Yu-Gi-Oh! is actually a pretty solid anime. Half the time, pokemon feels like a cheap cash-in with even worse dialogue than Dragonball Z's worst moments and the whole Team Rocket crap got old after no more than two episodes for me.
If you want to see some real anime greatness, go watch Trigun or Berserk... but between those two, Yu-Gi-Oh! is a lot closer in overall quality to those two than Pokemon could ever dream of.
If you want to see some real anime greatness, go watch Trigun or Berserk... but between those two, Yu-Gi-Oh! is a lot closer in overall quality to those two than Pokemon could ever dream of.