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43 guides covering every system in Digimon UP — progression, currencies, farming, combat and account settings. Each card lists the key facts you actually need.

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Progression

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How to Increase Tamer Level

Tamer Level rises mainly by selling unwanted equipment and plug-ins from the Hologram Device, which converts gear into Tamer EXP. Clearing stages and beating enemies also grants Tamer EXP, but slower.

  • Roll gear at the Hologram Device with Hologram Tickets, then sell what you don't need for Tamer EXP.
  • Use the Auto function to spin tickets and auto-sell items below your set criteria.
  • Higher Tamer Level boosts overall stats, partner skills, and unlocks Rank-Up Missions.

How to Increase Tamer Rank

Rank up by completing all three Rank-Up Missions for your current rank (Profile tab of the Tamer screen), claiming the reward, then tapping Rank Up for a permanent stat boost.

  • The three missions: reach a Tamer Level, activate the Hologram Device X times, defeat X enemies.
  • Stat bonuses scale by rank — Rank 4 adds HP, Rank 5 adds ATK, Rank 6+ adds DEF and more.
  • Missions complete naturally through normal play and dailies.

How to Level Up Partner Digimon

Partner Digimon level up automatically once they gain enough Partner EXP — which comes ONLY from selling Hologram Device gear/plug-ins, not from battles (those give Tamer EXP).

  • Partner EXP is earned exclusively by selling gear/plug-ins from the Hologram Device.
  • Use Auto (rotating-arrows icon) to auto-spin tickets and auto-sell.
  • Digivolution levels: In-Training 5, Rookie 20, Champion 40, Ultimate 65, Mega 90.

How to Increase Battle Power

Battle Power is your total strength from Tamer Level/Rank, Partner level, Skill Cards, Support Digimon and more. Prioritise Tamer progression and your Partner first.

  • Top priority: raise Tamer Level & Rank, and level your Partner Digimon (your main DPS).
  • Next: Skill Cards (Skill Card Summon) and Support Digimon (Support Summon).
  • Then: Buddy System, SP Support (DigiPlates), Training, Food buffs, Digivice, Tactical Memory.

How to Clear Stages

Digimon UP is an auto-battler — leaving the game open clears stages for you. Each stage has 5 waves (4 enemy groups + a boss), with 600 stages across 12 regions.

  • 600 stages across 12 regions; clearing Stage 600 loops back to the start at 601.
  • Speed clears: enhance gear (Auto unlocks at Stage 11), level Supports/Skill Cards, use 2x speed.
  • Every 20 stages cleared raises your idle-reward rates (Bits, Tickets, DigiEmeralds).

How to Do Missions

Missions complete by clearing stages, beating enemies, collecting currency and joining modes — much of it passively. There are six mission types with different reset schedules.

  • Guide Quests give Hologram/Summon Tickets; Daily Missions reset 6 AM UTC for DigiEmeralds.
  • EX, Collection and Rank-Up Missions grant DigiEmeralds, units, frames and skins.
  • Battle Pass Missions run on daily/weekly/seasonal resets.

All Unlock Conditions

Features unlock by clearing stages — and the later systems also gate behind a number of days after the server opened. Both conditions must be met.

  • Early: Auto (Stage 11), Dungeons & Skill Card Slot 2 (15), Support Slot 2 (20), PvP (30).
  • Mid: Meat Field/Eat (40), Camp (50), Apocalymon Wall (55), Digital World & Training (75).
  • Late: Buddy (80), Digivice (120 · +2 days), SP Support (125), Tactical Memory & Metal Sea (150 · +3 days).
  • Endgame: Crest (500 · +12 days), Overdrive & Ruins of Trials (1,500 · +17 days).

What Happens When You Die?

If your team is defeated in a boss battle you restart that stage from the beginning — but you keep all EXP and items earned, so there's no lasting penalty beyond the replay.

  • No EXP loss and no item loss on death — only in-stage progress resets.
  • No currency or other penalties are applied.
  • To avoid it: upgrade Skill Cards, swap Supports for attribute advantage, eat DigiMeat before hard stages.

