DigimonBANDAI (Original) Translucent Purple - Virtual Monster Pet by Tamagotchi, 41855

Having gotten the original ones back in the day, I was pleased to see that they re-released them albeit I was a little late, as I missed the 20th anniversary and the first two waves! Compared to the older ones (v1 and V2) You have to put your name in at the start and the time, there's a decent roster of monsters from each version that you hatch, grow and train to be the best battlers and strongest monsters. You can also train two Digimon at the same time, making tag matches a thing. There is a journal feature, to keep track of each monster you have trained, there is a extra growth tier to Mega digivolve through a process called Jogress. You can send a copy of the monster you trained to a friend and vice versa and once you tag battled with the copy 5 times, you can fuse the monsters into a new one. There is a fight feature if one doesn't have another Digimon and so you can gain victories with the game's inbuilt monsters.There are two secret eggs one can acquire and involves linking with five or more Digimon with different trainer names. Or you can get a second one or find a friend that is willing to stop and rename their device name several times in order to get the same result. Remember to give them a different name though or it won't count. I have to wait for my second one to arrive so I can see what monsters I can battle...and also to get those eggs!Again to get different Digimon you have to experiment with different factors such as care mistakes (no more than 4 per 'stage' or it will die) training and feeding (and you have to redo that after each digivolution.) To morph your monster pal into many forms when it's time to digivolve.

Amazing little toy that I had as a kid and have been after again for literally decades. New features over the original too, and none that take away from your memories of the original.Very faithful right down to the packaging and the manual is very informative.Definitely get two or convince a friend or two to get one if you purchase so you can make the most of the battles and other features!

Son lives this but I'm now left to care for it during the day otherwise it's dead by the time he comes home.... Such pressure to step up as a psuedo grandparent!

So good!

I'm not sure why the amazon page only says "41859" and does not make it clear but yes this is the 20th anniversary version.This and the Digital monster X are currently the best Digital monster virtual pets available.

Very good digivice. Classic and can raise 2 digimon at once if you decide to.

Brought for a bit of nostalgia, great buy, fun

I ordered this product recently.I am a digimon fan and, yet, have never owned a digivice. I decided to splurge on one and absolutely did not regret it.The buttons are very satisfying to press and don’t get stuck.It is also pretty quiet.Very great product. Would highly recommend for any digimon fan