Trying To Defeat Zanbamon During The First Encounter At The Jungle Grave (Digimon World 2003)

Welcome to Digimon World 2003. When you go to the South Sector for the first time you are initially unable to make it to the Suzaku City because of Zanbamon blocking your way at the Jungle Grave. He challenges you to a battle which always seems to end with you running away. Usually you strike first but do minimal damage. He then attacks you and does substantial damage, resulting in you fleeing. You have to return later with a Smelly Herb, and the smell of it causes Zanbamon to run away. The game seems to be scripted so that you can't defeat Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave. I was curious as to whether there's anyway of defeating Zanbamon during your first encounter with him, and I therefore put this video together.
I started the game with the Pack which contains Kumamon, Guilmon and Patamon. I also had Agumon added as my partner by the DRI Agent at the Tyranno Valley. This required me to defeat MetalGreymon at the Bulk Bridge. Before challenging Zanbamon I did an enormous amount of grinding with Kumamon and Agumon. I got Kumamon up to Level 72 and got Agumon up to Level 56. On both Digimon I got their Attack and Spirit up to 999. I learned the Digivolutions of Beelzemon and Omnimon, and had Blast Mode, Black Screwer, Inferno and Impact Rush available as Techniques. There were numerous other Digimon and Techniques that I had. I did the majority of the grinding by using the Fishing Rod to battle Divermons at the Divermon's Lake, who earn you 118 Experience Points each. I had to begin with more basic opposition such as the random Digimon in the Central Sector and East Sector. That was followed by me using the Fishing Rod to encounter Coelamons (40 EXP) at the East Wire Forest and Seadramons (58 EXP) at the Kicking Forest, before moving onto Divermons. When I trained at the Gym I made sure that the training went perfectly. I saved before using the Gym and reloaded if my Digimon failed just once while training. If the training went perfectly then I saved before doing more training. I also purchased the best equipment that was available at the Black Market in Smith's Shop.
I swiftly came to the conclusion that the game is fixed so that you always run away after Zanbamon attacks you, regardless of how much HP or Defense you have. His attack seems to always reduce your HP by about 70%. I demonstrated this by showing Zanbamon do 946 damage to a Level 13 Kumamon with 1352 HP and 195 Defense, but only 105 damage to a Level 1 Guilmon with 150 HP and 28 Defense. It then became clear that if I was to defeat Zanbamon then I'd have to defeat him with my first attack so that he doesn't get a turn.
Kumamon was the Rookie Digimon for most of the Digimon that I used against Zanbamon. Kumamon's Attack, Spirit, Speed and Wisdom were all at 999. I first tried to defeat Zanbamon by using Beelzemon (Kumamon) and Blast Mode. This did 1962 damage and reduced Zanbamon's HP to the red, but he did still survive. He then attacked me and that resulted in me running away. I tried again with Beelzemon and used Black Screwer, but this too did 1962 damage. On my third try with Beelzemon I used Impact Rush (Loaded from GranKuwagamon) but it did slightly less damage; 1938. My next try was with Omnimon (Agumon) and Inferno. The amount of damage caused was equal to that of Blast Mode and Black Screwer; 1962. Those were the best attacks that I had, and none of them defeated Zanbamon.
I decided to try and defeat Zanbamon with Gallantmon (Kumamon) by using Counter Attacks. The damage that you inflict with a Counter Attack tends to be greater than the amount of damage that you first sustained from the opposing Digimon. Zanbamon was doing 4566 damage each time he attacked Kumamon, so you can see why Counter Attacks had an appeal. I tried with Final Purification and Counter Strike, but both times the damage was just 1964, despite the fact that it probably should've been in excess of 4566. It looks as if the game is programmed so that Zanbamon's HP can't fall under a certain amount.
I tried defeating Zanbamon with One-Hit-Knock-Outs. I used GranKuwagamon's (Kumamon) Dimension Scissors, and Beelzemon's (Kumamon) Soul Plunder. Zanbamon survived both attacks. My next idea was to try and confuse Zanbamon as a way of stopping him from attacking me. I used Beelzemon's Confuse Nebula, but to no success. I then wondered if I could reduce the amount of damage that Zanbamon causes, either by decreasing his Attack or increasing my Defense. Alternatively, reduce Zanbamon's Speed and hope that I could block his attack as a consequence to this. I used Myotismon's (Kumamon) Grissly Wing to reduce Zanbamon's Attack. On a different try I used Myotismon again and used Mega Protection (Loaded from WarGrowlmon) to improve my Defense. I used MegaGargomon's (Agumon) Mega Break to weaken Zanbamon's Speed. All of these attempts were in vain; it had no impact whatsoever.
I regret to say that I have no further ideas.

