeys, Johto League Champions, Master Quest Japanese: ポケットモンスター
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Type: TV
Episodes: 276
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 1, 1997 to Nov 14, 2002
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
G - All Ages
L represents licensing company
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Ranked: #19372
Popularity: #100
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The main characters both have small monsters as partners, who can evolve into bigger, more powerful monsters. In both series, these monsters are used to battle each other and serve as bodyguards for their "owners." Pokemon was always the most popular of the 2 series, but Digimon is definitely not to be underestimated and by many even rated better than Pokemon.
A good deal of people recomend these two together because they are simular. That is where it ends, they are simular, but one should expect some majorly different senarios between the two. But the simularities... training monsters, traveling, growing up... are the things that might mean if one likes one, they might like the other.
You'll probably also like Digimon if you like Pokemon and the other way around, 'cause it's about monsters and people. Digimon has a better storyline though.
They both use monsters to fight other monsters and humans take care of them. Both are kids' shows filled with drama, action and more. Those monsters become stronger, and, as they become stronger, they can turn into more powerful beasts. There's a lot of monsters in the world, but the main characters only choose a few monsters to capture.
Both have monsters that battle
though digimon has a superior story to pokemon in every way possible
They are similar because they both have monsters, and they are controlled by their tamers, both live in a world where it has countless monsters.
They are both about kids who get "monsters". And they fight against other "monsters". And the "monsters" have different levels, so they get bigger as they get better. They are mostly for kids. But both are very nice anime.
Both are about kids who battle their pet monsters against each other.
Digimon and Pokémon.. two really famous anime series all over the world. It's quite obvious really. They both contain kids with monsters, who are battling the whole day long. I'd prefer Digimon though. The storyline is better and Pokémon can get a little bit boring sometimes.
They both have the same concept, such as both have their own "monsters" world. These monsters in both series is used to battle and can evolve. The only thing that is really different is digimon can talks :). Digimon is also more of serious great action while Pokemon is relaxing with nice comedy. It really the matter of taste to like one of them.
Both have fights with different creatures. Both are similarly animated with similar character designs. There is a strong sense of friendship between the monster and their owner.
Both anime have monsters battling one another and evolving to get stronger. Plus, both have an emphasis on friendship. Each monster has an owner that they have a relationship with.
Pokemon Advanced and Digimon are both about the symbiotic bond between humans and their intelligent "monsters" and the trials and tribulations that they go through. Neither of these series is extremely plot-oriented, but prefer to show the characters' daily lives through repetitious battles. Both strongly point out the importance of friendship and team-work, but sometimes border on being too moralistic. It's almost a given that you'll love one series, if you were a fan of the other.
Both of these anime have Male leads and monsters as friends who battle at their side, while Pokemon is more catch em all of monsters and has no deaths and Digimon has only one partner and showcases "deaths" but on a none traumatic way of showing it, both of these animes have Monsters, Battles, friendship and finding your destiny!!!
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Okay most people have already recommend both of these but it was something else I noticed that was similar again both throw balls that have monsters in them.
Both feature fights with monsters who are stored in small balls.
Kiba is like a more mature and fufilling version of Pokemon. People have their own partners in Kiba in the form of spirits. Individuals are allowed more than one spirit (summoned through a small, palm sized ball of different designs that represent the type and character of the spirit) and how they're used adds a bit of strategy. The owners battle as well, making this a bit more engaging than just watching the Spirits do all the work and the trainer do nothing. There's a pretty deep plot that is, in a fashion, an upgrade of the Pokemon plot in the way of Zed becoming the best (though he matures faster than Satoshi in the sense that he's not acting like a "kid" by the 10th episode at the lastest). Like Pokemon, you meet a lot of people on the way but in a more mature sense you see more of them, learn more of them, and watch as they in turn change the main characters. Zed also has a rival but is a more in-depth and emotional plot attached rather than just a guy who occasionally shows up.
Both have people trying to become stronger with monster like creatures trapped within little balls. They also have characters who have great hearts for others even if Zed doesn't really show it much.
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Both invlove a variety of bizarre creatures that do battle and are based on video games. Monster Rancher's quite a bit darker than Pokemon, but still primarily directed at children.
Both shows showcase Monsters, Friendship, Lovable side-kicks and Main characters wearing hats (and a not giving-up till i die personalities), though Monster Rancher has deaths while Pokemon does not.
Both have monsters that fight each other and both have a annoying little boy with a girl hanging around him.
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Kids - heroes of the anime - are collecting magical creatures and fighting a group of bad guys that keep getting in their way. The creatures can either level up or otherwise get stronger and continue fighting each other.
Dinosaurs are like Pokemon. They can evolve. Both main characters wear baseball caps. The bad guys are similar to Team Rocket.
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This series has the same form: A boy who wants to be a champion on some leagues, that meets his non human partner on the first episode, some guys who are supporting him, they both live only with their mother, a group of guys who wants to steel Pokemons/medals (such as Robrobo group/team Rocket) and the most important - the leagues.
Pokemon and Medabots are shounen anime and they pretty much alike. Both anime's are about a boy, who lives alone with his mother, that gets a pokemon/medabot as their partner. They become friends and battle a lot with other people. They wanna become one of the best and to do so they participate into competitions. Both series also got some "bad guys" and they are complete idiots, they always lose in the end.
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kinda work the same way with creatures and trainers
both ending with 'mon', nuff said :)
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Naruto is about a Ninja who is looked down on because he had the Demon Fox sealed inside of him. He progresses afterwards so he became famous in his home town. It's similar to pokemon because Ash wasn't good when the series started. He just had patience and was not lazy to achieve his dream, just like Naruto
Both very popular filled with battle scenes and the main characters are also very alike(personaitly wise)
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While Pokemon is an older show both feature very young adventures setting out on a journey.
