Evolution

Evolution (進化 Shinka; Dub: Digivolution) is the process by which Digimon grow and develop. In the course of evolution, a Digimon typically experiences an increase in their Evolution Stage, transforming into a stronger Digimon species. All Digimon naturally undergo permanent evolution at a relatively slow scale by way of slow intake of data. However, in partnership with a human Chosen Child or Tamer, evolution can typically be artificially triggered by way of the human's emotions or energy, or through the use of one of numerous types of evolution item, in combination with a Digivice or similar device to temporarily evolve the partner Digimon to a higher level.

=Types of Evolution=

Evolution
In addition to referring to the natural Digimon process, Evolution can refer to the temporary "artificial" process by which a Child Digimon evolves to the Adult level when partnered with a human Tamer or Chosen Child.


 * Agumon (Adventure/Savers) → Greymon/Geo Greymon
 * Gabumon → Garurumon
 * Piyomon (Adventure/Savers) → Birdramon/Aquilamon
 * Tentomon → Kabuterimon
 * Palmon → Togemon
 * Gomamon → Ikkakumon
 * Patamon → Angemon
 * Plotmon → Tailmon
 * V-mon → XV-mon
 * Armadimon → Ankylomon
 * Wormmon → Stingmon
 * Hawkmon → Aquilamon
 * Terriermon (Adventure/Tamers) → Galgomon
 * Renamon → Kyuubimon
 * Guilmon → Growmon
 * Lalamon → Sunflowmon
 * Gaomon → Gaogamon
 * Falcomon → Peckmon
 * Kamemon → Gawappamon
 * Pawn Chessmon (Black & White) → Knight Chessmon (Black & White)
 * Kudamon → Reppamon

Dark Evolution
Dark Evolution (暗黒進化 Ankoku Shinka) is a variation of evolution which is triggered by the negative emotions of a Chosen Child or Tamer being so great that they has a negative effect on their partner Digimon, initiating evolution to a "darker", generally uncontrollable Digimon.


 * Greymon → Skull Greymon
 * Agumon → Metal Greymon Virus
 * Megalo Growmon → Megidramon
 * Shine Greymon → Shine Greymon Ruin Mode
 * Nyaromon → Ofanimon Falldown Mode

Super Evolution
Super Evolution (超進化 Chou Shinka; Dub: Digivolution) constitutes two different methods of evolution in different canons.

Super Evolution (Adventure)
In ' and ', Super Evolution evolves an Adult Digimon to the Perfect level using a Tag and Crest.
 * Greymon → Metal Greymon (Courage)
 * Garurumon → Were Garurumon (Friendship)
 * Kabuterimon → Atlur Kabuterimon (Knowledge)
 * Birdramon → Garudamon (Love)
 * Togemon → Lilymon (Purity)
 * Ikkakumon → Zudomon (Faith)
 * Tailmon → Angewomon (Light)
 * Angemon → Holy Angemon (Hope)

Super Evolution (Xros Wars)
In Digimon Xros Wars and Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time, Super Evolution (超進化 Chou Shinka) evolves a Digimon of indeterminate level to a stronger "future" form using a Xros Loader.
 * Shoutmon → Omega Shoutmon
 * Metal Greymon → Zeke Greymon
 * Damemon → Tuwarmon
 * Gumdramon → Arresterdramon
 * Psychemon → Astamon
 * Opossummon → Cho·Hakkaimon
 * Dracumon → Yaksamon

Warp Evolution
Warp Evolution (ワープ進化 Wāpu Shinka) is the process of rapid evolution skipping at least one level. This is most commonly seen as evolving from Child or Adult straight to the Ultimate level, but can also evolve a Child to Perfect.


 * Agumon → War Greymon (Courage)
 * Gabumon → Metal Garurumon (Friendship)
 * Leomon → Saber Leomon
 * Angemon → Seraphimon
 * Impmon → Beelzebumon/Beelzebumon Blast Mode
 * Lopmon → Andiramon
 * Monodramon → Cyberdramon

Fusion
Fusion (合体 Gattai) fuses two Digimon into a single Digimon of the same level. Within the franchise, some Fusions have been treated as Jogress Evolutions, but the difference still holds.


 * War Greymon + Metal Garurumon → Omegamon
 * Raguelmon + Ofanimon: Falldown Mode → Ordinemon
 * Apollomon + Dianamon → Grace Novamon

Jogress Evolution
Jogress Evolution (ジョグレス進化 Jyoguresu Shinka; also spelled Jogres Evolution; Dub: DNA Digivolution) fuses two or more Digimon of any level to evolve into a single merged Digimon of a higher level. Jogress is a portmanteau of "joint" and "progress".


