Character mistake: Agumon says that they were away from the digital world for a couple of days. But in the previous episode Tai and Agumon were back on earth for only a few hours.
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Character mistake: Gabumon says that all of the Digimon are at their rookie level, but Gatomon is not a rookie level Digimon, she is a champion level Digimon.
Answer: Digimon started as a series of virtual pets, making them digital. In the television series, Digimon live in the "digital world."
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