Currency & Items

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All Currencies Explained

The game runs on nine currencies. DigiDiamonds are the only real-money premium currency; everything else is earned through idle rewards, dungeons, missions and camps.

  • Hologram Tickets → gear from the Hologram Device; Bits upgrade that device.
  • DigiEmeralds → daily pulls, seeds/tools, and 500 to change Battle Type.
  • DigiDiamonds → premium (real money) for banners and Battle Passes.
  • Others: SP Training Chips, Buddy Soul, Skill Card/Support Tickets, Camp Coins.

How to Get DigiPlates

DigiPlates recruit and upgrade SP Support Digimon. The main source is the Apocalymon Wall dungeon, with amounts scaled to your rank placement.

  • Apocalymon Wall rank rewards are the primary source — even below 501st gives 60.
  • Camp dungeons (Leomon's Dojo, Piximon's Drill Site) can randomly drop them.
  • Also from the 7-Day Login Bonus, or the SP Support Growth Pack in the store.

How to Get Hologram Tickets

Hologram Tickets roll for equipment at the Hologram Device — one of the three most important currencies. Grab 1,000 free from the Presents button on your first login.

  • Tap Presents (top-left) at the start for 1,000 free tickets.
  • Idle Rewards accrue tickets automatically; watch up to 2 ads for bonuses.
  • Also from Guide Quests, the Battle Pass (Premium gives far more), and dungeons.

How to Get Bits Fast

Bits upgrade the Hologram Device for better gear. Farm them fastest through Idle Rewards and daily Camp check-ins.

  • Idle Rewards accrue ~225 Bits / 5 min, up to ~21,600 over a full 8-hour window.
  • Camp Check-In gives 5,000 Bits daily (needs Stage 50 + a Camp).
  • Watching a 2-hour idle ad gave ~4,800 Bits, twice daily; selling gear also adds Bits.

Should You Buy the Battle Pass?

Not necessary — free resources are enough to clear stages and evolve Digimon. Buy it only if you specifically want extra resources.

  • Three passes — Hologram, Skill Card, Support — each 1,000 DigiDiamonds.
  • Hologram Pass gives Tickets, Summon Tickets and DigiEmeralds; the others give their Summon Tickets.
  • Rewards expire at season end; each new season must be repurchased.

Systems & Training

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How to Eat and Food Effects

Feeding your Partner consumes meat from the Meat Field and grants Food Effects of varying rarity plus EXP toward your Food Level. Base cost is 100 meat per feeding.

  • Feed via the Eat tab in Explore; locking effects to persist costs far more meat (300 for 1, 600 for 2).
  • Effects reset on the next meal unless locked; higher Food Level improves rare-effect odds.
  • Bigger feedings (e.g. 300 meat) grant more EXP than the base 100.

Meat Field Guide

Plant Digimeat seeds on plots to grow meat for feeding. You start with one plot and choose among three seed rarities with different grow times and yields.

  • Seeds: Digimeat (fast, low), Good Digimeat (moderate), Great Digimeat (slow, massive yield).
  • Helper priority: Togemon → Lillymon → Vegiemon for harvest and growth bonuses.
  • Watering Cans cut grow time (Tiny -30 min for DigiEmeralds, Huge -60 min for DigiDiamonds).

Camp Guide: How to Unlock Camps

Camps are guild-like hubs unlocked at Stage 50 in Greenshade. They offer Camp Dungeons, campmate support for Camp Coins, and an exclusive Camp Shop.

  • Creating a camp costs 100 DigiEmeralds; there's a 24-hour cooldown after leaving one.
  • Two Camp Dungeons (twice daily) reward Camp Coins, Hologram Tickets and DigiPlates.
  • Supporting campmates earns Camp Coins (10/day); the shop sells Acceleration Tickets and more.

Training Guide

Training unlocks at Stage 75 and spends SP Training Chips on a tree of stat-boosting courses. Deeper courses cost more and are time-gated.

  • SP Training Chips come free from the Digital World Search minigame (same unlock stage).
  • Prioritise Sandbag and Pound courses for damage, then crit-rate and defense.
  • Course wait times can be sped up with ads or Acceleration Tickets.