[@NewtBannner]

What about Beelzemon or Omnimon attack with a counter crest on them, they do the initial 1964 damage and then they retaliate with the counter crest

[@NewtBannner]

Flaw in the plan, I forgot you probably can’t get a counter crest that early in the game

[@GreenApple968]

​@@NewtBannner I think that the earliest opportunity in which you can obtain a counter crest is from defeating Tuskmon; I think that he drops them sometimes. I don't think that it's possible to encounter Tuskmon until some stage after you make it past Zanbamon with the smelly herb. Even if you were to do the maximum amount of damage against Zanbamon and then strike him with a counter moments afterwards, I suspect that the counter would do 0 damage; I think that it's programmed so that Zanbamon's HP can't fall under a certain amount, same as Bulbmon during the first encounter.

[@NewtBannner]

@@GreenApple968 you’re right because tuskmon appears after the second leader because I used that area to train to Lvl 20 before I went to West section

[@lLucaDGV]

@@GreenApple968 You can actually get counter crests from Triceramons and tuskmons in Plug Cape super early in the game. If my memory doesnt fail me, you can defeat zanbamon with a counter after u attack them, the dialogue is just the same. That was years ago tho so maybe u can try that and see!

[@GreenApple968]

​@@lLucaDGV I don't think that the Tuskmons appear in the Plug Cape until some stage after you make it past the Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave. Also, I believe that the Triceramons drop TNT Balls, and not Counter Crests.

[@OtioMatheus]

Dude... I already knew that one hit KO wasn't effective against boss enemies, but I liked to see all your efforts. To be honest I just couldn't help but to like this video seeing that you grinded to level 72 (with kumamon, one of the hardest) before reaching Suzaku City. Nicely done!

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I personally didn't think that the grinding was as tough as I was expecting it to be. The Divermons are a good source for grinding when you're at a pre-Suzaku stage. Once you have access to the Suzaku City I would say that the Numemons in the Jungle Shrine are then the best Digimon available to you for grinding.

[@michel4152]

His attack seems to be based on a percentage @@GreenApple968

[@yuanmaris3420]

I love this game. But i hate the random battle system its insane. 🤣

[@MrWojas92]

He was basically set to beat the entire game at that point without the slightest difficulty.

[@Boomerville1945]

okay, good for you buddy

[@Booomzz]

I applaud your dedication, if anything. So much nostalgia in this video, brought me back 20 years! And yeah i think this is all the evidence we need to prove that there is no way to defeat Zanbamon at this stage.

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. Glad to receive your positive feedback. It might be possible to defeat Zanbamon by hacking the game, but I have no knowledge on how to do stuff like that. Nor do I have the necessary resources. I wanted to see if I could beat Zanbamon legitimately, and it would seem that it's not possible.

[@loganpriest6029]

Same here man. Picked this game up back in 2003 when I was fucking 8 for god sakes. Feels like a lifetime ago but yet again doesn't feel that long ago either. Great game, yes there could've been things that were executed or implemented better but what can you do for an old game. At least it had plenty of content and an enticing enough story to keep you playing. Had plenty of time for this game as a kid and I still do now.

[@Booomzz]

@@loganpriest6029 exactly my thoughts!

