Otamamon

Otamamon is an Amphibian Digimon. It is a larva Digimon whose skin has not yet fully hardened because it chose to live underwater. It swims in lakes and rivers upstream of the Net Ocean with its large tail, and occasionally climbs up onto rocks with its developed forelimbs and does . Its mostly undeveloped hind limbs act as rudders in place of its tail, which has gained propulsive power, contrary to typical organisms. It is valuable among Rookie levels in that it signals its upcoming digivolution clearly, but since its potential for mutation is extremely high, caution is necessary in its training.
Attacks
*Stun BubbleThis attack retains its original name of "Lullaby Bubble" in Digimon World Data Squad, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory, and Digimon Links. (Lullaby Bubble): Spray bubbles that will cause the enemy to sleep.
*Kid ClawThis attack retains its original name of "Child Claw" in Digimon World Data Squad. (Child Claw): Scratch using the claws on well-developed front legs.
*Wrapping Bubble
*: Tackles the enemy forcefully.
*Water Jet: Attacks by shooting a stream of water.
*Water Shot: Attacks with a bursting stream of water.
==Design==
Otamamon is a purple pollywog with developed forelimbs and undeveloped hind limbs. It has a wide mouth with several pointed teeth, round eyes, and its tail end in a web of skin supported by bony .
===Etymologies===
;Otamamon (オタマモン)
Official name given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in the franchise.
*(Ja:) .
==Fiction==
===Digimon Adventure===
====Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer====
Otamamon are recruitable enemies in Continent's Fortress, Etemon's Palace, Temple of Darkness—Right, Shrine of Evil—Right, and Millenniummon's Lair. Otamamon are Virus Digimon who fight on the water.
===Digimon Adventure 02===
A group of Otamamon helped the DigiDestined rebuild the Digital World.
====Digimon Adventure 02: Tag Tamers====
An Otamamon, along with a Gekomon, run an item shop on the Machine continent.
Otamamon are normal enemies in Ryo's side of Death Crevasse 2 and Ken's side of Death Crevasse.
Otamamon digivolves from Bukamon to Gekomon with a digi-egg and Octomon without in line 55.
===Digimon Adventure tri.===
An Otamamon is listed on Maki Himekawa's computer as one of the Digimon that was reborn as a result of the reboot..
===Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna===
An Otamamon is partnered to a DigiDestined. When it and its friends were playing on the beach two suddenly jump out of the nearby DigiDestined's phones and attacks them in the hopes stealing their consciousnesses so that they could take them to the Never World where they would live inside their partner's memories forever. Otamamon, and its friend Betamon, fight back however, and after digivolving to ShogunGekomon and Seadramon manage to survive long enough to not get kidnapped, the Eosmon turning into data after the main one is defeated in the Never World. Two other Otamamon's partner's consciousnesses were successfully taken to the Never World by Eosmon.
===Digimon Tamers===
An Otamamon was seen with a Gekomon when Dogmon chased . A bunch of them were in an underwater cave plain of the Digital World and they were protected by a Divermon.
====Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon====
An Otamamon was seen when Locomon returned to the Digital World.
====Digimon Tamers: Brave Tamer====
Otamamon are enemies in the Crevasse of Two Nails.
The Otamamon card, titled "PF Poison Card", is a Rank 2 card which increases resistance to the Poison status ailment.
===Digimon Frontier===
Some Otamamon are at the village near KaratsukiNumemon Mountain and the Autumn Leaf Fair. One of them at the Autumn Leaf Fair is unable to help Tommy Himi find the who stole the boys' D-Tectors.
===Digimon Data Squad===
10 Years Ago as told by Merukimon to the captive DATS members, two Otamamon were among the Digimon running from the humans who were deleting Digimon (revealed to have been led by Akihiro Kurata). One was Keenan Crier's childhood friend.