How to Use and Level Up Hologram Device

The Hologram Device is a gacha that spends Hologram Tickets for Equipment or Plugins — keep them or sell for Tamer EXP, Partner EXP and Bits. It's leveled with Bits.

  • Auto (unlocks Stage 11) spins until it finds items matching your Auto-Sell settings.
  • Level up by filling the Bits gauge (up to six gauges), then a research countdown runs.
  • Speed research with ads, Acceleration Tickets or camp help; you must claim before the next level.

Different Dimension Box Guide

Unlocked at Stage 160, the DD Box connects a Buddy Digimon to earn rewards passively. It has PvP elements — steal and protect Data Shards from other players.

  • Four boxes (one active at a time); connections auto-disconnect after 16 hours.
  • Yields Data Shards, Bits and Decor; Decor boosts drop rates, steals and defense.
  • Data Shards buy high-rarity decor and Digital World Search resources.

Digital World Guide

A grid minigame unlocked at Stage 75 where you move square by square to collect SP Training Chips (rarely Summon tickets). Movement uses three separate resources.

  • Stamina moves you (max 100, +1/10 min); Attack breaks obstacles; Dash advances 3 spaces.
  • Line obstacles up horizontally to maximise Dash efficiency.
  • Main reward is the SP Training Chips used by the Training feature.

Combat

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How to Speed Up Battles

Max battle speed is x2. Watch an ad for a temporary boost, or pay to remove the ad requirement and time limit entirely.

  • Tap the blue "x1" button above Rewards → watch an ad for x2 speed for 30 min (twice daily).
  • The Battle Acceleration Pass gives all-day x2 for 30 days (480 DigiDiamonds), no ads.
  • The Ad Skip Pass is a one-time purchase that permanently removes ads.

How to Change Battle Type

Switch your Partner between Attack, Defense and SP after the Rookie stage. Done via the Link icon in the Partner menu for 500 DigiEmeralds each time.

  • Unlocks at Partner Level 20 (3rd Digivolution); the first two stages are Standard Type.
  • Partner tab → Link icon → pick a type → Change in the Lv.40 row → confirm.
  • You can also swap skill trees within the same type to change only passive skills.

Dungeons Guide and Rewards

Eight dungeons across Solo, Solo Boss, Co-op and Camp categories, each unlocked by clearing specific stages. Rewards range from Tickets to Buddy Souls and DigiChips.

  • Solo: Fight! DemiDevimon (15), Bakemon (25), Digifactory (80, Buddy Souls), Metal Sea (150).
  • Apocalymon Wall (55) is a damage-score boss with rank rewards incl. DigiPlates.
  • Network Defense Ops (120) is 3-player co-op for DigiChips.

PvP Guide

Two modes unlock at Stage 30: Battle Terminal (same-server ranked) and D-1 Grand Prix (cross-server). Both use a pass that recovers 1/hour up to 5.

  • Battle Terminal gives 10 Medals per match; rankings reset daily.
  • D-1 Grand Prix is cross-server with weekly seasons (reset Wed 6 AM UTC).
  • Seasonal rewards include Frames, skins, DigiPlates and Great DigiMeat Seeds.

How to Increase Idle Rewards

Idle Rewards passively accrue Bits, Tickets, DigiEmeralds, Skill Cards and Supports for up to 8 hours even while logged out. Raise them by clearing stages.

  • Accrues every 5 minutes, caps at 8 hours — log in ~3 times a day.
  • Every 20 stages cleared raises the rate of Bits, Hologram Tickets and DigiEmeralds.
  • Watching an ad grants 2 hours of rewards, twice daily.

Account & Social

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Dailies Guide: Things to Do Every Day

A tight daily routine: claim the login bonus, grab 300 free DigiEmeralds, clear idle rewards before they cap, and run your daily dungeon and gacha pulls.

  • Claim 300 free DigiEmeralds daily from the Shop's Premium Currency section.
  • Clear idle rewards (8-hour cap) — log in 3+ times a day.
  • Take the discounted daily 10-pull on the Buddy and SP Support banners; run daily dungeons.

How to Add Friends

Open Menu → Friends → Add Friend, then use Find Friends or the search bar. You can only add players on the same server; friends exchange daily gifts.

