Really? I feel like I remember having Digimon long before Pokémon. Did Digimon make it to the US first?
Edit: Digimon released the digital pet in the US on December 5, 1997. Pokémon Red and Blue came to the US on September 28, 1998. It’s still kind of wild to me. I thought they were further apart than that. I think because Digimon was elementary for me and Pokémon was middle school.
That feels fairly obvious. That said, I definitely had both at some point back then.
Okay tbh, I didn’t even know Digimon was a digital creature thing originally.
I mostly know them for their card game, cartoon series, action figures, and their catchy jingle “Digimon are the champions!”
Hence why I thought it was just Pokémon competition. Because Pokémon also had all this stuff.
It was definitely before Pokémon. The anime and other media certainly outlived that device.
Just googled it, Pokémon beats Digital Monsters by 1 year.
Pokémon first debuted on February 27th, 1996. The original Digital Monster pet toys came out on June 26th, 1997
Really? I feel like I remember having Digimon long before Pokémon. Did Digimon make it to the US first?
Edit: Digimon released the digital pet in the US on December 5, 1997. Pokémon Red and Blue came to the US on September 28, 1998. It’s still kind of wild to me. I thought they were further apart than that. I think because Digimon was elementary for me and Pokémon was middle school.