When to Digivolve & De-Digivolve in Time Stranger to Make the Strongest Digimon

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To get the most out of your Digimon in *Digimon Story Time Stranger*, you’ll need to learn how digivolution works. The game requires you to frequently evolve and revert your Digimon to make them stronger. This guide will explain the digivolution process and help you decide when to digivolve or de-digivolve your Digimon in *Digimon Story Time Stranger*.

Sometimes, going backwards can help your Digimon evolve further. If you’ve maxed out a Digimon’s level but it doesn’t quite meet the requirements for the evolution you want, de-digivolving it might be the solution. This is because of how stats and talents work in *Digimon Story Time Stranger*, and you’ll learn more about these systems as you play.

What Happens When You Digivolve and De-Digivolve in Digimon Story Time Stranger

Players need to know how Digivolving and De-Digivolving work in *Time Stranger*. Here’s a simple explanation:

  1. The Digimon transforms into the selected digivolution or de-digivolution. This will often mean a change to the Digimon’s attribute and personality.
  2. The Digimon will become Lv. 1.
  3. If the Digimon is digivolved, its Talent will increase, raising its maximum possible level.
  4. If the Digimon has suitable Bond, then it will inherit new Cumulative Stats during digivolution and de-digivolution. More on this point can be found in the following section.

Bond & Cumulative Stats in Digimon Story Time Stranger

Cumulative Stats are special values that carry over when a Digimon digivolves or de-digivolves. You’ll see them displayed in blue next to a Digimon’s regular stats. You can directly increase these Cumulative Stats by using Enhancement Items. Additionally, as your Digimon gains stats from leveling up and training at the DigiFarm, a portion of those gains are added to their Cumulative Stats during digivolution and de-digivolution. Maximizing these Cumulative Stats is essential for making your Digimon as powerful as possible.

In *Time Stranger*, a Digimon’s stats improve based on its personality. Players can get the most out of their Digimon by matching their personalities to how they’re used in battle, which will help them grow stronger faster.

Let’s illustrate with an example: imagine you start with a young Digimon. As you battle and gain experience, you improve its stats. Once it reaches its full potential as a Rookie, it Digivolves into a stronger Champion form. Importantly, some of the stats your Rookie earned aren’t lost – they carry over as ‘Cumulative Stats’ and are visible on the Champion. You can then continue leveling up the Champion, and even revert it back to a Rookie to further increase those Cumulative Stats. By repeating this process of leveling and de-digivolving, players can consistently boost their Digimon’s overall power.

  1. Level up a Digimon to increase its stats.
  2. Digivolve the Digimon to convert a portion of the stats it earned into Cumulative Stats.
  3. Level up the digivolved Digimon to increase its stats.
  4. De-digivolve it to convert more Cumulative Stats.
  5. Repeat.

Here’s something to keep in mind: Digimon have a limit to how many times they can carry over their stats through digivolutions and de-digivolutions. This limit is determined by their Bond level. For instance, a Digimon with a Bond of 10 can transfer stats 10 times, while one with a Bond of 50 can do it 50 times. You can raise a Digimon’s Bond by battling, talking to it, and feeding it at Time Stranger’s DigiFarm. The maximum Bond level is 100.

When to Digivolve & De-Digivolve in Digimon Story Time Stranger

Generally, players should digivolve and de-digivolve their Digimon when it fulfills these two requirements:

  1. The Digimon’s Bond is higher than the number of digivolutions and de-digivolutions it has already undergone, as this will allow new Cumulative Stats to be converted.
  2. It is at its maximum level.

You don’t have to wait until a Digimon reaches its highest level, but max-level Digimon have the best stats and will convert the most Cumulative Stats when they Digivolve or De-digivolve. This means you’ll need fewer Digivolutions to reach the stat cap and avoid potential Bond problems. If you’re a *Time Stranger* player and aren’t focused on maximizing stats, you can Digivolve and De-digivolve at any level to meet the requirements for specific evolution paths.

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2025-10-09 21:36