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What is the broad strokes story of Digimon? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/digimon

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I remember having the toy, but I don't know what the broad plot is for Digimon.

like for Pokémon, there's a kid who wants to be the best and collect them all.

what's the Digimon story?

should I be reading the manga or watching the anime or what's like the canon storyline?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

He Digivolves into the next stage, like BetelGammamon, and gets more mature and intelligent. After the fight he reverts back to Gammamon and is like a child again.

Digivolution happens on a set scale:
Fresh -> In-Training -> Rookie -> Champion -> Ultimate -> Mega

Most partner Digimon are Rookies. Their bond with their human partner allows them to climb that ladder.

Edit:

Not all Digimon are as child-like as Gammamon. He is especially young for a partner Digimon. Like, Agumon is also a Rookie, but he's more like a teen or young adult. Gammamon is like a 5 year old. As Digimon age they naturally Digivolve, but most of their cognitive development seems to happen during their In-Training and Rookie stages. Fresh are just babies so they don't really do much.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

so as Digimon age they evolve, but whenever they fight they revert back to their base form?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Only partner Digimon can revert. The natural Digivolution is seemingly permanent. I've never seen an episode where a Digimon reverted without a Digivice involved.

A Digivice is a tool that the human partner has. It's what allows the partner Digimon to access higher forms earlier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

okay, thanks.

I wonder what the real world correlation is for that plot device of only having the partner Digimon revert.