Any reason not to have the high digivolution at all time?

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Ok, so you can digivolve into higher forms...are there any downsides? Like, is there any reason I shouldn't be always running around with the highest stage, other than grinding ABI?

[Spiral90]

High rank Digimon have higher memory requirements. So if you digivolve a mon and it pushes you over your party memory limit you'll have to leave something behind to make room.

[red_glass_shoe]

As Spiral noted... It sort of depends. It would be better to have three diverse rookies at level 25 (one vaccine, one virus, one data) taking up your memory slots, than one single vaccine champion.

The mechanics of the game favor having options, rather than explicit, raw power. It'd be badass to have a Gatomon and an Angemon front-running your party, but they'd both get wrecked by the right dark data type.


Using your memory limits to remain "balanced" means that at least one of your Digimon at all times can shrug off the brunt of an attack, even if it means one gets beaten down.

[Zheroy]

Just scan every baby to 200% and lvl up at max lvl each form. When you progress in the game you get some memory items to get a 3 champion or ultimate in team

[Everybody do the flop]

Additionally, it's best to keep Digimon at a specific level for as long as possible to increase the max level and ABI.

[Sotanaht]

Originally posted by Everybody do the flop:

Additionally, it's best to keep Digimon at a specific level for as long as possible to increase the max level and ABI.

Not if you are planning on evolving it. ABI is best increased by DE-evolving after gaining levels, max level is best increased simply by reaching a high tier evolution (and then de-evolving).

You don't need to actually max out levels for either one either. Just level as far as you can quickly and then de-evolve and repeat. Better to have several relatively quick de-evolutions than fewer much much longer ones while you try to push for level 99 or something. You don't really gain that much more ABI from devolving from 99 than you do from 50, probably about double, but it takes a hundred times as long.

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Originally posted by Zheroy:

Just scan every baby to 200% and lvl up at max lvl each form. When you progress in the game you get some memory items to get a 3 champion or ultimate in team

Is summoning a Digimon under 200% permanently "crippling" it in some way, or is it just about a quicker growth?

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Originally posted by Chrono Trigger:

As Spiral noted... It sort of depends. It would be better to have three diverse rookies at level 25 (one vaccine, one virus, one data) taking up your memory slots, than one single vaccine champion.

The mechanics of the game favor having options, rather than explicit, raw power. It'd be badass to have a Gatomon and an Angemon front-running your party, but they'd both get wrecked by the right dark data type.


Using your memory limits to remain "balanced" means that at least one of your Digimon at all times can shrug off the brunt of an attack, even if it means one gets beaten down.

Hmm, I understand the Virus, Data & Vaccine relation...but what are the attack types for? It seems that no matter which one i pick, it only cares about the VDV typing and not the element.

[Zheroy]

Originally posted by Hex: Onii-Chan:

Originally posted by Zheroy:

Just scan every baby to 200% and lvl up at max lvl each form. When you progress in the game you get some memory items to get a 3 champion or ultimate in team

Is summoning a Digimon under 200% permanently "crippling" it in some way, or is it just about a quicker growth?

The 200% scan is for get a better version of the digimon with higher stats, and you dont need to digivolve/de-digivolve him too much to get 99 max lvl, but 100% is fine. Just time saver.

I scanned one of each of the 5 baby digimons (number 1 to 5) to 200% and get max lvl for each until get champion form. The max lvl of each is 51-57(cant remember exactly). My starter Terriermon have 40-45 max lvl(cant remember too lol)

[Sotanaht]

Originally posted by Zheroy:

Originally posted by Hex: Onii-Chan:

Is summoning a Digimon under 200% permanently "crippling" it in some way, or is it just about a quicker growth?

The 200% scan is for get a better version of the digimon with higher stats, and you dont need to digivolve/de-digivolve him too much to get 99 max lvl, but 100% is fine. Just time saver.

I scanned one of each of the 5 baby digimons (number 1 to 5) to 200% and get max lvl for each until get champion form. The max lvl of each is 51-57(cant remember exactly). My starter Terriermon have 40-45 max lvl(cant remember too lol)

Not higher stats, higher ABI. The ONLY thing changed by the scan % is starting ABI. The digimon gains 1 ABI for each 20% scan over 100%, maxing at 5abi at 200%.

ABI is a pain in the butt to train, since it requires leveling up and then de-digivolving, repeatedly. Getting a Digimon to level 50 and then de-digivolving it might gain you 7-10 ABI, and certain evolutions require 100. ABI caps at 200 and in addition to being an evolution requirement it determines how many total stat points you can get from farm training

[Zheroy]

Originally posted by Sotanaht:

Originally posted by Zheroy:

The 200% scan is for get a better version of the digimon with higher stats, and you dont need to digivolve/de-digivolve him too much to get 99 max lvl, but 100% is fine. Just time saver.

I scanned one of each of the 5 baby digimons (number 1 to 5) to 200% and get max lvl for each until get champion form. The max lvl of each is 51-57(cant remember exactly). My starter Terriermon have 40-45 max lvl(cant remember too lol)

Not higher stats, higher ABI. The ONLY thing changed by the scan % is starting ABI. The digimon gains 1 ABI for each 20% scan over 100%, maxing at 5abi at 200%.

ABI is a pain in the butt to train, since it requires leveling up and then de-digivolving, repeatedly. Getting a Digimon to level 50 and then de-digivolving it might gain you 7-10 ABI, and certain evolutions require 100. ABI caps at 200 and in addition to being an evolution requirement it determines how many total stat points you can get from farm training

Really? Damn...that's too bad. In the last games the scan give higher stats, in this only increase ABI. Good to know anyway, thanks!

[Hex: Onii-Chan]

Aight, thanks. ^^

[lPaladinl]

The only real benefit besides having to handle memory limits I can think of, is lowering their level allows you to gain levels again in the field, and the only reason I'd say that is a benefit is because you get feel full heals every time you level, so you don't need to use items to sustain your digimon in larger dungeons.

Buuut that comes at a cost of time depending on how long is takes you to get enough exp to evolve again.