Tentomon (Adventure)

Tentomon is a from the ese Digimon media franchise that comprises, , toys, ,  and other media.

"Tentomon" is the name that all members of this particular Digimon species share. There are several different Tentomon that appear in various Digimon anime and manga series.

The most well-known appearance of Tentomon is in the Digimon Adventure anime as the partner of Izzy Izumi.

The Tentomon of Digimon Adventure also appears in the sequel series Digimon Adventure 02 and all the related movies.

Appearance
Tentomon resembles an enormous. He has six legs in total, with the front pair used as arms with grey talons at the end. He has large, green eyes and two yellow antennae reaching out from his head. His wing-case is covered with grey spines. His mouth doesn't move when he speaks, but does when he eats.

Description
Tentomon first appears in Digimon Adventure when Motimon Digivolved into Tentomon to protect Izzy from a. Tentomon admires his partner, Izzy, greatly for his curiosity and intelligence. Tentomon himself is a precocious and witty Digimon who displays intelligence and wit to match his human partner. In the Japanese version, he speaks in the. Tentomon became friendly with Izzy's family during the Battle with Myotismon.

Tentomon also appears in the Digimon movie Our War Game! and the sequel Revenge of Diaboromon to fight against.

Attacks
 * Super Shocker (Petit Thunder): Tentomon fires a rod of electricity from his antenna.
 * Final Spin: Tentamon rolls and surrounds himself with electricity

Anime
Tentomon is created, along with the rest of the DigiDestined's Digimon, as part of a project to help control the balance between good and evil in the. When he is a connected to Crest of Knowledge, the  attack the facility where he is housed, and Gennai flees with the eggs in hand. He is taken to File Island, where he hatches into Pabumon who eventually digivolves into Motimon. During this time, he plays with the other Digimon as he holds the that belongs to Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, waiting for his partner's arrival. One day, the Digivices suddenly vanish into the sky, heralding the coming of their partners.

Motimon and Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi eventually meets up with Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, Koromon until a Kuwagamon attacks them. Hiding in a tree to escape, the four eventually meet up with the rest of the DigiDestined, who attend the same summer camp as Tai and Izzy: Sora Takenouchi and, Yamato "Matt" Ishida and , Mimi Tachikawa and , Joe Kido and , and Takeru "T.K." Takaishi and. Unfortunately, Kuwagamon attacks them once more but Motimon, alongside the other Digimon, digivolves to his Rookie form to protect his partner and becomes Tentomon. Though strong, Kuwagamon is still stronger, and they are thrown off a cliff.

Other Forms
The name "Tentomon" refers only to the Rookie form of this Digimon. Throughout the series, Tentomon gains the ability to Digivolve into a number of more powerful forms, each with a different name and special attack. However, the Rookie level is his preferred one and the one he spends most of his time in, due to the amount of energy required to stay in a higher form.

Tentomon assumes JikoChuumon as a joke form in Digimon Adventure 02: Armor Evolution to the Unknown using the Digi-Egg of Knowledge.

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Pabumon's Digi-Egg
Pabumon's Digi-Egg was held by the Agents alongside Izzy's Digivice and Tag, the Crest of Knowledge, and the other Digi-Eggs, Digivices, Tags, and Crests, but when Piedmon attacked their base and stole the tags and crests, Gennai took the Digi-Eggs and Digivices and escaped in a Mekanorimon. He deposited the Digi-Eggs on File Island, where it eventually hatched into Pabumon.


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Pabumon
Pabumon is Tentomon's fresh form. He is a green-colored blob who has a yellow pacifier in his mouth.

Pabumon appears in Digimon Adventure when Vademon took away Izzy's curiosity and Crest, causing Tentomon to gradually lose power. Tentomon De-Digivolved into Motimon, and then to Pabumon.

Attacks
 * Bubble Blow (Adhesive Bubbles): An attack that involves firing adhesive bubbles from the mouth.



Motimon
Motimon is Tentomon's In-Training form. Motimon is a cylinder-shaped pink blob with shining black eyes, a curvy, w-shaped smile, and two arms which have three developing claws on each.

Motimon found Izzy when he first came to the Digital World, and digivolves to Tentomon to fight Kuwagamon. Tentomon later degenerates to Motimon when Izzy loses his crest to Vademon, and continues to return to this form whenever he degenerates from MegaKabuterimon after a battle.

Attacks
 * Bubble Blow (Elastic Bubbles): Motimon fires bubbles from his mouth.


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Kabuterimon
Kabuterimon is Tentomon's champion form. Kabuterimon is a more developed insect than Tentomon, and is modeled after the. He has four arms, two legs and has now developed a skull helmet which covers his eyes. Two pairs of large wings extend from between his shoulder blades, out further and higher than the rest of his body.

Kabuterimon first appeared when he freed Andromon from the power of the Black Gear. He was also involved in battles against Devimon and Etemon. Kabuterimon is also seen in the movie Our War Game, when Tentomon Digivolves in order to fight Keramon.

In Digimon Adventure 02, the Digimon Emperor used the data for Kabuterimon's exoskeleton in the creation of Kimeramon.

Attacks
 * Electro Shocker (Mega Blaster): Kabuterimon fires a ball of electricity at enemies.



MegaKabuterimon
MegaKabuterimon (Red) is Tentomon's Ultimate form. He debuts when Izzy and Kabuterimon faced Vademon. MegaKabuterimon was also involved in several battles against Myotismon's henchmen and later, Myotismon himself. MegaKabuterimon seems to have a large amount of power despite his level, seeing as he was able to destroy an entire planet that Vademon threw at him in their fight. This power was also shown in the fight against LadyDevimon, when her Black Wing attack failed when it hit MegaKabuterimon's shell.

Tentomon loses the ability to Digivolve into this form when Izzy releases the power of his crest to free the Digimon Sovereigns. Later, in Digimon Adventure 02, Azulongmon uses one of his DigiCores to restore Tentomon's power to Digivolve into MegaKabuterimon. MegaKabuterimon is seen again towards the end of Digimon Adventure 02.

Attacks
 * Horn Buster (Horn Blaster): MegaKabuterimon fires an electric blast from his horn.


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HerculesKabuterimon
HerculesKabuterimon is Tentomon's Mega form.

While in Ryo Akiyama's party, Tentomon can digivolve to HerculesKabuterimon if he is at least level 31.

When revives, Izzy and Tentomon show up to fight alongside Tai, which causes Tentomon to warp digivolve to HerculesKabuterimon.



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