Baby I

The Japanese term for the 1st and 2nd stage of Digimon evolution is 幼年期 (Younenki), which means "Baby Phase". The 1st such phase, straight from the Digitama is also known as Fresh, Baby, or Level I.

They possess very little offensive capability and generally rely on the care of other Digimon or humans to survive. Most of them are of the Data type and attack using bubbles or some other mildly offensive technique.

They evolve quickly into the second Younenki stage. Most Younenki I Digimon have only a single Younenki II stage to evolve into, with no branching. The three current exceptions to this are Babumon (into Motimon or Nyaromon), Botamon (into Koromon, Wanyamon, or Badomon) and Puwamon (into Pinamon, Chapumon, or Kyaromon).

Some Digimon skip this stage and will hatch directly into the Child stage from the DigiTama.

Baby I Digimon don't appear in the TCG cards, aside from minor illustrations on Option Cards.

Baby I -> Baby II -> Child -> Adult -> Perfect -> Ultimate