  • Send 500 Bits as a daily gift; exchange with up to 50 friends per day.
  • Friends can fight Mock Battles without affecting rankings.
  • Accept or decline via the Received Requests tab.

How to Change Servers

Tap your Player Icon → the button by your server name → pick a new server. Switching starts a completely fresh game — no progress transfers between servers.

  • Progress never transfers, but returning to a prior server restores its save.
  • Full servers can't be picked; camp members must share a server.
  • All servers have identical content — no exclusives.

How to Change Player Name

Tap your Player Icon → Edit icon by your name → enter a new name → confirm twice. It's free, but you can only change it once.

  • One change only — confirm carefully.
  • No spaces, special characters or prohibited words.
  • Duplicate names between players are allowed.

Can You Turn Off Chat?

No — chat can't be disabled or removed from the battle screen. The only workaround is filtering it to a single language.

  • Chat cannot be turned off; you also can't receive direct messages.
  • Workaround: set Display Language to "Selected" via the gear icon and pick one of 9 languages.

Character Creation and Customization

At the start you set your Tamer's skin tone, eye shape/colour and hair colour — these are permanent. After the tutorial, the Customize tab equips cosmetic Gear.

  • Base appearance can't be changed later; cosmetics (outfit, shoes, accessory, hair) can.
  • Every Gear piece you obtain — even if sold — is permanently unlocked as a cosmetic.
  • Cosmetics are aesthetic only; stats come from equipped Gear.

How to Link Bandai Namco Account

Open Menu → Data Link → log in or register a Bandai Namco ID. Linking enables code redemption, a second Partner Digimon, and cross-device save transfer.

  • An EX Mission rewards a Partner Digimon Ticket for a 2nd partner (usable after the 5th evo stage).
  • Required to redeem promotional codes.
  • Lets you transfer your save and continue on another device.

Advanced Systems

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Overdrive Guide

Equippable combat items (one at a time) that grant a Unique Skill plus always-on passives, leveled through skill trees and a Base Level. Unlocks at Stage 1,500 (~17 days after launch).

  • Drive Abilities level with Ability Shards (from Ruins of Trials); build trees reset for free — 10 preset slots.
  • Base Level raised with Energy Stones; Base Effect adds +8% ATK/DEF/HP per point.
  • Free by Base Level: Lv10 Halo (UR), Lv50 Bit Pop (GR), Lv90 Shadow Hole (LR), Lv150 Hexa Core (LR+).
  • Breakthrough needs 30 duplicate copies for max; passives stay active even when the Overdrive is unequipped.
  • See the full Overdrive database.

Tactical Memory Guide

A six-slot equipment set giving main stats, options and 2/4-piece set bonuses. Unlocks at Stage 150 (+3 days) and is farmed in the Metal Sea dungeon.

  • Rarity by Metal Sea difficulty: SR@7, SSR@13, UR@19, GR@25; rates stabilise at Diff 36.
  • Max level 20; options added/enhanced every 4 levels. 10 preset slots.
  • Six set types (2pc/4pc): e.g. Beta Normal-Atk 3.5%/8.6%, Zeta Skill Dmg 4.1%/10.3%.
  • Recommended combo: Beta 4 + Zeta 2 (Normal Attack 8.6% + Skill Damage 4.1%).

Digivice Guide

A customisable device with interchangeable external/internal parts and collectible anime forms, each giving equip effects and passive bonuses. Unlocks at Stage 120 (+2 days).

  • Six part slots (External: LCD/Button/Body · Internal: Memory/CPU/Storage/APU/GPU).
  • Parts come from Function Research (spend DigiChips from Network Defense Ops); 30 tries ≈ 251,000 DigiChips.
  • Parts level to 100 (+4% passive/level); even unused parts give passive bonuses when leveled.
  • Forms cost Camp Coins (3,500–10,500) and each give +16% ATK/DEF/HP. 10 preset slots.

How to Get and Use Crest

Equipment with two stat slots (A & B); 11 Crest types (Courage, Friendship, Love…). Unlocks at Stage 500 (+12 days).

