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>Pokemon had a solid head start in the west before anyone knew what the fuck Digimon was
You are sounding proto- zoomish (92-95) digimon got the US first during the tamagotchi phase..

>The designs didn't feel nearly as organic and cohesive,
Well all of the digital pets had widely different outcomes from what you started out with. Also digimon had anatomy, something pokemon lacked.

>evolved digimon became more anthropomorphic compared to their earlier stages
It's called evolution not metamorphism, they start off is blobs and evolve into sapient life forms


>and then turned into some uncanny bird-headed humanoid, with human arms and legs
I doesn't look like a digimon, it has no anatomy, and no grit.