I must admit that I once liked Pokemon. As Hylas said, some of the monsters and battles are fun to watch. And the Rocket Team was very funny some times. But I still thnk that such anime stinks. It really ruins the concept of Anime.
As for Digimon.........
That §hit is the work of Satan.
Edit: And of course, no offense to your lil sister, Ruby, that's of course my opininon and it can greatly differ from that of a lil kid, who looks at it from a completely differnet point of view from that I do. When I was little I was an ill fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The other day I had the oportunity to see some chapter.......
And I think that it sucks royally