  • Shard A: Crest Summon (costs Encrypted Data) & Lost Sector Tower floors. Shard B: D-1 Shop (4,000 Medals, UR only).
  • Lost Sector Tower: beat each floor's boss to advance; new Crests unlock every 10 floors.
  • Crest Fusion: UR Shard A + UR Shard B → GR Crest with both stats + a random bonus option.
  • Only the fused Crest's bonus option is rerollable; shard stats are fixed.

Combo

A damage mechanic that fires extra Combo damage together with a normal attack (not a separate hit), procced by your Combo Rate stat. Combos can crit.

  • Damage scales with your total Combo stat; enemies can equip "Combo Chance Down" (notably in PvP).
  • Raise Combo Rate via: Attack Battle-Type tree (+10%), Gear/Plugins (up to 46.5%), Skill Cards Alias! & Glow of Fate (+15%).
  • Also: Support Pupumon (+1%), Collection Missions, Digivice Purple LCD (+8%), Tactical Memory Combo stat.

Airborne Status

A PvP-only debuff that launches the target into the air and disrupts their actions. Proc chance scales with the attacker's Airborne Rate stat.

  • Only other players can inflict Airborne — no NPC enemies do.
  • "Disregard Airborne" lowers your chance of being launched; Aegiomon (Breakthrough 2+) shortens its duration.
  • Raise Airborne Rate via Supports (Parrotmon +3.8%, Akatorimon +2.05%), Collection Missions, Tactical Memory slot 5, and Training "Running Course B Lv.1" (+2% permanent).

Units & Growth

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How to Get a Buddy

Buddy Digimon assist across systems and equip one at a time. The Buddy system unlocks at Stage 80 (you can summon them earlier but can't use them).

  • 5 free Buddies by Base Level: Lv1 Tyrannomon (UR), Lv30 Tuskmon (GR), Lv60 Mammothmon (LR), Lv100 Andromon (LR+), Lv150 Triceramon (EX).
  • Buddy Summon: 300 DigiDiamonds single, 3,000 for a 10-pull (one free daily 10-pull with DigiEmeralds).
  • Featured EX+ Buddies (e.g. Agumon) only come from Summon; Breakthrough mats buy with Success Stones.

SP Support Guide

SP Support fills one dedicated party slot. Unlocks at Stage 125. Best pick is WarGreymon (SP Ver.) — a passive AoE on every crit.

  • 5 free SP Supports by Base Level: Lv10 Flamedramon (UR), Lv30 Halsemon (GR), Lv60 Digmon (LR), Lv100 Pegasusmon (LR+), Lv150 Nefertimon (EX).
  • Base Level raised with DigiPlates to max Lv200 (needs 41,576,850 total).
  • Breakthrough (30 copies) boosts boss damage 3%→48% and gives +4%→800% ATK/DEF/HP.

How to Get Best Equipment

All gear comes from the Hologram Device (spend Hologram Tickets). Rarer drops as the device levels up. See the full Gear database.

  • 10 slots: 5 equipment types + 5 plugin types; only Equip or Sell (no storage).
  • Stat priority: early = highest rarity; mid = best stats; late = SP-effect combos (Crit / Combo / Stun Rate).
  • Browse the Gear database for slots, rarities and stat ranges.

Explore Guide

The Explore menu holds five activities that unlock progressively: Meat Field & Eat (40), Digital World Search & Training (75), Different Dimension Box (160).

  • Meat Field grows Digimeat for feeding; Watering Cans cut grow time.
  • Digital World Search is a grid minigame for SP Training Chips (Stamina/Attack/Dash moves).
  • Different Dimension Box assigns a Buddy for time-based rewards (max 16h) with PvP steal/defend.
  • "1 Day" facilities reset at 15:00; each has its own shop and ad-speedups.

What to Do When You Can't Win

Stuck on a stage or dungeon? Raise Power across every system and prioritise the stats that swing fights.

  • Priority stats: Critical Rate & Damage, Combo Rate, Stun Rate, Evasion Rate.
  • Switch Partner Battle Type (500 DigiEmeralds): Attack for time-limit stages, Defense if you die before the timer.
  • Retry probability content — crits, counters and stuns can swing outcomes on a re-run.
  • In PvP/dungeons, pick winnable lower-Power opponents to keep progressing.