Patamon evolution line

The full Patamon evolution line runs Poyomon → Tokomon → Patamon → Angemon → MagnaAngemon → Seraphimon. Two side branches come from the anime: Pegasusmon through the Digi-Egg of Hope, and Shakkoumon through DNA Digivolution with Ankylomon. How Patamon digivolves depends on where you meet it. The anime ties it to T.K.’s crest and story moments, Digimon World 3 uses levels, and Digimon Story: Time Stranger uses Agent Rank plus stat thresholds. Those Time Stranger thresholds are listed below for every step, as of November 2026.

Patamon Evolution Line at a Glance

In the anime, Patamon’s main line is Tokomon, Patamon, Angemon, MagnaAngemon and then Seraphimon at Mega. Pegasusmon (Armor) and Shakkoumon (DNA) are side branches from Digimon Adventure 02. The games add their own Champion options, mainly Unimon and Centarumon.

A quick word on Japanese level names. The anime and the Japanese games call these stages Child, Adult, Perfect and Ultimate. In English those are Rookie, Champion, Ultimate and Mega. That explains the naming confusion around MagnaAngemon: its Japanese name is HolyAngemon, and in Japan it sits at the “Perfect” level.

Full Patamon evolution chart

Poyomon (Baby)
   └─ Tokomon (In-Training)
        └─ Patamon (Rookie)
             ├─ Angemon (Champion)
             │    ├─ MagnaAngemon / HolyAngemon (Ultimate)
             │    │    ├─ Seraphimon (Mega)
             │    │    └─ ClavisAngemon (Mega, Time Stranger)
             │    └─ Shakkoumon (Ultimate, DNA with Ankylomon)
             ├─ Pegasusmon (Armor, Digi-Egg of Hope)
             ├─ Unimon (Champion, games)
             └─ Centarumon (Centalmon) (Champion, games)

Stage	Digimon	How it’s reached	Notes
Baby	Poyomon	Hatches from a Digi-Egg	Game-dependent; confirmed for Time Stranger
In-Training	Tokomon	Digivolves from Poyomon	T.K.’s partner appears in this form at the start of Digimon Adventure
Rookie	Patamon	Digivolves from Tokomon	Data attribute, Mammal type
Champion	Angemon	Standard Digivolution	First seen protecting T.K. on File Island
Armor	Pegasusmon (Pegasmon)	Digi-Egg of Hope	Adventure 02; the 2020 series skips the egg
Ultimate	MagnaAngemon (HolyAngemon)	Crest of Hope in Adventure	Called HolyAngemon in Japan
Ultimate (DNA)	Shakkoumon	Angemon + Ankylomon	Adventure 02, with Cody’s partner
Mega	Seraphimon	Digivolves from MagnaAngemon	The standard Mega in Digimon World 3, Time Stranger and Digimon UP

Baby and In-Training stages

Poyomon and Tokomon come before Patamon. Tokomon is the In-Training form fans know from the opening episodes of Digimon Adventure. Poyomon is the Baby stage in Digimon Story: Time Stranger, as Sportskeeda’s and Nightly Gaming Binge’s guides both show, but each game sets its own Baby stage. Check the game you are playing before you assume Poyomon.

Patamon’s Anime Evolution Line (Adventure, 02 and 2020)

On screen, Patamon reaches Angemon and MagnaAngemon in Digimon Adventure, then relies on Pegasusmon and Shakkoumon in Digimon Adventure 02. Neither original TV series takes T.K.’s partner to Mega. Seraphimon became the standard Mega for the line through the games and later media.

Angemon and MagnaAngemon in Adventure

In the original Digimon Adventure, Patamon was the last of the partners to reach Champion, and later the last to reach Ultimate. The reason is in the writing. Angemon appears at the climax of the Devimon arc, when T.K. most needs protecting. He gives everything he has to defeat Devimon and reverts to a Digi-Egg. Holding back that first Champion form made it the payoff of the whole File Island arc.

MagnaAngemon got the same treatment. It arrives during the fight against the Dark Masters, after the other partners had already reached Ultimate. It is powered by T.K.’s Crest of Hope. MagnaAngemon’s ability to open a gate that seals enemies away became one of its signature moves.

