Digimon Adventure revolutionized anime. Casuals may write off the franchise as a faux-Pokémon, but the differences are clear for any fans who watched. Digimon boasts isekai anime flair, and its titular creatures come with unprecedented power scaling that Pokémon lacks. While other monster-taming anime focus on tournaments, the original anime Digimon Adventure features apocalyptic stakes, Ultimate-level showdowns and dimension-shattering Mega forms that elevate it to a different epic experience.

The results? A standard-setting show that franchises—including Digimon itself—struggle to match to this day, with similarly standard-setting digital monsters. Not all Digmon in the original anime possess an equal potential for destruction, though. The cream of the Digimon Adventure crop showcases the incredible range of power possible through digital evolution, not to mention the lengths Digimon lore can go, with some of the strongest Digimon being borderline eldritch entities.

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