Yeah, the games were cool. At least they had better plots.
And Digimon technically did come out before Pokemon. Digimon started off as the tamagotchi virtual pets that were orignally aimed for boys because of the fact that you could link them up and battle. Afterwards Pokemon came to America as a show (I forget where it came from) and then Digimon followed up as comic called "C'Mon Digimon" (which didn't do too well) so it was remade into a comic called "V-Tamer" (which kicked ass's ass!). Later it was made a show.
Unlike Pokemon, Digimon changes up every season and every eppy. It's ALWAYS an arc in EVERY season. Everyone thinks its a copy off of Pokemon because of the name and the fact that they have monsters. Are Pokemon digital creatures from a digital world/universe?
Digimon always seems to surprise you somehow. It just gets better and better (except for 04. I thought that had a good plot and everything, but with the loss of digimon partners and bad dailogue, it just basically sucked ass's ass).
Digimon X Evolution is the best (but can't top 01 and 03 though it was just a movie)!!!!
This is my order for which ones I like more:
Digimon Adventures (01)
Digimon: Tamers (03)
Digimon Zero Two (02)
Digimon: Frontier (04)
I just wish there would be a 05, though.