A list of Digimon at the Rookie level.
All Digimon listed here are listed in alphabetical order, save for those that belong to special groups. The tropes listed here pertain to how these Digimon are depicted in Bandai's profiles and across the broader Digimon canon, rather as they are in a single work.
The third form of the Digivolution cycle, Rookies (referred to as Seichouki in Japan, translated as "Child") are the lowest form of a Digimon where it is able to battle as well as the lowest form they have in the most of the card games. Typically this means they're depicted as the "default" form for most Partner Digimon. From here, the appearance of a Digimon begins to vary widely.
For Rookie-level Digimon that belong to special groups, please go here.
Tropes applying to multiple Rookie-level Digimon, or Rookie Digimon as a whole:
- Badass Adorable: Most of them are both cute and badass.
- Cheerful Child: They're generally like this. This stage is even called "Child" in Japan.
- Palette Swap: A good number of the Digimon listed here are recolors of prior Digimon with different properties. As a side note, the majority of these recolors debuted in Digimon World.
- Retcon: Several Digimon listed here originated from Digimon Fusion and its sequel, which are known for not making use of evolution levels. In 2020, the Digimon Reference Book officially made these Digimon Rookies.
