1. The theme song.
Enough said. (Pokémon's theme is good too, but hey. This is better.)2. The monsters can actually talk.
The only one of our fine pocketed monsters that can speak human (aside from Legendaries) is Meowth. ALL DIGIMON CAN TALK. BEAT THAT.
3. Digimon don't have trainers, they have friends.
And as such, they don't attack everything they're told to. They attack for their own saftey, not for amusement.
4. Not everyone has a Digimon.
Anyone can be a Pokémon trainer, but not everyone is a DigiDestined. Your move, Ash Ketchum.
5. The names all end in "mon." And they acknowledge the fact the series takes place in Japan.
They even didn't really Americanize the names, either.
And finally, 6. They aren't stuffed into tiny balls and abused.
No forced evolutions! No Pokéballs! No Team Rocket!
I rest my case: Digimon: 6, Pokémon: 0. Game set and match.
Love from the Noodle Overlord
P.S. Oh, and this picture.