Digimon Web Dot-art Contest

The Digimon Web Dot-art Contest (デジモンウェブドット絵コンテスト Dejimon Webu Dotto-e Kontesuto) refers to two contests held over Digimon Web. The name "Digimon Web Dot-art Contest" is used by the Digimon Reference Book, on Digimon Web itself the contests were known as Original Digimon Contest (オリジナルデジモンコンテスト Orijinaru Dejimon Kontesuto). Fans were encouraged to sent in monochrome pixel art (dot art) of their own, created Digimon, like the Digimon sprites used for the virtual pets and related toys. The entries of each contest were reviewed by Watanabe Kenji (Hige Kenji), Kitagawara Meijin, Pile Volcano Ota and the webmaster, as well as the members of Digimon Web's community. Winning entries would eventually be adopted into official Digimon, though that has not been the case for all of those entries as of now. The respective applicants would also win prizes, namely Digimon Pendulum virtual pets.

=1999 Contest= All of the seven winning entries of the 1999 contest have been made into official Digimon. The respective profiles in the Digimon Reference Book make no mention of the contest, though.

=2000 Contest= The 2000 contest was divided into two categories with seven winning entries each, "Digimon" and "Digivice", referring to the different Digimon sprite sizes used for the virtual pets and the Digivice toys then.

Digimon Category
Entries in this category had the size of the sprites known from the original Digital Monster and Pendulum virtual pets. However, only two winning entries, Valkyrimon and Harimogemon (renamed Togemogumon), are confirmed to have been adopted into official Digimon. The contest and the applicant are referred to in the Digimon Reference Book profile of Valkyrimon.

* Note: It is not confirmed whether the 2002 Mermaimon and Witchmon are actually based on the contest entries. The contest is not mentioned in their profiles.

Digivice Category
Entries in this category were of greater size, like the sprites used for the Digivice toy and the later D-3. All have eventually appeared as official Digimon, and their Digimon Reference Book profiles generally mention the contest and the applicant.

Other Entries
Two more entries were made into official Digimon, even though they were not included in the original list of winning entries. The profiles of the Digimon acknowledge their origin.

=External Links=
 * Digimon Web (JP, Wayback Machine)