[@SaitouAmiri]

DW3 always have a special place on my heart. I remembered getting nervous each boss battle cuz I didn't even grind. Great content!

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. And I think it's great that you like this game. 👍

[@spacecat8748]

I liked all the explanations and different attempt ideas. The fact that you always deal the same damage value with the trained digimon clearly demonstrates that there is a cap to the damage you can deal in this particular fight. Like you said, its super fixed XD Great video! Cool to see DW2003 content in 2023 hehe.

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. And yes; there does seem to be a limit in regards to how much damage can be inflicted upon Zanbamon during the first battle against him. It's a bit like the first battle against Bulbmon; you can only bring his HP down by a fixed amount before he flees. I never bothered to do a video attempting to defeat Bulbmon during the first encounter due to it being clear that it's scripted that he can't be defeated. With Zanbamon it wasn't clear, and that's why I put this video together trying to defeat him.

[@DespairMagic]

This video has so much 2003 feeling 😂 the white text on black background in between clips, no voice, just text, something people already tried back then in 2003 etc... So good hahaha.

[@GreenApple968]

I'm glad that the 2003 feeling worked in this video. 😜 A lot of my videos are like this. My video editing skills are very basic; I still use Windows Movie Maker. My knowledge and ability is very basic when it comes to technology on the whole; I still record on AV. I also encounter a lot of issues that I don't know how to solve which would be really simple for most people.

[@leddarklight7566]

​@@GreenApple968 I would tell you to put the video on 16:9...but if you do that,it would no longer be a "2003 feeling video". 😂

[@ImWillyDS]

I just replayed this game recently and stumbled on your videos You sir, are the maddest lad of all, and deserve the highest respect I used to think like that, wondering if it's possible to one shot/defeat Zanbamon without proper story progression, and you just prove it with hardcore dedication that no matter how hard we try, we are at the mercy of the developer

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you for the feedback; it's much appreciated. I am glad that I experimented with this and managed to produce the video that I produced. Although, it's a shame that the ultimate conclusion is that Zanbamon simply will not fall down.

[@Thanos_aka_Imperius]

yeah he definitely deserves respect,it took me a week to unlock beelzemon's blast gauge in ice dungeon,he was not even half way there

[@danishdude2191]

Damn you must have been grinding your ass out for months! My highest digimon ever was Agumon in 89 and it took me about 2 years before I got there. I have grinded so many Cardmons and purple Numemons for that 222 exp, its not even funny to think about. (Started with the Monmon, Agumon and Renamon pack). A well deserved like and big thumps up from me, for your dedication :D

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. Although I do feel like grinding isn't too bad if you're facing the right opponents and using the right techniques. I honestly don't recall the grinding for this video being anywhere near as bad as most people seem to assume. Thanks again for your interest and feedback. 🙂

[@LoveLoveLoveTropical]

He does it again another whirlwind adventure in a Digimon game! I love how you literally manage to find something new to do in these games every time.

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you for the feedback; it was pleasing to hear. ☺

[@ShamblesTCG]

Insane to see that they had such protection against sequence breaking in a game from 20 years ago

[@GreenApple968]

It was sophisticated of them. Although, it is a shame that there doesn't seem to be any way of defeating Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave and producing a different outcome.

[@bigbigestwiner92]

It isnt even that bif of a sequence break, like half an hour tops if you know what you’re doing

[@FelipeTheMagician]

I was half hoping it would work out in the end, but each try made it seem more and more obvious that Zanbamon's attack works as a percentual amount of damage, and there's no doubt about his hp having a lock so he always survives any attack. Regardless, your dedication is awesome.

[@GreenApple968]

It does seem that way; that Zanbamon can't be defeated. Nonetheless I'd like to thank you for complimenting me on my dedication.

[@josiahezraa]

Damn bro, this brought me feelings of when I was a kid. How could you do this.. I’LL BE PLAYING DW1-3 AGAIN BECAUSE OF THIS LOL

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks for the comment. I had to butcher a lot of Divermons in order to get into the position that I was in. 😁

[@gugamilhomem]

Great video. Congratulations on your hard try. Grinding must had been pretty difficult.

