Template:Infobox Digimon Botamon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. Botamon's name comes from the Japanese word, Bota, which refers to to rocks dug up in coal mining.
Description
Botamon is a small, Fresh level Digimon with yellow eyes and small bumps on the head which resemble the ears of a cartoon bear's. A Botamon's mouth is not normally visible unless it is opened. Botamon are about a little less then a foot tall in size.
Digivolution
Botamon's Digivolution line in Digimon Adventure:
- Fresh (Baby I) - Botamon
- In-Training (Baby II) - Koromon
- Rookie (Child) - Agumon
- Champion (Adult) - Greymon
- Ultimate (Perfect) - MetalGreymon, SkullGreymon
- Mega (Ultimate) - WarGreymon
Botamon's Mega form, WarGreymon, is able to attain an even more powerful form by DNA Digivoluting with MetalGarurumon to become Omnimon
Botamon has three possible Digivolution lines in the Digimon Savers:
- Fresh (Baby I) - Botamon
- In-Training (Baby II) - Koromon
- Rookie (Child) - Agumon
- Champion (Adult) - GeoGreymon
- Ultimate (Perfect) - RiseGreymon
- Mega (Ultimate) - ShineGreymon
OR
- Fresh (Baby I) - Botamon
- In-Training (Baby II) - Budmon
- Rookie (Child) - Lalamon
- Champion (Adult) - Sunflowmon
- Ultimate (Perfect) - Lilamon
- Mega (Ultimate) - Rosemon
OR
- Fresh (Baby I) - Botamon
- In-Training (Baby II) - Wanyamon
- Rookie (Child) - Gaomon
- Champion (Adult) - Gaogamon
- Ultimate (Perfect) - MachGaogamon
- Mega (Ultimate) - MirageGaogamon
Botamon's Digivolution options in the Digimon Card Game:
- Digivolves to: Koromon
Attacks
- Bubble Blow (Acid Bubbles): Botamon attacks by firing bubbles from its mouth.
Appearances
Digimon Battle Pets
In 1997, Bandai released the Digimon Battle Pets. It was a Tamagotchi-like game intended to attract the competitive nature of boys, as the Gigapets and Tamagotchi toys tended to attract girls more. In the first version of this toy, Botamon was the Fresh form of the Digimon, and its digivolution depended on the type of care it received:
- Fresh (Baby I) - Botamon
- In-Training (Baby II) - Koromon
- Rookie (Child) - Agumon, Betamon
- Champion (Adult) - Greymon, Tyrannomon, Meramon, Devimon, Airdramon, Seadramon, Numemon
- Ultimate (Perfect) - MetalGreymon, Mamemon, Monzaemon
Digimon Adventure: 8 Years Ago
A Digi-Egg containing a Botamon appeared in Tai and Kari's apartment. The Botamon digivolved into a Koromon after eating some chocolate.
Digimon Adventure
Many Botamon were seen in Primary Village, one of them was even seen digivolving into Koromon. A Botamon was also seen in the Koromon Village.
Digimon Adventure 02
A Botamon was seen in the Primary Village when Ken appeared to look for Wormmon's Digi-Egg after his reign as the Digimon Emperor. A Botamon was also seen with an Elecmon and some other Baby Digimon in the forest that BlackWarGreymon was passing through.
Digimon Frontier
Some Botamon were seen in both versions of the Village of New Beginnings.