 * XV-mon + Stingmon → Paildramon
 * Aquilamon + Tailmon → Silphymon
 * Ankylomon + Angemon → Shakkoumon
 * Agumon + Gabumon → Omegamon

Partition
Partition (パーティション Paatishon) is the process of splitting a Jogressed Perfect or Ultimate back into its individual component Digimon.

Armor Evolution
Armor Evolution (アーマー進化 Aamaa Shinka) evolves a Child or Adult Digimon to the Armor level by using a Digimental. The command used by the Chosen Children is "Digimental Up!" (Dejimentaru Appu; Dub: "Digi-Armor Energize!").


 * V-mon + Digimental of Courage → Fladramon
 * V-mon + Digimental of Friendship → Lighdramon
 * V-mon + Digimental of Hope → Sagittarimon
 * V-mon + Digimental of Miracles → Magnamon
 * Hawkmon + Digimental of Love → Holsmon
 * Hawkmon + Digimental of Purity → Shurimon
 * Hawkmon + Digimental of Friendship → Rinkmon
 * Armadimon + Digimental of Knowledge → Digmon
 * Armadimon + Digimental of Faith → Submarimon
 * Armadimon + Digimental of Love → Pteranomon
 * Patamon + Digimental of Hope → Pegasmon
 * Patamon + Digimental of Light → Manbomon
 * Tailmon + Digimental of Light → Nefertimon
 * Tailmon + Digimental of Knowledge → Butterflymon
 * Terriermon + Digimental of Fate → Rapidmon Armor
 * Wormmon + Digimental of Kindness → Puchiemon

Ultimate Evolution
Ultimate Evolution (究極進化 Kyuukyoku Shinka; Digimon Adventure 02 Dub: Mega Digivolution; Digimon Savers Dub: Double Warp Digivolution) is the process of evolution from the Perfect level (M03, Digimon Adventure tri.), a Jogressed Perfect state or the Child level  to the Ultimate level.


 * Angewomon → Holydramon
 * Paildramon → Imperialdramon
 * Agumon → Shine Greymon
 * Gaomon → Mirage Gaogamon
 * Lalamon → Rosemon
 * Falcomon → Ravmon
 * Kudamon → Sleipmon
 * Zudomon → Vikemon
 * Lillymon → Rosemon

Mode Change
Mode Change (モード チェンジ Mōdo Chenji) is the process by which a Digimon shifts into another mode of the same species.


 * Imperialdramon → Fighter Mode and then Paladin Mode
 * Beelzebumon → Blast Mode
 * Dukemon → Crimson Mode (with or without Grani)
 * Belphemon Sleep Mode → Rage Mode

Matrix Evolution (Perfect)
Matrix Evolution (マトリックス エボリューション Matorikkusu Eboryūshon) is the process by which a Digimon evolves from the Child or Adult level to Perfect using a Blue Card.


 * Guilmon/Growmon → Megalo Growmon
 * Terriermon/Galgomon → Rapidmon
 * Renamon/Kyuubimon → Taomon

Matrix Evolution (Ultimate)
Matrix Evolution (マトリックス エボリューション Matorikkusu Eboryūshon; Dub: Biomerge Digivolution) is evolution from Child to Ultimate achieved by fusing with the Digimon's Tamer partner.


 * Matsuda Takato + Guilmon → Dukemon
 * Lee Jianliang + Terriermon → Saint Galgomon
 * Makino Ruki + Renamon → Sakuyamon
 * Akiyama Ryo + Cyberdramon → Justimon

Spirit Evolution
Spirit Evolution (スピリット エボリューション Supiritto Eboryūshon; Dub when a Beast Spirit is used: Beast Spirit Evolution) is the process of evolution from any level (or from a human) into a Human or Beast Hybrid Digimon using a single Legendary Spirit.


 * Kanbara Takuya + Human Spirit of Fire → Agnimon
 * Kanbara Takuya + Beast Spirit of Fire → Vritramon
 * Shamamon + Beast Spirit of Fire → Vritramon
 * Minamoto Kouji + Human Spirit of Light → Wolfmon
 * Minamoto Kouji + Beast Spirit of Light → Garummon
 * Himi Tomoki + Human Spirit of Ice → Chackmon
 * Himi Tomoki + Beast Spirit of Ice → Blizzarmon
 * Orimoto Izumi + Human Spirit of Wind → Fairimon
 * Orimoto Izumi + Beast Spirit of Wind → Shutumon
 * Shibayama Junpei + Human Spirit of Thunder → Blitzmon
 * Shibayama Junpei + Beast Spirit of Thunder → Bolgmon
 * Kimura Kouichi + Human Spirit of Darkness → Lowemon
 * Kimura Kouichi + Beast Spirit of Darkness → Kaiser Leomon

Slide Evolution (Hybrid)
Slide Evolution (スライド エボリューション Suraido Eboryūshon) is the transitional process in which a Hybrid Digimon activates another Legendary Spirit and evolves directly into another Hybrid Digimon without reverting to their base form; this has been only seen to have been done between the Human and Beast spirits of the same element.