Some injured Otamamon were seen in the care of Cherrymon and the Nyokimon that he protects. An Otamamon was seen in a stasis glass tube in the room where Thomas H. Norstein's sister was in. Later on, returns to the Damon household with numerous Fresh and In-Training Digimon. Otamamon was also one of them, as was classified as an In-Training Level Digimon.
====Digimon World Data Squad====
Otamamon is a digivolution in 's galaxy. Otamamon is also a requirement for Manbomon and Tylomon.
====Digimon Savers 3D: The Digital World in Imminent Danger!====
A large group of Otamamon swim passed , , , and Calumon after the Roller coaster they were riding drives into a lake.
===Digimon Fusion===
===Digimon Seekers ~The Crossroad Witch~===
When Shuu Yulin and Mindlink and go the they see two Otamamon in the nearby water. Both Otamamon swim away upon seeing them, this annoying Yulin.
===Digimon World===
An Otamamon in Geko Swamp tries to insult Mameo, and wants to battle, after the battle the player can go to Volume Villa.
===Digimon World 2===
Otamamon can digivolve to Gekomon or Octomon.
===Digimon World 3===
Otamamon is only available as a Blue Rookie Card with 1/1.
===Digimon World 4===
Otamamon is seen in Venom Jungle.
===Digimon Digital Card Battle===
The Otamamon card is #066 and is a Rookie level Ice-type card with 710 HP, and worth 20 DP in the DP Slot. Its attacks are:
* "Stun Bubble": inflicts 330 damage.
* "Kid Claw": inflicts 130 damage.
* "Wrapping Bubble": inflicts 100 damage, and sets the opponent's attack to 0.
Its support effect is "Reduce opponent's Attack Power to 0."
===Digimon World DS===
Otamamon can digivolve into Gekomon or Raremon. Otamamon is also found in the Drain Tunnel.
===Digimon World Dawn and Dusk===
Otamamon is #036 in Digimon World Dawn and Dusk, and is a Balance-class Aquan species Digimon with a resistance to the Water element and a weakness to the Machine element. Its basic stats are 105 HP, 109 MP, 75 Attack, 63 Defense, 57 Spirit, 53 Speed, and 20 Aptitude. It possesses the Mist Cape 2 and Sleep Ward 1 traits.
It dwells in the Loop Swamp.
Otamamon can digivolve to Gekomon, Numemon, or Geremon.
Otamamon can DNA Digivolve to Gwappamon with ToyAgumon, or to Tortomon with Gotsumon or Armadillomon.
Otamamon can be hatched from the Blue Digi-Egg.
===Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue and Red===
Otamamon can DigiFuse to Gekomon with Betamon, to Shellmon with Kamemon, or to Calumon with Patamon, Wormmon, and Piximon.
===Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth===
Otamamon is a Water Virus Type, Rookie level Digimon and uses 4 memory. It digivolves from Bukamon and can digivolve to ShellNumemon, Gekomon, Seadramon, and Numemon. It's special attack is Lullaby Bubble and its support skill is Deep Sea Slumber which causes all attacks to have a 10% chance to cause sleep.
In Complete Edition, Otamamon can also digivolve to Coelamon and Raremon.
===Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory===
Otamamon is #24 and is a Water Virus Type, Rookie level Digimon and uses 4 memory. It digivolves from Bukamon and can digivolve to ShellNumemon, Gekomon, Seadramon, Numemon, Coelamon, and Raremon. It's special attack is Lullaby Bubble and its support skill is Deep Sea Slumber which causes all attacks to have a 10% chance to cause sleep.
====Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory (Manga)====
An Otamamon is one of the Digimon locked up in cages in the Digi-Market for prospective hackers to look to buy. Keisuke Amasawa isn't happy at the way they're treated, so attempts to defeat the salesman's Triceramon, Monochromon, and Tyrannomon with his , , and to free them. The three Digimon prove to be too powerful however, and Keisuke is defeated. His partner Digimon then digivolve to , , and and alongside the help of Ryuji Mishima's who had just arrived to help, defeat the three dinosaur Digimon, and then force the hackers to release all of the captive Digimon.