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. Feedback appreciated.

[@llllshadowllll]

DW3 will forever be the best Digimon game for me(Or at least my favorite).

[@GreenApple968]

It was my favourite Digimon game for many years, although I feel like Digimon World 1 has aged better for me.

[@nico.oli03]

Thank you for making content on a game i LOVED (and still do) when i was a kid! DW2003 is an awesome game

[@GreenApple968]

No problem. And thank you for the positive feedback.

[@Zoeyloveswolves]

I really want a remaster of this for the ps5. One of the best Digimon games imo.

[@GreenApple968]

Sounds like a great idea. It would be a game that I wouldn't play anytime soon though as the most up to date console that I have is the PS3.

[@justplayit69]

Dude the highest damage you can do always 1962, then I did a little research about it, look what I’ve found Megahouse is a major Japanese toy manufacturer and BANDAI Group company. Originally founded in 1962 as Kaken, the company was purchased by BANDAI and merged with BANDAI subsidiaries Angel and B-AI in 1997 to become MegaHouse. That’s the reason you can’t do damage more than 1962. CMIIW 😂

[@GreenApple968]

That's some interesting reasoning. 😁

[@amaknita]

This is so thorough, thank you! I was just playing through the whole Smelly herb thing wondering if i could just beat him and skip it.

[@GreenApple968]

No problem. I'm glad that this video provided you with clarification.

[@Chris-re3lv]

At 11:00 in, I saw what was perhaps the clearest indicator of how they fixed Zanbamon's attack. See how when you selected Final Purification, Zanbamon attacked, and then the message played out that said X Digimon ran away, and THEN your counter attack played out. That was very interesting to see. I respect the dedication to this video. That is an awful grind.

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks for the feedback; much appreciated.

[@BenRedfield]

That's the game scenario, i love this game, the card battle, i wish they remake this but with more storyline and harder bosses

[@GreenApple968]

This was my favourite game as a child. Although, I feel like the first Digimon World game has aged better for me. None the less, if there ever was to be a remake for this game then I'd love to play it.

[@BenRedfield]

Dmw 2 also my childhood, dmw 2003 where we battle kurt was amazing, they expand the ending

[@mariobriseno8826]

Started playing again recently fresh.. this video and grind is insane 😂 good stuff

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you for the positive feedback. Glad you liked.

[@riannunuhitu3327]

Kumamon grinding to lvl 72?? Do you want to become presiden in digital world?? Thats amazing and crazy dude

[@GreenApple968]

I don't think that it's as much of an achievement as it might appear to be; the grinding really wasn't as bad as I expected it to be. I don't think that I deserve the level of credit that I'm getting. None the less, your comment is appreciated and I'd like to thank you for it.

[@ys0098]

The jungle graveyard ost always scared me out when i was a kid. I always mute my television when i enter this stage and catacomb. 😅

[@GreenApple968]

I can't say that I can relate to this. However, the AOA Theme Music did make me feel a bit frightened/uncomfortable when I was a child.

[@regularcontent3112]

REAL! 😢😢

[@zaidboomboompow2642]

Dude this bring back memories.. when i used to play this game and i don't need any guide or walkthrough to finish it

[@GreenApple968]

I'm pleased that it brought back memories for you.

[@ariefernanda409]

They already set this event, zanbamon damage to 70% and set max damage taken, so its impossible to defeat zanbamon, but you've done a great effort. Appreciate that

[@GreenApple968]

It would seem that you are correct about Zanbamon not being beatable, and that you're also correct about the specific information surrounding the battle against Zanbamon. Too bad for anyone (such as myself) who was hoping to defeat Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave. I'd like to thank you for acknowledging my effort though; that is something that is appreciated.