 * Agnimon ↔ Vritramon
 * Wolfmon ↔ Garummon
 * Blitzmon ↔ Bolgmon
 * Fairimon ↔ Shutumon
 * Chackmon ↔ Blizzarmon
 * Lowemon ↔ Kaiser Leomon
 * Duskmon ↔ Velgmon
 * Arbormon ↔ Petaldramon
 * Ranamon ↔ Calmaramon
 * Mercuremon ↔ Sephirothmon
 * Grottomon ↔ Gigasmon

Slide Evolution (other)
Slide Evolution (スライド エボリューション Suraido Eboryūshon) is the transitional process in which a Digimon with access to multiple forms, either of the same or of different levels, switches into one of their other forms.


 * Darcmon ↔ Hippogriffomon ↔ Murmukusmon
 * Drimogemon ↔ Digmon
 * Knight Chessmon (White) ↔ Knight Chessmon (Black)
 * Astamon ↔ Quartzmon

Double Spirit Evolution
Double Spirit Evolution (ダブル スピリット エボリューション Daburu Supiritto Eboryūshon; Dub: Fusion Evolution) is the process of evolution from any level to a Fusion Form Hybrid Digimon using any two Legendary Spirits of the same element.


 * Kanbara Takuya + (Human Spirit of Fire + Beast Spirit of Fire) → Aldamon
 * Minamoto Kouji + (Human Spirit of Light + Beast Spirit of Light) → Beowulfmon

Hyper Spirit Evolution
Hyper Spirit Evolution (ハイパー・スピリット・エボリューション Haipā Supiritto Eboryūshon; Dub:Unified Spirit Evolution) is evolution from any level into a Transcendent Form Hybrid using ten Legendary Spirits in certain combinations.


 * Kanbara Takuya + (Human Spirit of Fire + Beast Spirit of Fire + Human Spirit of Wind + Beast Spirit of Wind + Human Spirit of Ice + Beast Spirit of Ice + Human Spirit of Earth + Beast Spirit of Earth + Human Spirit of Wood + Beast Spirit of Wood) → Kaiser Greymon
 * Minamoto Kouji + (Human Spirit of Light + Beast Spirit of Light + Human Spirit of Thunder + Beast Spirit of Thunder + Human Spirit of Darkness + Beast Spirit of Darkness + Human Spirit of Water + Beast Spirit of Water + Human Spirit of Steel + Beast Spirit of Steel) → Magna Garurumon

Ancient Spirit Evolution
Ancient Spirit Evolution (エンチェント スピリット エボリューション Enchento Supiritto Eboryūshon) is the process of evolution from any level or from a human into Susanoomon, using all twenty Legendary Spirits. The process can entail multiple base individuals evolving, with as few as two and as many as five seen.
 * Kanbara Takuya + Minamoto Kouji + Orimoto Izumi + Himi Tomoki + Shibayama Junpei + (Human Spirit of Fire + Beast Spirit of Fire + Human Spirit of Light + Beast Spirit of Light + Shibayama Junpei + Human Spirit of Thunder + Beast Spirit of Thunder + Human Spirit of Wind + Beast Spirit of Wind + Human Spirit of Ice + Beast Spirit of Ice + Human Spirit of Earth + Beast Spirit of Earth + Human Spirit of Wood + Beast Spirit of Wood + Human Spirit of Water + Beast Spirit of Water + Human Spirit of Steel + Beast Spirit of Steel + Human Spirit of Darkness + Beast Spirit of Darkness) → Susanoomon

Perfect Evolution
Perfect Evolution (完全進化 Kanzen Shinka; dub: Warp Digivolution) is a process of evolution used by Child or Adult level Digimon to reach their Perfect forms.


 * Piyomon/Aquilamon → Garudamon
 * Agumon/Geo Greymon → Rise Greymon
 * Gaomon/Gaogamon → Mach Gaogamon
 * Lalamon/Sunflowmon → Lilamon
 * Falcomon/Peckmon → Yatagaramon
 * Kudamon → Tyilinmon
 * Pawn Chessmon (Black) → Rook Chessmon
 * Pawn Chessmon (White) → Bishop Chessmon
 * Gawappamon → Shawujinmon

Pseudo Evolution
Pseudo Evolution (擬似進化 Giji Shinka) is a form of evolution using artificial Digisoul or other medium to evolve a Digimon.
 * Gizmon: AT → Gizmon: XT

Hyper Bio Evolution
Known in the Savers dub as Bio Hybrid Digivolution.

