Question: is pokemon older than digimon?
Answer: Digimon is older than pokemon. First instance of Digimon is 1997 as a planned tamagotchi, then 1999 the tv show was released. Pokemon as a company was created in 1995 but conceptually made 1989/90. The games were released in 1998 in the US and in February 27, 1996 in Japan.