I read more into Gatomon being a rookie. Apparently if Gatomon doesn't have a ring on its tail it can be considered a rookie. (part of me feels like Rookies/Champions/Ultimate/Mega are just a guideline for how strong a mon could be, and in all reality an Agumon could be as strong as a Mega w/out digivolving. Looking at it in this respect. The Stage of the digimon could be compared to Power Levels from DBZ.. they mean little to the series as a whole.)
I think one of my favorite McGruffins are the Eggvolutions. (I find it interested how some Eggvoltion digimon exist past 02. I want to say that the Digimon Worlds are not interconnected, but Xros Wars would disprove that.
Which makes me wonder if Xros Wars transported the protagonist of the other digimon series, why not make a few new guys to teleport and fight along, and hint for future digimon shows* just an idea.)
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What hooked you into Digimon? That made you last a fan for so long?
I know for me I would change between Fox and the WB for Digimon and Pokemon. When I was really young I was able to watch pokemon after school everyday. (How I miss afters chool cartoons.) While Afterschool cartoons were airing less and less I was able to catch Digimon Frontier. The Duskmon plot had me hook, a long with many other storylines, and I really liked the characters (though they were a bit cliche. Tayu (Red Guy. Likeable/Unlikable Unlikely Hero, Blue Guy .. Depressed Loner ... Pink Girl Zoey .. just a girl ... Tommy was interesting, JP was just there too it seemed, but from start to end of the series it feels like all the characters grew. They felt a bit more mature by the end
... Zoey and Tau (Red/Goggles) were almosted shipped.... Dang it... Digimon never has any relationships in it..... that go anywhere.... each potential ship is a mere tease... ).
I'm not going to rewatch Frontier, I want to remember it with my nostagia glasses of how awesome it is.
While I try to rewatch 01, 02. I can watch a few episodes but I dont have the same exitment for it or rewatchablity as lets say Avatar: Last Airbender.
Tamers was the worst for me to rewatch. My second watch through was magically. I loved every minute of it I cried during some parts and in my young 14/15 year old self I was shipping Kato(Goggles)/Jeri. But my third watch of the series I felt nothing even near the end with everyone in the digital world. I still remember it as being an awesome series though from my first and second watch though..
I think one reason besides 'nostagia' or just completely loving Digimon as a series. Is that I love the monsters that digimon are. They are compaions that battle beside you, and they can be your friends. Digimon are not pets, they are friends. Which is why I think I would prefer a digimon over a pokemon. (no flamewars)