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So, I prefer Pokemon and will offer you a deeper answer then you most likely get. I will admit growing up I liked both equally as a show. Then I prefered Digimon as a show. I will full out agree that the storyline for the show is the same recycled garbage, and that's why at one point Pokemon was widly discarded. Now it also has some strengths you listed as weaknesses. These only pertain to the games seeing how those are what I believe make the whole franchise popular.

The multiple teams actually make it harder to adapt and chose your six to face any random six. That added strategy and the fact that it can be just as simple as do as much damage as you can as fast as you can, for the little kids, to well if you use this move with this item and then use this move you can trick your opponent into doing this and win, which is why competitive battling is popular. The franchise made a game that looks simple but yet has so much depth to the rules that most people don't think about.

Then there is an answer in the slogan, gotta cath 'em all. This appeals to the fact our society is one of mass consumption, and this game pleases that, you go around catching animals you like to complete a goal. Then the mass variety of pokemon there are means that any type of consumer can enjoy roaming these worlds.

Then there are the regions. They may all each follow the same basic goal, become the pokemon master, which is what you argued was the whole story line where as Digimon had save the world plus more. Well Pokemon has more, because in the games you encounter new problems that don't have anything to do with becoming the best. I'd argue that is only a justification to why a ten year old is roaming a world full of monsters alone. Now each region features it's own completly different shape, towns, people, gyms, legendaries, pokemon, everything. This gives us the adventuring aspect some gamers search for. To me the thrill of exploring a new region is incredible.

Now the storyline in each game also varies greatly, though they are all based off the same concept of becoming the best, face a crime syndicate along the way. The way the crime changed from team rocket to Team Aqua and Magma gave pokemon a second wind with this new concept of the fact these organisations were fighting against each other, which was different from the whole "Let's steal pokemon for profit" team rocket had going on. Though the storylines are similar they also change, because when Team Galactic came along they had a different goal, and then same with Plasma. Which makes it just different enough to be appealing

You also claim the characters have no personality, which was true for the earlier games. However in the most recent games, Black and White each character is developped along the way, as you have two rivals each facing their own troubles. Then you have a third rival who is the crime syndicate who in himself is an intriguing character as he plays on the moral aspects of the game.

Now not only do the games play on the simplicity and the complexity of society to get a wider audience they also offer different sides of the franchise. The Manga is also a big part of the franchise, and is viewed as much better then the anime. It in itself is a more gorey view of it, and it holds much higher stakes and develops the characters in a very compelling way. The writers know how to use suspense and change the world we grew up in without changing it, yet nothing is the same. We view the Gym leaders in a different way, and we see the quest for badges actually has meaning.

You also claimed that you only quest to be the pokemon master. Not at all true. The games each offer their own sidequests, such as collector. Many games also had contests, fun minigames of sorts in which your Pokemon competed not based of power, but style. Which some people focused on. Then in the remakes of Silver and Gold not only did the storyline get more depth they also added the pokeathlon, the pokemon olympics, which many people spend a lot of time one. Then they added the musicals, a new minigame I personally haven't tried.

In short I'd say that Pokemon has more fans because of the marketing. Where as Digimon has plenty of loyal fans Pokemon doesn't appeal to a specific crowd and tailors the franchise accordingly. I am not hating on Digimon, I am simply stating why I believe Pokemon is better IN MY OPINION.