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Which came first, Pokemon or Digimon? 1 vote 2,664 views

I was wondering because their so alike perhaps one copied the other or got an idea from the other one

• digimon

asked Jan 7, 2011 by Ike,Lloyd Irving edited Jan 7, 2011 by Pokemaster

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7 votes Best answer

The first Digimon video game was released in January 1999 and the anime started in March 1999.

The first Pokemon video games were released February 1996 - three years before!

answered Jan 7, 2011 by Pokemaster

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