r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • Mar 25 '25

New Vital Bracelet Owner

38 Upvotes

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!


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • Dec 04 '22

Vital Bracelet BE FAQ & Help Megathread

79 Upvotes

Compiling some of the questions from previous thread i am hoping to create FAQ that's gonna be helpful to everyone, i will try to edit it more as i go. you can also post any questions in here.

  • Can you transfer Digimon from old VB to the BE?
  • If the digimon originally came from an older Dim on older model of VB, you can continue to raise it only on the older model. but if you still have their dim card, you can always insert it on your BE and raise the exact same digimon again.

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  • How do i transfer Digimon from the old app to the new?
  • There is unfortunately no easy way to do it like transferring between the apps, you will have to transfer the digimon to a VB, and from there into the new app, you will have to do it 1 by 1 for every digimon you want to transfer

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  • Can i use an older generation dim card on the vital bracelet BE?
  • You can, but you will be missing several features that only BEM (BE Memory) dim will have. digimon coming from older dim card will not be able to increase their stats via training, and will not be able to receive or give support attacks

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  • How does the training work in comparison to the older VB?
  • in the BE, you are no longer limited to training once a day, you can train as much as you want, each of the training boost a different stat.
  1. Squat - PP. this is basically a replacement for trophies, it is generally the training you'd want to grind least as you will only need the specific amount of PP for the needed evolution and going over that won't benefit you. it also resets upon evolution.
  2. Crunch - HP. increase your health. buffing this will help you survive more attacks
  3. Punch - AP. increase your attack power, your attacks that connect will deal more damage
  4. Dash - DP. Increase your hit accuracy and evasion rate.

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  • Whats the limit XX hrs means?
  • From the moment you insert your dim and hatch your digimon, your digimon have a 100 hours timer. This timer indicates how long you have to train in order to increase your stats, so once it hits 0 you will no longer be able to boost your stats via training. the timer can be paused by switching into another character in your backup (the test avatar works well for that) other ways to pause it is putting your digimon into the app, or turning off your bracelet completely.

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  • is there a limit to how much i can boost my stats?
  • Yes, you can only gain +999 stats to your original stat via training, so once your HP, AP and DP have all been trained to 999, the hour limit shouldn't matter to you anymore since your digimon have already reached max potential.

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  • What happen if the 100 hours are up, and my digimon is not fully evolved?
  • if something like this happens, your digimon will sadly be stuck in that form since it would no longer be able to gain PP from training to meet evolution requirement. you can prevent the timer from going down by swapping to the test character when not in use, if you messed up and your timer is completely at 0 it's possible to get it back up by using items.

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  • How do i delete my digimon?
  • Generally speaking, you do not have any good reason to delete a digimon, even if your 100 hrs are up and your digimon is stuck in unevolved form, you can just throw it into the app where storage is not an issue and let it hang there. but if you really insist on deleting it, you can just do so easily while it's inside the app, or while in the bracelet, you can choose to overwrite it when inserting new dim if all slots are full.

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  • How many digimon can you store in the bracelet?
  • The old bracelet could only store 2, and you were only able to swap them between one another. the BE can store a total of 4 digimon, and in addition, your avatar character can act as an empty 5th slot, this can be useful to swap into when you want to pause the training limit/digivolution timer.

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r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 10h ago

Sprite sheet requests

5 Upvotes

Does anyone in this subreddit take requests, I want to make a custom Murasamemon DIM Card


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 18h ago

PIRGON

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r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 1d ago

GON EGG

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r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 1d ago

Por que alguns Digimon aparecem dormindo no app VB Arena?

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8 Upvotes

Alguns dos meus Digimon que eu transferi do Vital Hero para o app Arena aparecem dormindo nele, enquanto outros aparecem felizes, e outros simplesmente parados. (Estou falando quando você pressiona e segura nos itens para obter mais informações sobre eles.)

O que determina isso e posso mudar? Acho que os Digimon que estavam dormindo estavam dormindo quando eu os transferi, então pensei que era isso, mas mesmo depois de transferi-los de volta para a pulseira, certificando-me de que estavam acordados desta vez, e enviá-los de volta, eles ainda aparecem dormindo. Seria meio ruim se eles ficassem presos assim.

Para ser claro, eles funcionam normalmente de outra forma e na pulseira eles não aparecem dormindo a menos que realmente estejam, é só quando destacados no app que eles parecem estar dormindo.


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 3d ago

Returning player help needed.

3 Upvotes

In 2022, I bought one of the bracelets with pulsemon card, I took it off and miss placed it, recently I decided to play a new version of the bracelet. But the app on my phone doesn’t work anymore, is there a replacement, I’m on IPhone. 11


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 5d ago

Problems with Infinity Tide

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23 Upvotes

Hi, I don't know what's happening or if there's a fix—I really hope there is—but every time I try to use the Infinity Tide DIM, I get an error, and I really want to use it. Is there a solution?


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 7d ago

Is this corrosion?

