I'm surprised so many people see Evo as the better show.
It was a comic-based kid's show. Yes, it got better over time and seasons 3 and 4 had some truly memorable episodes. But on the whole, it was more like say "Generation X" or EARLY "New Mutants/New X-Men" than a full-fledged X-Men cartoon.
Wolverine and the X-Men is, in my opinion, not only the finest X-cartoon, but is the finest superhero series ever made thus far.
Unlike Evo, WATXM felt like a comic book-series come to life. The entire Season had a direct focus and plot, and every episode helped build up to the epic finale (besides two episodes - the Hulk and Silver Samurai ones). There were a couple of characters that never got their proper due - largely because it was "WOLVERINE" and the X-Men. But that was because its what was required of them to make, with him being the poster boy and with the Origins film around the same time. But Wolverine, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Scarlet Witch, Xavier, Emma, and Angel all had incredible moments to shine, and it's my favorite representation of each of those characters in all the X-Men cartoons.
Also, I loved the smaller roles and cameos of the series. Dust, Magma, Mercury, Blink, Pixie, Sammy Pare, Dazzler, Scanner, Sage, Colossus, Psylocke, Nitro, The Brotherhood, The Hellfire Club, The Marauders, Wolfsbane, Rockslide, Pyro, Hellion, Marrow, Bishop, Sabertooth, Maverick, X-23, Mystique, SO MANY MORE...
The unfortunate thing is that I know WATXM would've gotten even better had it been given the season 2 treatment. More Psylocke, Colossus, and Blink, complete with an epic AoA storyline. I'll always be better. Damn timing and damn Disney.