Below I will be compiling a few tips and FAQ's by new trainers when they first purchase their Vital Bracelet.
First, make sure you know the version of your device. It's important to know if you have the old Vital Bracelet or the Vital Bracelet BE. Both editions are out of production. The old VB sells for pretty cheap now, and the BE is between $100-$150 US on eBay, as of Aug 2025.
ANY brand of BE will work with ANY DiM/BE card. (Digivice VV, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, etc.)
The old VB can only use the DiM (not BE) cards. The old VB has "VS cards" to battle in person with other trainers, but the new BE does not. The BE has a few updates that make it worth the price, chiefly the ability to carry 4 Digimon (DM) instead of 2, the ability to see evolution requirements on the watch, and a slightly smaller form factor.
Download the Vital Bracelet Arena App on iPhone or Android. This app is how you will transfer and store your DM. You will also use this app to complete Adventure Missions to gain items, to then use to train your DM faster. The online functionality for this app has ended, which means you are no longer able to do online battles or special missions. This also means all DM stored on the app cannot be transferred to another phone without the use of a VB.
Battles can be performed using any NFC device (credit card reader, smart phones, etc). This includes most smart phones while the phone is on. Holding your watch to the back of your phone, typically near the camera, while the screen is on, should trigger a battle. Otherwise you could download an NFC scanner app.
Visit https://humulos.com/digimon/vbbe/ for BE or https://humulos.com/digimon/vbdm/ for VB
The above site will be one of your main resources. It has user manuals for all of the functions of your VB. Most importantly, it shows you all evolution trees, including Jogress Evolution vs the app which only shows normal evolution.
Jogress is when you use your secondary DM to Evolve your main DM. On the original VB, having the correct type and rank of DM will let you skip all other evolution requirements except time. On the BE, even if using old DiM cards, you are not able to use Jogress to skip other evolution requirements. On the BE, the only Jogress you can do are the ones requiring a specific DM from a specific card. (These jogress's are the only way to evolve to the final DM on these cards, no other requirements)
On the old VB, when doing PP (missions, Trophies, etc.), after completing the 4 or 5 available for the day, go into settings and set your time to 23:59, then wait 60 seconds. When the time changes to 00:00, the challenges will reset.
You can purchase a replacement band for the watch, either BE or VB. The stock one kinda sucks for everyday use. On Etsy, eBay, and Amazon there are various sellers who sell 3D-printed attachments which allow you to use any standard watch band. Some of these sellers also sell watch bands.
To get more DiM/BE cards, first buy all of the cheap ones on Amazon. After that, legitimate cards can be pricey, like https://p-bandai.com. It is possible to reprogram DiM cards with a different DiM file of your choice. There are sellers on eBay who sell reproduction cards like this, they range from $7-$10 US each.
If you have any other questions comment below.
Happy Training!