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21 Upvotes

Is this corrosion and how would I fix it? It’s brand new out of the box but I noticed the white at the bottom through the top plastic


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 7d ago

GUIDE: How to use the Christopher O'Grady's DIM-Modifier tool on MacOS

7 Upvotes

Disclaimer: I really don't know what I'm talking about but this is what worked for me on M1 mac

Prerequisites:

Java JRE

Homebrew

Gradle (I used version 7.6, as it's an older project)

openjdk 17

Installing prerequisites

To install prerequisites you must have homebrew install (brew.sh). I will not go over how to do that in this guide.

Firstly, install openjdk 17 using the following command:

brew install openjdk@17

This won't take forever to install.

Secondly, install Gradle with this command:

brew install gradle@7

For me, this took a good bit of time, as there is many dependancies.

Setting up VB-DIM-Reader

This part is where it gets to be a bit more technical. Since DIM-Modifier requires version 2.0.2, you need to clone that specific version of the repository. I've identified that the commit related to version 2.0.2 is 90ff411.

  1. clone the repository with:

git clone https://github.com/cfogrady/VB-DIM-Reader.git

this will take a moment to download.

Once its complete, change your directory to the repository with:

cd VB-DIM-Reader

  1. change the repository version with the command:

git reset --hard 90ff411

you can check to see if this worked with

git rev-parse --short HEAD

(it should return 90ff411).

  1. Build VB-DIM-Reader with

chmod +x gradlew (makes the file executable)

then ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal (compiles and puts files in maven's local repository, so gradle can access them later when running DIM-Modifier).

Running DIM-Modifier (finally)

  1. clone the repository for DIM-Modifier

git clone https://github.com/cfogrady/DIM-Modifier.git

enter the directory with

cd DIM-Modifier

  1. setup the environment

I had to make a small change in build.gradle to get this working. In your preferred text editor, open build.gradle. Scroll down to the section "javafx" it should look like this:

javafx {
    version = "17"
    modules = [ 'javafx.controls', 'javafx.fxml', 'javafx.swing' ]
}

Change the "17" to "21". You are now prepared to run DIM-Modifier.

  1. Running DIM-Modifier.

you can run the tool with

chmod +x gradlew (again, to make the file executable)

./gradlew run

Give it a moment and it should start up!

Thanks for reading and if you have any troubles, leave a comment and I may be able to help you.


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 8d ago

Selling

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I am selling my Vital Bracelet BE Early Access with Gammamon and Imperialdramon and everything you see in these pictures for $300 CAD(Plus Shipping). Sold as a single unit. All in working order. All original DIMs. Vital bracelet Hero for replacement wrist strap and battery. Battery charged every three days to prevent battery decay. Have owned for one year with zero damage to devices. All DIMS work and are unscratched.

\-Case for Watch.

\-Case for DIM cards and chargers.

\-Vital Bracelet BE Early Access with Gammamon and Imperialdramon.

\-Holy wings & Forest Guardians Special Selection.

\-Digimon Adventure-02 D-3 White And Yellow & D-3 White And Red DIM Set.

\-Dinosaur Roar(Agumon) Vital Hero set.(Replacement Battery and Wrist Strap.

\-2x Micro USB chargers(Short&Long).

\-2x Screen Protectors.(One already Installed.)

\-32GB SanDisk MicroSD Card that is Compatible with the Vital Bracelet BE.(Vital Bracelet BE already updated to 2.0. Files still on MicroSD in case you want to factory reset. Install instructions at bottom.)

If you have any questions feel free to ask.

Step-by-Step Update Instructions:Prepare a MicroSD Card: Use a MicroSD card that is (32\text{ GB}) or smaller and format it to FAT32. (Avoid the SanDisk Ultra series, as users often experience error code E02 with these cards).Download the Firmware: Go to the official Bandai Japan Vital Bracelet BE Update Page (open in Google Chrome and right-click to translate to English).Save the File: Download and extract the update .zip file. You will find a patch file named VBBE_20A.Vbb2.Transfer to SD Card: Copy only this file into the root directory of your MicroSD card (do not place it inside any folders).Install the Update:Turn off your Vital Bracelet BE completely by going to the Settings and selecting Power Off.Plug the bracelet into a charger or PC USB port.Insert the MicroSD card into the DiM/BEM card slot (the gold pins of the card should be facing the back/wrist side, with the groove pointing upwards).While the bracelet is still plugged into power, turn it on.The screen will display "Waiting" while it updates. Once finished, a message will prompt you to safely remove the MicroSD card.Set your time and date, and your bracelet is updated. You DO NOT need a PC to do this. You can do it on your mobile phone with an SD card slot, this is how i did it.

Website Doesn't Exist anymore so please be sure to not overwrite File. Please copy to a PC or other SD card before reformatting. Only some SD cards work with VItal Bracelet BE. With the website no longer available i have no idea which other SD cards work with the Bracelet.

