Child

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Agumon, Dracomon, Hackmon, and Zubamon: four Child Digimon.

Child (成長期 Seichōki;[N 1] Dub: Rookie), also referred to as Level III, is the third natural Evolution Stage in Digimon evolution.

Overview[edit]

Child is the next Evolution Stage following Baby II. A Child Digimon is still in the process of growing and developing. At this point, the Digimon demonstrates progress not only in its cognitive development, but also in developing its strength and awakening its combat instincts. As such, the Child level is the threshold where Digimon typically become able to fight.[1] Child Digimon also commonly have a mischievous streak to their personalities.[2]

The Child level is a formative period in the lifespan of Digimon, and the course of a Child Digimon's future evolution can diverge drastically depending on its experiences and how it is raised while at this Evolution Stage. Child Digimon evolve into Adult Digimon, at which point they are considered to be fully grown Digimon.[1]

Child Digimon are typically small in stature. There are exceptions, such as Renamon, whose tall and slender build stands out compared to other Child Digimon.[3]

It was once commonly accepted that artificial Digimon species are incapable of evolving any further than the Child level,[4][5] but this assumption was disproven by the existence of the Adult-level Eosmon.[6]

Additional Information[edit]

References Notes
  1. Some Japanese material, such as the D-Scanner toy line, borrow the English dub Evolution Stage names as glosses for the Japanese level names whenever text is presented on-screen in English. As a result, this Evolution Stage is also sometimes called Rookie in Japanese material.

See Also[edit]

DigitamaBaby IBaby IIChildAdultPerfectUltimate
Armor, Hybrid
Evolution Stage
Evolution