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Yu-Gi-Oh!

Yu☆Gi☆Oh! Duel Monsters

2000, TV, 224 eps, 73%, Studio Gallop

Recommended by 64 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters centers around the journey of the spirit of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who is trying to re-discover who he was many years ago, since he has lost his memories. With the help of a boy, Yugi Mutou, the one who awakened the spirit, and his friends, he…

More anime for fans of Pokémon

  1. Cover of Medabots
    Medabots

    1999, TV, 52 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 20 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle, Primarily Child Cast, Episodic.

  2. Cover of Dinosaur King
    Dinosaur King

    2007, TV, 49 eps, 63%

    Recommended by 28 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle, Travel, Animals.

  3. Cover of Hunter x Hunter (2011)
    Hunter x Hunter (2011)

    2011, TV, 148 eps, 89%

    Recommended by 16 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Criminal Organization, Travel.

  4. Cover of Bakugan Battle Brawlers
    Bakugan Battle Brawlers

    2007, TV, 52 eps, 62%

    Recommended by 18 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle, Primarily Child Cast.

  5. Cover of Zatch Bell!
    Zatch Bell!

    2003, TV, 150 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 16 Pokémon fans on AniList.

  6. Cover of Monster Rancher
    Monster Rancher

    1999, TV, 48 eps, 65%

    Recommended by 19 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle.

  7. Cover of The All-devouring Whale: Homecoming
    The All-devouring Whale: Homecoming

    2025, ONA, 12 eps, 76%

    Recommended by 8 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Creature Taming, Proxy Battle.

  8. Cover of Digimon Adventure:
    Digimon Adventure:

    2020, TV, 67 eps, 63%

    Recommended by 12 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle, Primarily Child Cast.

  9. Cover of Inazuma Eleven
    Inazuma Eleven

    2008, TV, 127 eps, 77%

    Recommended by 7 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Criminal Organization, Travel, Primarily Child Cast.

  10. Cover of Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings
    Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings

    2004, TV, 50 eps, 73%

    Recommended by 7 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Slapstick.

  11. Cover of Beyblade: Metal Fusion
    Beyblade: Metal Fusion

    2009, TV, 51 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 7 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle.

  12. Cover of Flint the Time Detective
    Flint the Time Detective

    1998, TV, 39 eps, 62%

    Recommended by 5 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Primarily Child Cast, Slapstick.

  13. Cover of Kemono Friends
    Kemono Friends

    2017, TV, 12 eps, 72%

    Recommended by 4 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Animals.

  14. Cover of Mon Colle Knights
    Mon Colle Knights

    2000, TV, 51 eps, 65%

    Recommended by 7 Pokémon fans on AniList.

  15. Cover of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
    Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

    2001, TV, 100 eps, 68%

    Recommended by 6 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Slapstick, Animals, Episodic.

  16. Cover of Hatsumei BOY Kanipan
    Hatsumei BOY Kanipan

    1998, TV, 31 eps, 72%

    Recommended by 5 Pokémon fans on AniList.

  17. Cover of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children
    Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children

    2000, TV, 50 eps, 69%

    Recommended by 4 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle.

  18. Cover of Grander Musashi
    Grander Musashi

    1997, TV, 25 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 5 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Primarily Child Cast.

  19. Cover of Monsuno: World Master
    Monsuno: World Master

    2012, TV, 26 eps, 61%

    Recommended by 8 Pokémon fans on AniList.

  20. Cover of Angelic Layer
    Angelic Layer

    2001, TV, 26 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 4 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Proxy Battle.

  21. Cover of Idaten Jump
    Idaten Jump

    2005, TV, 52 eps, 74%

    Both have Criminal Organization, Primarily Child Cast.

  22. Cover of Puzzle & Dragon
    Puzzle & Dragon

    2018, TV, 406 eps, 71%

    Recommended by 4 Pokémon fans on AniList.

  23. Cover of Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On
    Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On

    2016, TV, 75 eps, 54%

    Recommended by 4 Pokémon fans on AniList. Both have Creature Taming, Episodic.

Manga for fans of Pokémon

Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 011999, Manga, 64 ch, 75% Isekai Monster Breeder: Cheat wa Aru kedo, Nonbiri Ikusei Shiteimasu2020, Manga, 83 ch, 60% Yu-Gi-Oh!1996, Manga, 343 ch, 78% Ichi the Witch2024, Manga, ongoing, 79% Zatch Bell!2001, Manga, 324 ch, 83% Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou1994, Manga, 144 ch, 86% The Apothecary Diaries2017, Manga, ongoing, 86% SHIORI EXPERIENCE: Jimi na Watashi to Hen na Ojisan2013, Manga, ongoing, 85%

About Pokémon

1997, TV, 276 eps, 73%, OLM

A young boy named Satoshi embarks on a journey to become a "Pokémon Master" with his first Pokémon, Pikachu. Joining him on his travels are Takeshi, a girl-obsessed Rock Pokemon Trainer, and Kasumi, a tomboyish Water Pokémon Trainer who may have a crush on him. Satoshi and Co. end up traveling through various regions, including Kanto, the Orange Islands, and Johto, and then enter the Pokémon League competitions there. Along the way, they run into many confrontations with Musashi, Kojirou, and Nyarth, a trio of Pokémon thieves who are apart of an evil organization called "Team Rocket". But everytime Team Rocket try to do their evil deeds, they fail thanks to Satoshi and his Pokémon.

(Source: Anime News Network)

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