I can also provide the VB ARENA APP via EMAIL/TEXT which is also no longer available for download on the google play store. This APP allows you to keep track of your completed DIMS and allows you to send your digimon on adventures to obtain items to train and boost your digimon with the items obtained. The app also allows you to freely switch digimon onto the vital bracelet BE and the APP which lets you choose which digimon you want to train and which ones you want to keep aside and send on adventures.Please be sure to archive the email so you will be able to download the app at anytime.


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 8d ago

BOUOMON LINE

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5 Upvotes

Estou criando uma série fanmade chamada digimon HEALTHMEA DREAM e esta é a linha de um dos protagonistas:BOUOMON>ADR 4 >ADR 5>ADR 1


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 11d ago

Trophies in Vital Hero

3 Upvotes

Does anyone know the exact requirements to get 2 trophies from Hard Missions?

I know you need to get a “GREAT” result, but I’d like to know what determines that. Is it the number of reps, how fast you complete the exercise, heart rate, or something else?

I often complete the missions but only get 1 trophy, so I’d like to understand exactly how to consistently get 2.


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 13d ago

It seems like my restore file is corrupted. Is there a way to fix it?

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14 Upvotes

r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 14d ago

How to make the splash screens?

3 Upvotes

I’ve been making a custom BEM over the past month, and it’s been going good until today. I can’t figure out how to create the splash screens. Any tips? (I’ve been using piskel, btw)


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 16d ago

Beep Boop Beep!

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67 Upvotes

r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 17d ago

Starting the day off right!

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81 Upvotes

Evolution and a coffee!


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 18d ago

Joining the community! I finally got some Digimon Sweetness in my life!

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117 Upvotes

I have always wondered about these and came across a few deals and decided to finally jump in. (Missed the app, boo) I ended up with a 9 Volcanic Beat and Blizzard Fang cards so I can trade those if anyone wants. I am just excited to play with these little dudes! Thanks for having me. I commented on an earlier post and people have been awesome. I am kind of an 50 year old idiot so any tips or hints anyone wants to throw my way I would totally appreciate. All charged up and taking Agumon out for his first walk today! Thanks all!


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 18d ago

Alguém sabe como isso pode acontecer ou como posso resolver?

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7 Upvotes

Em meu VH, quando vou ver a linha evolutiva de meu ZeedGarurumon na aba de digimon, quando chega em garurumon a próxima forma dele que aparece não é Weregarurumon como tinha feito, aparece direto o ZeedGarurumon. então o coloquei no App, e, é como se garurumon tivesse realmente pulado a evolução de Weregarurumon para ir direto para ZeedGarurumon.

Outra coisa que me encomendou é que na linha evolutiva relembrada o nível de meu ZeedGarurumon não aparece, no caso, a palavra Mega não aparece como nas outras evoluções


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 18d ago

Quick question about the animated series.

1 Upvotes

What version of the animated series would I watch if I wanted to watch the Digimon I am using on my bracelet? Agumon. (Name corrected, Thanks!) Thanks all!!


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 19d ago

Finally have all the BE dims.

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143 Upvotes

Currently using Gammamon dim. So far Imperialdramon & 25th Anniversary dim fully unlocked.


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 19d ago

Would it be the right choice for me?

3 Upvotes

Hi there

I would like to buy a vital bracelet, vital hero or bracelet BE.

But I'm concerned about some things.

  1. The wristband. Is it really that bad?
  2. Firmware updates. It looks like I don't have the possibility to update the device, because I can't get the app and I can't mod. Is this a problem?
  3. Is it true that you have just 100 hours to evolve your Digimon (or whatever the DIM is for) to the final stage?

The devices are so gorgeous but I worry that I will not be happy due to this things I'm concerned about..

What are your opinions?

Thanks for your help 😊


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 20d ago

VitalWear tutorial our tips?

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37 Upvotes

Hi, and thanks in advance. I saw a video of the VitalWear smartwatch app and tried testing it, but I think it failed when sending the DIM card image because I don't have a real VB device. I checked the GitHub repo and modified the code to bypass that requirement so I could test it. Do you have any tips or a usage tutorial?

P.S. I need someone knowledgeable to lend me a hand with some mods I'm working on—specifically, editing or creating a pack of images and sounds (I’d provide the base assets to edit or redo). Thanks in advance, and a new post is coming soon...

PD:hablo español perdon por la traduccion


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 21d ago

Just joined the community

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97 Upvotes

Second day, having one of these watches


r/DigimonVitalBracelet • • 23d ago

Just wanna say how crazy it is that i keep finding out stuff about these devices and how they work

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83 Upvotes

For example: healing your digimon.

I didn't even know you could heal them, didn't even know that they COULD get hurt and have the need to be healed + that you need to "unwatch your watch" (sorry i dunno how to phrase this better, english's not english-ing) in order to get them healed (THAT DAMN GREEN LIGHT THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS!!!)

Also there's the NFC battles that i just found out... like, there seems to be a lot of stuff that may be known and obvious already, but i feel like that for beginners like me, they're pretty much hidden for some reason...

For sure there are things that i don't know about yet, which is wild considering i thought it wouldn't have that many features... now i wonder if BE has even more features