[@mrShade-sb1th]

The grind is real 🤯🤯🤯. Zanbamon was scary as shit when I played this as a child, great memories ❤

[@GreenApple968]

I don't remember ever considering Zanbamon to be scary. I remember the AOA Theme Music putting a shiver down my spine when I was a child; I was probably about 11 at the time.

[@nightdrivenen7909]

I swear on my life I got close once. Zanbamon vs my Digitamamon. It was a back and fourth with a bunch of healing. I thought I would win since he was doing 1/5th of my health every attack [idk if the code broke, or something happened but the usual 75% did not trigger] but eventually my one last attack was not strong enough. No more healing. And Zanbamon knocked me under the 25% benchmark to end the fight. It was honestly fun.

[@EmperorMagnaGreymon3]

Dude, as a child I didn't know I was supposed to lose. I remember I got Renamon to 40 and Sakuyamon to 99 and couldn't do anything. As soon as I lost I restarted the game everytime. One day I simply let go and the game continued

[@GreenApple968]

Sounds like you had a pretty annoying experience with your first encounter of Zanbamon. I think that my biggest mistake/regret during my first playthrough of the game was trying to enter the Amaterasu City soon after entering the Amaterasu Server and getting thrashed by Knightmon. 🤦‍♂

[@sb30journey29]

amazed by how your effort making this video man

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. Your feedback is appreciated.

[@tubadude07]

The size scale of some these Digimon were insane

[@AOGamingXII]

When anyone encounter a fixed fight, it would mean there's a procedure to commence that may lead either to help defeat something/someone or help you to proceed to the next step. It's seems you're not meant to defeat him regardless what you throw at it due to his purpose. Let's call it "Event Guard", it's not something you can beat or bypass him no matter what, to prevent skipping the story plot; like Oblivion/Skyrim you can do a lot of side mission (even most of them) without proceeding with the story events. Instead, there's something you need to in order to proceed, I remembered not beating him due and stayed away from him due to frustration, however, one thing led to the next I were able to pass this part without fighting him. But, I don't recall how I did it vivdly so I looked up the same website I used in my early teen. This is qouted: " You can't defeat him. After you lose the battle against him go back to the Tranquil Swamp Inn. Talk to Gatomos there. Now you need to visit the Shaman House in Tranquil Swamp. After that visit, go to Bulk Swamp and meet Kail who will tell you to seek out Baronmon. Baronmon is in Protocol Ruins and agrees to help if you find his mask. The mask was stolen by Etemon who's in Asuka City's lower part. After getting the mask speak to Baronmon again and visit him in the Shaman House. You'll get an item that will scare Zanbamon away, making the way to Suzaku free. " gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/562323-digimon-world-3/answers/165171-how-to-defeat-zanbanmon The fact that Zanbamon claimed he never lost hinted this point. After the event, you will be able to find him in Catacomb and fight him. Hope this help. Maybe one day I'll upload these nostalgic games to my channel.

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you for this post. I am fully aware of how to make it past Zanbamon in the Jungle Grave; I know of the procedure that you have to follow in order to end up with the smelly herb which causes Zanbamon to flee. I'm also aware of the option that you have to challenge him to a rematch at the Catacomb, and with the battle not being fixed at the Catacomb. With the Digimon, stats and techniques that I've got in this video, I suspect that I would take Zanbamon down with a single attack if I was to fight him at the Catacomb.

[@AngelGabrielReyes_]

Muchas horas para realizar todas estas pruebas, bravo. amor por este juego.

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks. I'm pleased that you like this game.

[@Thanos_aka_Imperius]

great documentary,it looks like there is no way he can be killed in 1 turn

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks. And yes, it seems that way.

[@sonikku1011]

I always figured this battle was programmed to be impossible to beat regardless if you even max out your Digimon’s stats. Also I’m used to the North American version and man you guys got cool camera transitions at the beginning of battles, our version doesn’t have that! Though the menu transitions on your version is slow, there’s a hack of the game that speeds it up and I’ve been playing that recently. But your video has me interested in hacking the game now lol.

