Digimon Survive features plenty of engaging visual novel storytelling, but between its exciting narrative developments, you’ll also have the opportunity to encounter and collect new Digimon in the game’s selection of battle areas. Throughout Digimon Survive, you’ll need to train and cultivate your Digimon team in these areas to stay prepared for the regular story battles against the dangerous Digimon that you’ll face off against.
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In the early chapters, you’ll want to get your hands on the easy-to-acquire Gotsumon to bolster your team’s strength, as they can evolve into a selection of powerful Digimon not available in the evolution trees of others, such as Monzaemon or Piedmon. They’re also a valuable ally in their own right, boasting a selection of moves that can be useful for the early game.
Gotsumon can be found in a variety of the game's free battle areas, but the first place they can be found is in the school’s free battle area during Part 1 of the game.
After meeting some aggressive Gotsumon in the prologue and exploring the school and its surroundings in the early story of Part 1, you'll eventually be able to move to the Free Battle Area in the school from the menu on your phone. This is strangely abbreviated as ‘Free Bat.’
A few different types of basic, low-level Digimon can appear in the Free Battle Area of the school. The most common to appear in this area is Gotsumon.
Before you enter the Free Battle Area, observe the Digimon portraits in the small circle(s) above the location description. This denotes which Digimon is appearing in the free battle area next. If Gotsumon appears here, you'll encounter them in the battle in this area.
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