Pegasusmon and the Digi-Egg of Hope

In Adventure 02, Patamon couldn’t become Angemon early on because Ken’s Control Spires (Dark Towers in the English dub) blocked normal Digivolution. The workaround was Armor Digivolution. T.K. used the Digi-Egg of Hope to turn Patamon into Pegasusmon, a winged horse that fought next to Kari’s Nefertimon. Angemon came back once the spires lost their hold.

Shakkoumon DNA Digivolution

Shakkoumon is the Ultimate you get when Angemon DNA digivolves with Ankylomon, Cody’s partner, in Adventure 02. The pairing makes sense: T.K. and Cody are close in the series, and Shakkoumon’s calm, statue-like design mixes Angemon’s holy theme with Ankylomon’s defence. In Time Stranger, Shakkoumon also appears as an Ultimate that both Angemon and Ankylomon can reach, according to Grindosaur and PCGamesN.

Pegasusmon without an egg in the 2020 reboot

Digimon Adventure (2020) shows that the Digi-Egg of Hope isn’t required. In the reboot, Patamon digivolves straight to Pegasusmon with no Digi-Egg at all. If you want Pegasusmon in a game, the old Armor rules apply again. Time Stranger asks for the Digi-Egg of Hope.

Patamon Evolution Line in Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Game and version: Digimon Story: Time Stranger, current patch with DLC Packs 1 to 3. Last checked November 12, 2026.

In Time Stranger, Patamon’s main line is Tokomon → Patamon → Angemon → MagnaAngemon → Seraphimon or ClavisAngemon. Each step needs a minimum Agent Rank plus stat thresholds that scale mostly on Max SP and INT. Patamon also branches to Unimon, Centarumon and Pegasusmon at Champion. MagnaAngemon can go on to Goldramon or SlashAngemon as well, per Game8.

Patamon’s Time Stranger profile

Grindosaur’s data gives Patamon the Data attribute, Mammal type and the Medium and Beast traits. Its base personality is Enlightened, with a 58.62% chance of that personality when you convert it. Its stats lean toward magic: high SP and INT, low DEF.

Stat	Patamon Lv1	What it means for the line
HP	496	Average early bulk
SP	360	Feeds the Max SP gates from Angemon to Mega
ATK	165	Low; only matters for Centarumon
DEF	140	Lowest stat, so Patamon is fragile early
INT	300	The key stat for Angemon, MagnaAngemon and both Megas
SPI	195	Matters later for Seraphimon
SPD	205	Needed for Unimon and Centarumon
Total	1861	Rises to 7417 at Lv99

Damage taken from	Multiplier
Virus attribute	2x
Fire, Dark	1.5x
Vaccine, Wind, Light	0.5x

Time Stranger Patamon line requirements

From	To	Agent Rank	Stat / item requirements	Source
Poyomon	Tokomon	1+	Max SP 400, SPD 150	Nightly Gaming Binge
Tokomon	Patamon	1+	Max SP 600, INT 360	Grindosaur
Patamon	Angemon	3+	Max SP 730, INT 540	Deltia’s Gaming
Patamon	Unimon	3+	SPI 250, SPD 300	Game8
Patamon	Centarumon	3+	ATK 550, SPD 330	Game8
Patamon	Pegasusmon	Item route	Digi-Egg of Hope	Game8
Angemon	MagnaAngemon	5+	Max SP 910, INT 1270	Nightly Gaming Binge
MagnaAngemon	Seraphimon	7+	Max SP 1380, INT 1990, SPI 1730	Nightly Gaming Binge
MagnaAngemon	ClavisAngemon	7+	Max SP 1540, INT 2450	Nightly Gaming Binge

How to get Patamon (Tokomon requirements)

You can raise Patamon from its Baby form. Poyomon needs Max SP 400 and SPD 150 to become Tokomon. Tokomon then needs Max SP 600 and INT 360 to become Patamon. Both steps unlock at Agent Rank 1, so they are open from the start of the game.

Champion options: Angemon, Unimon, Centarumon, Pegasusmon

If you’re asking “why can’t I evolve Patamon to Angemon yet?”, the answer is almost always Agent Rank. All three stat-based Champion forms need Agent Rank 3, and stats alone won’t unlock them before that. Angemon needs Max SP 730 and INT 540. Unimon wants SPI 250 and SPD 300. Centarumon is the physical option, with ATK 550 and SPD 330. Pegasusmon skips stats entirely and only needs the Digi-Egg of Hope.

