Digimon is better than Pokemon

Okay, this is something I feel pretty strongly about, so let's get started. First of all, Digimon has a real plot line to run on. I'm not talking about individual episode plot lines, I'm talking about an epic story that defines the course of the season. Every season of Digimon has had this. And, the plot lines are never completely recycled. There's always something new about them, or a different spin that differentiates it from previous plots. For example, in season 1, the protagonists are mysteriously transported to the strange realm of the Digital World, and have no reason for why they have been brought there. They have no one to guide them, and end of finding their answers bit by bit as they explore the world and meet more beings with different bits of information. Eventually, the show is brought to a conclusion when they discover that a mysterious being appeared in the world, causing a distortion, but kept a low profile while subtly influencing lesser villains to fulfill his ultimate goal, which was to cause all beings to experience the same suffering that he constantly did. In season 4, which takes place in a different universe, a similar group of children were called to the Digital World, but they made an active choice to go, rather than being forces. The villain of that season corrupted one of the original guardians of the Digital World and encouraged him to harvest the data of the planet in order to secure his own release from the world's core. His goal was to bring about a "utopia" in which he served as a godlike being. Secondly, the characters of Digimon are almost always wonderfully designed. While Pok"mon may occasionally have a gem of a character, Digimon consistently creates unique and relatable characters. There are too many to discuss, so I'll leave it at that. Besides great protagonists, Digimon has developed some of the greatest antagonists of a cartoon show that I have ever seen. For example, one of the minor villains in season four establishes himself forever as a great villain by his devious scheming and backup plans. He tricks the protagonists into his alternate form, which acts as a giant labyrinth. While there, they are separated and forced to fight against the shades of of digimon that he had defeated and whose data he had absorbed. After all but one of the heroes escape, he engages him in a chamber where he has absolute control, due to his ability to instantly travel between any polished surface. He then leads the hero on to another area where he absorbs the data of Seraphimon, an angelic being whom he had defeated earlier in the season, in order to become even more powerful. After nearly killing the hero, a stroke of bad luck allowed him to be defeated both in his new form, and in the mirror filled chamber. However, when the heroes think that they are finally rid of him, he begins to animate his maze-like form, revealing that the whole thing had been a trap, causing him to be able to replicate any of their attacks while at the same time making himself immune to them. The heroes finally triumphed, but his masterful planning and terrific characterization forever enshrined him as a memorable villain. I think I'll rest my case for now.