Holy Ring

Holy Rings (sometimes inconsistently called 'Tail Ring' in the English dub of Digimon Adventure 02, mainly by Gatomon, possibly due to the fact that she wears the ring on her tail) are golden rings of varying size worn by several Digimon; most notably Gatomon. These rings give the Digimon great power relating to their holiness. Most of the Digimon wearing the Holy Rings are of Vaccine attribute and belong to the Virus Busters family. At the moment, the letters carved on these rings remain enigmatic, as a full-view of the ring is unavailable at this time.

Gatomon


Gatomon has been seen both with and without a Holy Ring. In Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, Gatomon's ring gives her power the level of a Champion; without it she is as weak as a Rookie level. She loses it sometime in between the first and second season trying to escape from a Unimon. Without even realizing, the loss of the ring enables her to Armor and DNA digivolve just like the others. The Holy Ring is returned by Gennai in the final episode.

Other Digimon
Several other Digimon wear Holy Rings. They can be anywhere on the Digimon's body, and they signify the Digimon is, in some way, holy.

Tapirmon's ring is on its leg; MarineAngemon's its neck; Salamon's its neck; Goldramon's its arm; Liollmon's its neck; Kudamon's its neck; Apemon's its finger; Hououmon's its legs (it has two); Rapidmon's its legs (also has two); and Lucemon's all its limbs: it has four, Angewomon in her legs.

Digimon World Data Squad
The player can recieve a Holy Ring from Salamon in Sneyato Forest after talking to it. The player thus fufills one of the requirements to Digivolve Lalamon into Salamon.