Ultimate: MagnaAngemon

From Angemon, MagnaAngemon needs Agent Rank 5, Max SP 910 and INT 1270. That INT jump from 540 to 1270 is the biggest wall in the line. Angemon can also become Shakkoumon in Time Stranger, but it is a side route that leads to Megas such as Goldramon, Vikemon and Magnadramon rather than Seraphimon.

Mega: Seraphimon vs ClavisAngemon

At Agent Rank 7, MagnaAngemon chooses between two angelic Megas. Seraphimon needs Max SP 1380, INT 1990 and SPI 1730. ClavisAngemon skips SPI but asks for Max SP 1540 and INT 2450. Nightly Gaming Binge notes that ClavisAngemon never appears in the wild. You can only get it by digivolving or de-digivolving, which makes this line the main way to obtain it. Game8 also lists Goldramon and SlashAngemon as Rank 7 branches from MagnaAngemon.

Note on conflicting requirement data

Different guides list different requirements for the same evolution because some pull from other games. The game section of the Digimon Fandom wiki shows conditions such as “Angemon after 6 battles” and “Wizardmon with 10 Data AP”. Those look like other games’ systems, not Time Stranger’s. Game8, Deltia’s Gaming, Grindosaur and Nightly Gaming Binge all report Agent Rank plus stat thresholds, which is how Time Stranger works. The game’s own Digivolution menu shows the exact requirement for each path, so use it to settle any mismatch.

Best Patamon Evolution Line in Time Stranger

The best route is the INT caster line: Patamon → Angemon → MagnaAngemon → Seraphimon, or ClavisAngemon if you want maximum INT. Every gate from Tokomon to Mega scales on Max SP and INT, so training those two stats keeps every step on the same track. Game8 also recommends Patamon as a long-term investment and lists this route as its main line.

Holy caster route: Angemon → MagnaAngemon → Seraphimon

This route rewards focused training. Here is a simple plan to follow:

1. Agent Rank 3 checklist: Max SP 730, INT 540. Digivolve to Angemon right away.
2. Agent Rank 5 checklist: Max SP 910, INT 1270. Push INT hardest here.
3. Agent Rank 7 checklist: Max SP 1380, INT 1990, SPI 1730 for Seraphimon.

ClavisAngemon for maximum INT

So should you go Seraphimon or ClavisAngemon with your Patamon? It depends on your spread. ClavisAngemon needs 460 more INT and 160 more Max SP than Seraphimon, but no SPI at all. Take an example MagnaAngemon at INT 2000, SPI 900 and Max SP 1400. It already qualifies for neither, but it is only 450 INT away from ClavisAngemon, compared with 830 SPI away from Seraphimon. Go for ClavisAngemon. A MagnaAngemon with well-rounded SPI is better off heading for Seraphimon. Since ClavisAngemon can’t be caught, many players raise one of each through de-digivolution.

Covering the Virus weakness

The honest downside of picking Patamon as a starter is early fragility. Its DEF of 140 is its lowest stat, and Virus attackers deal double damage to it. Patamon is worth it if you plan to reach Mega, because its stat spread matches what the whole line needs. If you want a sturdy team from the first hours, it will feel weak until Angemon. Back it up with a partner that handles Virus enemies well, and keep Patamon out of the front line against Virus bosses.

Game8 rates Patamon as one of the starters worth a long-term investment. If you are still choosing between partners, the Gomamon evolution line and the Agumon route in our Time Stranger evolution chart guide are worth comparing first.

Patamon Evolution Line in Cyber Sleuth

In Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory, Patamon digivolves to Angemon or Unimon, according to Grindosaur. Angemon in Cyber Sleuth isn’t exclusive to Patamon. Kudamon and Lucemon can also digivolve into it. That gives you two other routes into the angel line if you missed Patamon.

Patamon Evolution Line in Digimon World 3

In Digimon World 3 for the original PlayStation, Patamon’s forms unlock by level instead of by stats. The Digimon Fandom wiki, a community source, lists Angemon at Lv5, MagnaAngemon at Lv20 and Seraphimon at Lv40. Other fan references confirm that the game takes Patamon through Angemon and MagnaAngemon to Seraphimon, but the exact levels come from that single wiki.