Both have a very young boy (age10/12) leaving home and taking on the world to be the best at what they do and follow their dreams.
Both have action, fighting, adventure, tournaments and friendship. They have a similar feel and similar art style, if you love one you will most likely enjoy the other.
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When I first started watching One Piece I thought "wow, this is like a mixture between DragonBall and Pokemon."
- main characters are similar (kinda slow, don't give up, their hats, their hopes & dreams)
- strong theme of friendship, dreams and never giving up
- similar art style and very similar music
- lots of travelling and seeing new places
- each new crew member in One Piece is like a new Pokemon or team mate is Pokemon
If you like Pokemon you will hopefully like One Piece and vice versa
Both are really underestimated shows, mostly because of their horrible dubbed versions. Generally, people won't watch One Piece because of the art (that evolves after, though) and the number of episodes, and Pokémon because in the mind of most people, Pokémon = childish.
In short, both are great anime in their Japanese version, but are totally ruined by the Americans, turning them into childish and stupid shows.
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Both Anime are about a young man starting out on a journey and fulfilling his dreams.
Both of the animes have the main character leaving home at a young age to achieve a goal while being accompanied by friends they met along their journey.
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Both are your monster fight of the day type shows aimed at little kids.
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Has the same feel as pokemon. Characters fight other characters using dragon like creatures
main character has a dragon called chibi who is small and cute and is really strong like Ashes pokemon
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Many episodes, at least the first ones, have the same feel as Pokémon. Travelling and getting lost in the forest, a group stalking them and attempting to attack them at every episodes (the two trolls), little creatures with powers that they control, Orphen looking like a teenage version of Ash...
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If you just so happen to grow up with this stuff on, you may be thinking what else is similar, well if it's a nostalgic feeling your looking for then you should watch yu-gi-oh as well. I recommend this to young kids, or people growing up watching this kind of stuff.
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Both have very simplistic plot lines. In Michel their are little creatures called "fairies", in pokemon, their are little creatures called pokemon. Their is also a side kick gang known as the "black hammer" that is very similar to "team rocket". Michel the main character along with her side kick kim must travel around the world to collect these fairies although for an entirely different reason then pokemon but both shows can be enjoyed by kids although michel is aimed for an even younger generation
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Same vibes where the main characters are very similar. Although the premise of [C] might be dark, it's actually full of hope just like Pokemon. The main character Yoga is like Ash in a lot of ways. He also has a pokemon, in which it is termed as an "asset" in the world of [C]. Msyu is the said asset, who acts just like the pokemon Pikachu. Pikachu though the cuddly and cute-looking one, is actually the one who has a deeper and more human-like personalities than the humanoid Msyu. Both are very DEEP.
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An Anime series for kids and based on toys.
Imagine Pokemon are able to talk like humans.
There are no humans but Pokemon like or animal personification of humans.
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kinda work the same way with creatures and trainers
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Both are aimed at a younger audience, and both have humans taming/training/ battling with a form of monster.
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Both main characters have sidekicks that aren't human. They meet them at the beginning and fight together as partners.
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They are both comedy anime with physical humor, toilet humor and goofy characters, plus they were out at about the same time.
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Both main characters have sidekicks that aren't human. They meet them at the beginning and fight together as partners.
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In both animes, the main characters collect monsters to defeat other monsters on their journey. Also they have to defeat bosses.
Persona 4 is a much darker anime though
And finally both are amazing video game series
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Both stories are about kids, cute & powerful creatures and adventures.
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Natsu and Ash have extremely similar personalities, and Misty is like Lucy.
Plus, some of the attacks/magic kinda look similar.
And both are focused a lot on friendship.
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They both involve some kind of animal getting out of a fighting box (in khr! it happens in latter chapters)
the boxes in khr! and pokeballs in pokemon
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They both are animes which based on video games and have monsters which related to children and also they both are rated to children.
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both main characters are stubborn, both involve battling and monsters.
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Both anime are about a group of friends that met on their road and that are travelling through the world or their country together.
Also both anime are episodic and most of the episodes focus a lot on the costum, tradition, beliefs... of the country they're visiting.
And friendship is one of the main theme in both anime.
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Both of these feature young ones trying to become the best trainer they can be. Only main differences are that in Pokemon, the main character is a boy, but in Angelic Layer, the main character is a girl. Also, in Pokemon, they fight with little monsters, but in Angelic Layer, they fight with customizable action figure/doll gladiators.
Angelic Layer is far shorter than Pokemon, though.
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They both are centered around one kid who becomes the hero and tries to make the world they live in better place.
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Both focus on catching monsters. In Toriko's case, it's for cooking.
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Both involve using monsters to fight and have collectable card games and such.
also both based on video games.
Though blue dragon has a more interesting story (not vastly)
and reaches some sort of conclusion rather then just dragging it on and on
for many years.
It also has characters designs by the man who made dragonball
and music from the composer of final fantasy games which should hopefully get you interested
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Both Pikachu and Hamtaro are cute, fun-loving, adventure-seeking 'rodents' (rat and hamster)~!
Mainly for the 12 and under, both shows feature cute animals that never give up, and always have something to teach you.
I highly recommend them for children, and maybe even a few adults!
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Both of them are based off of a video game and they are both about a boy who learns more about his animal type friends and they both have alot of action in them.
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Three children travelling around a wonderful world inhabited by strange or cute creatures that they must catch or defeat.
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Good anime for elementary school children.
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Both feature master's trying to collect and train creatures with special powers, many elementally based, in order to win battles against other masters and become champions.
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In both anime, the protagonists are on a journey, where they make friends, meet weird creatures, and so on. Also, both are animated by the same studio.
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