===Digimon Rumble Arena 2===
Otamamon is one of the balloons in the Twisted Toy Town stage.
===Digimon World Championship===
Otamamon digivolves from Babydmon with 3 Penalties and can digivolve into Gesomon with 3 Battles, Gekomon with 20 Aquan AP or Raremon pass time.
===Digimon Masters===
Otamamon digivolves to Gekomon at level 11.
===Digimon Soul Chaser===
Otamamon digivolves from Motimon and Pabumon and can digivolve to Gekomon and Raremon.
===Digimon Links===
Otamamon digivolves from Bukamon and can digivolve to ShellNumemon, Gekomon, Seadramon, and Numemon.
===Digimon ReArise===
Another Otamamon, alongside an , wanders into and 's "turf", who threaten to kill the two Digimon for wandering in, and Otamamon and Falcomon beg for mercy as they only wanted to play. Overhearing this, gets pissed off and defeats Goblimon and Raremon, though denies it was helping Otamamon and Falcomon as it simply didn't like arrogant Digimon. Later, Goblimon gives the two Digimon a fake wanted poster which states that Beelzemon is evil and goes on murderous rampages, though when they run into Beelzemon again, they state that Beelzemon is different than the poster says it is and thank Beelzemon for saving them last time. Beelzemon is confused and reads the wanted poster, after which Goblimon and a group of Guardromon attack Beelzemon, wanting to put an end to its supposed murderous rampages. Beelzemon tells Otamamon and Falcomon to flee, and after Beelzemon defeats Otamamon and Falcomon thank Beelzemon for saving them again.
An Otamamon and a Kamemon argue due to Otamamon eating a Digisnakehead that they had agreed Kamemon could eat. A fight ensues, during which arrives and tries to intervene, only for their attacks to hit Shoutmon, with this unintentionally ending the fight as the two Digimon stop fighting to see if Shoutmon was okay. Shoutmon however, was pissed off at being attacked and easily defeats the two of them despite the 2 on 1 disadvantage and forces to two of them to apologise to it. After Shoutmon learns why the two of them were fighting it tells them to cancel out their hard feelings by rocking out. The two Digimon have no clue what rocking out is and are mesmerised when Shoutmon performs for them. Excited about being able to rock out with Shoutmon, the duo suggest to get even more Digimon to play music with and convince a Gekomon and ShogunGekomon to join after Shoutmon defeats ShogunGekomon in a music battle.
The group practice in a open field, waking up a SuperStarmon which proceeds to angrily attack them, though it ends up joining the band as a dancer when it thinks Shoutmon's attacks look cool. then asks to join the band, and though Shoutmon agrees, the others aren't thrilled about the idea due to Etemon's reputation which pisses off Etemon. Their objections are proven just when Etemon states it was going to force them all to work off their butts for it and force itself as leader. Another music battle ensues between Shoutmon and Etemon, with the winner getting to be the leader of the band and as Shoutmon starts to win the battle Etemon signals its Gazimon minions to attack Shoutmon and, unseen by everyone else, they paralyze it with their "Electric Stun Blast" attacks. As Etemon boasts that it's going to win, Kamemon and Otamamon run in to support Shoutmon with the power of their friendship reenergizing Shoutmon. The rest of the band follow SuperStarmon as it had realised what Etemon had done and as Etemon realises that is is once again about to lose it tries to have the Gazimon stun the trio but they are unable to do so due to SuperStarmon and the others beating them up. The music battle continues and Shoutmon and his band are victorious. Etemon attempts to leave the stage with its tail between its legs however Shoutmon, to the shock of Etemon, still invites it to join the band. The band then puts on concerts all over the Digital World and are able to achieve Shoutmon's goal of making resonate within the hearts of minds of other Digimon.
Otamamon digivolves from Bukamon and some instances can digivolve to Gekomon or Numemon.
===Digimon Battle===
Otamamon digivolves to Gekomon.
==Notes and References==