Hyper Bio Evolution
Hyper Bio Evolution (ハイパー バイオ エボリューション Haipā Baio Eboryūshon) is the process by which a human with Digimon data infused into their DNA evolves into their respective Digimon of the Adult level. The command used in the dub is "Bio Hybrid DNA, Charge!"


 * Kouki → Bio Thunderbirmon
 * Nanami → Bio Coatlmon
 * Ivan → Bio Stegomon

Hyper Bio Extra Evolution
Hyper Bio Extra Evolution (ハイパー バイオ エキスツラ エボリューション Haipā Baio Ekisutura Eboryūshon) is a process by which a human with Digimon data infused into their DNA evolves into their respective Digimon of the Ultimate level. The command used in the dub is "Bio Hybrid DNA, Full Charge!"


 * Nanami → Bio Lotusmon
 * Ivan → Bio Spinomon
 * Kouki → Bio Darkdramon

Burst Evolution
Burst Evolution (バースト エボリューション Bāsuto Eboryūshon) is a form of evolution similar to Blast Evolution and Mode Changing. An Ultimate Digimon is energised by a massive quantity of Digisoul to evolve into a more powerful variant of themselves, usually surrounded by an aura of energy. While in this form, the Digimon may burn up all of their energy and revert back to a DigiTama. The command used is "Charge DigiSoul Burst!" (Dub: Charge! DNA Burst Mode).


 * Shine Greymon → Shine Greymon Burst Mode or Shine Greymon Ruin Mode
 * Mirage Gaogamon → Mirage Gaogamon Burst Mode
 * Rosemon → Rosemon Burst Mode
 * Ravmon → Ravmon Burst Mode
 * Bantyo Liomon → Bantyo Liomon Burst Mode

Blast Evolution
Blast Evolution (ブラストエボリューション Burasuto Eboryūshon) is a temporary evolution induced for a short time, usually induced by a Tamer or Chosen Child. Ultimates who Blast Evolve transform into stronger Ultimates.
 * Alphamon → Omegamon X-Antibody
 * Ouryumon → Dukemon X-Antibody
 * Tiger Vespamon → Magnamon X-Antibody
 * Metal Piranimon → Dynasmon X-Antibody
 * Alphamon: Ouryuken → Death-X-mon

X-Evolution
X-Evolution (ゼヴォリューション Zevoryūshon) is the process by which a Digimon is modified by the X-Antibody and evolves into their X-Antibody variant.


 * Tokomon → Tokomon X-Antibody
 * Dukemon → Dukemon X-Antibody
 * Omegamon → Omegamon X-Antibody

Death-X-Evolution
Death X-Evolution (デクスリューション Dekusuevoryuushon) is a special evolution which allow Digimon to increase their level while dying, forcing the X-Antibody to evolve the body in order to stay alive.


 * DORUgamon → Death-X-DORUgamon
 * DORUguremon → Death-X-DORUguremon
 * DORUgoramon → Death-X-DORUgoramon

DigiXros
DigiXros (デジクロス Dejikurosu) is a process related to evolution in which multiple Digimon are merged into a single conglomerate entity usually under the control of one of the component Digimon, achieved by use of a Xros Loader or Darkness Loader.


 * Shoutmon → Shoutmon X2 (+ Ballistamon)
 * Shoutmon X2 → Shoutmon X3 (+ Dorulumon)
 * Shoutmon X3 → Shoutmon X4 (+ Starmons)
 * Shoutmon X4 → Shoutmon X4K (+ Knightmon & Pawn Chessmons)
 * Shoutmon X4 → Shoutmon X4B (+ Beelzebumon)
 * Shoutmon X4 → Shoutmon X4S (+ Spadamon)
 * Shoutmon X4 → Shoutmon X5 (+ Sparrowmon)
 * Shoutmon X5 → Shoutmon X5B (+ Beelzebumon)
 * Greymon → Metal Greymon (+ Mail Birdramon)
 * Metal Greymon → Metal Greymon + Cyber Launcher (+ Cyberdramon)
 * Metal Greymon → Decker Greymon (+ Deckerdramon)
 * Omega Shoutmon → Shoutmon DX (+ Zeke Greymon)
 * Shoutmon DX → Shoutmon X7 (+ Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Starmons, Sparrowmon)
 * Shoutmon X7 → Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode (+ Xros Heart United Army)

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