Game	Champion options	Further line	Method
Digimon Adventure (1999 anime)	Angemon	MagnaAngemon	Story moments, Crest of Hope
Digimon Adventure 02 (anime)	Angemon, Pegasusmon	Shakkoumon (DNA with Ankylomon)	Control Spires block Angemon early; Digi-Egg of Hope
Digimon Adventure (2020 anime)	Angemon, Pegasusmon	Story-driven	Pegasusmon without the Digi-Egg
Digimon World 3	Angemon	MagnaAngemon, Seraphimon	Lv5, Lv20, Lv40
Cyber Sleuth / Hacker’s Memory	Angemon, Unimon	Continues from Angemon or Unimon	In-game requirements
Time Stranger	Angemon, Unimon, Centarumon, Pegasusmon	MagnaAngemon, then Seraphimon, ClavisAngemon, Goldramon, SlashAngemon	Agent Rank + stats
Digimon UP	Angemon	HolyAngemon, Seraphimon	Partner raising

Patamon in Digimon UP and What’s Next

Patamon is one of the partner Digimon in Digimon UP, Bandai Namco’s free-to-play mobile game. Game8’s coverage lists Patamon’s line there as Angemon, Holy Angemon and Seraphimon.

Time Stranger keeps growing too. DLC Pack 1 “Alternate Dimension” arrived on December 8, 2025, Pack 2 “GAKU-RAN” on January 22, 2026 and Pack 3 “Anti-ParadoX” on March 11, 2026. All three added new Mega routes. Gematsu reported that the game had passed 1 million units in shipments and digital sales by December 2025. Bandai Namco has also announced a large-scale expansion for 2027. Once it’s out, check MagnaAngemon’s Digivolution menu again for new branches.

If you want to see how this line compares with the rest of the roster, our Digimon evolution chart covers every major line. Our guide to Mega level Digimon explains what the final stage changes in battle.

FAQ

What is Patamon’s full evolution line?

Poyomon → Tokomon → Patamon → Angemon → MagnaAngemon (HolyAngemon) → Seraphimon. Pegasusmon is the Armor branch and Shakkoumon is the DNA branch with Ankylomon.

What does Patamon digivolve into?

In the anime, Patamon becomes Angemon or Pegasusmon. In Time Stranger, it can also become Unimon or Centarumon, and Cyber Sleuth offers Unimon as well.

Is MagnaAngemon the same as HolyAngemon?

Yes. HolyAngemon is the Japanese name and MagnaAngemon is the English dub name for the same Ultimate.

What level does Patamon evolve into Angemon?

In Digimon World 3, at Lv5 according to the Digimon Fandom wiki. Time Stranger doesn’t use levels. It needs Agent Rank 3, Max SP 730 and INT 540.

How do you get Seraphimon in Time Stranger?

Digivolve MagnaAngemon at Agent Rank 7 with Max SP 1380, INT 1990 and SPI 1730.

What is Patamon’s best evolution in Time Stranger?

The Angemon → MagnaAngemon → Seraphimon route. Swap the last step for ClavisAngemon if your INT is high and your SPI is low.

Can Patamon become Pegasusmon without the Digi-Egg of Hope?

In Digimon Adventure (2020), yes. In Adventure 02 and in Time Stranger, you need the Digi-Egg of Hope.

What does Tokomon evolve from?

Poyomon in Time Stranger, which needs Max SP 400 and SPD 150 at Agent Rank 1. Other games can use a different Baby stage.

Who does Angemon DNA digivolve with?

Ankylomon, Cody’s partner, to form Shakkoumon in Digimon Adventure 02.

Is Patamon in Digimon UP?

Yes. Patamon is among the partner Digimon in Digimon UP, and its line there runs through Angemon and HolyAngemon to Seraphimon.

Article notes

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Written by Kaito Mills

Kaito Mills writes the Digimon database, evolution line guides, anime coverage from Digimon Adventure onward and fandom history spanning the virtual pets, Western dub and their communities. He checks every entry against the Digimon Reference Book, published game data and card text, cites each source, and lists conflicting anime, game and card evolutions separately so every line stays traceable.

• Fact-checked by Noelle Fairbanks against the sources listed below before publication.
• Published November 12, 2026

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