[@GreenApple968]

You're right about the battle being programmed so that you can't defeat Zanbamon. I don't know anything about any version other than the version that I play; I live in England and play the PS1 version. If you do try hacking the game then I wish you fun results with that.

[@calbear2014]

This feels like a One Piece game when you have to face Mihawk as a boss at Baratie

[@GreenApple968]

I'm sorry but I'm not familiar with the things that you're talking about.

[@gibbsonadonilegenovea8354]

This video is super cool. I just remembered my childhood..

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. I'm pleased that the video went down well for you.

[@janorestestrinidad853]

i miss this game so much thanks for making this video please make more DMW3 contents :D

[@GreenApple968]

No problem. Although, I am short on ideas for other videos that I could do for this game.

[@freyjafolkvangr]

I am very impressed with your effort, the grinding must be really pain in the ass. By looking at your gameplay, it seems the damages always fixed at about 70% of max hp. Nice video by the way

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you, although the grinding wasn't as bad as you might assume. I think that the damage is fixed at about 70% of your current HP; there's a video of me challenging Zanbamon with a Patamon who had just 1HP, and Zanbamon's attack did 0 damage. The battle still ended with me automatically fleeing afterwards. Here is the video if you want to see it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjVeoOQm96Ko7M

[@mongrelbird8726]

You deserved a like for all the efforts !

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks. I'm glad you think so. 👍

[@abrahamalvarez4939]

Es un video muy interesante, juego de mi infancia, jamas pense en la posibilidad de intentar derrorar a Zambamon, se me hizo muy entretenido! saludos desde Chile

[@GreenApple968]

I had to use Google translate in order to understand this comment. Now that I know what you said, I'd like to thank you for the feedback. I'm glad that you thought positively of this video.

[@al7arthi...]

Good to know that there are still people trying to beat him this way cuz I did all these tricks 18 years ago when I didn't even know how to read\understand English!!! XD

[@GreenApple968]

Sounds like things might've been difficult for you then. 😜

[@al7arthi...]

XD @@GreenApple968

[@andriantanjung54]

Amazing effort, hands up 🙌🙌

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@quietfont]

Wow. Thanks man ❤

[@GreenApple968]

No problem. 😃

[@JakeGallardo-q5d]

I think dodge is mostly important because zanbamon have a big hp unless you have equipment for pure damage with critical

[@ninjablast]

Branching evolutions aside, this was a great game.

[@GreenApple968]

I agree.

[@kobooyahooyeeha]

Big thumbs up for your amazing efforts.

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you.

[@the13thjoker]

Samething with knightmon is Amaterasu city. I try to defeat them before getting all amaterasu badge but they dodge everything.

[@GreenApple968]

It's been many years (probably over 15 years) since I've battled those Knightmon at the Amaterasu City; my first playthrough with the game taught me to avoid them in future playthroughs! 😁

[@yugix7]

I don't know if it is possible before Suzaku City because its too many years since I last played this game but I remember you could get Counter Crest which will counter attack automatically. But, even if you can get it, I suspect it will not work as your damage will be reduced to small amount or even nil to avoid killing Zanbamon. Anyway, I loved the video and I think I might try playing and finishing the game again.

[@GreenApple968]

I think you're right about the Counter Crest likely not working. I'm glad that you loved this video and I wish you a good time with playing and finishing the game again.

[@VictorIbelles]

I’m amazed you just uploaded this video , I just started a new run of the game haha and I was wondering if defeating zamba was possible I was grinding musyamon tho, they give more exp than divermon

[@GreenApple968]

Musyamon might give you more experience, but the frequency of battles tends to not be as good. By using the fishing rod you can get into battles really quickly, usually more quickly than getting into battles by running around.

[@VictorIbelles]

@@GreenApple968i play in emulator so frameskip gives encounters pretty fast, already moved on from zamba so now im farming numemon

[@GreenApple968]

​@@VictorIbelles I think that encounters might not come as swiftly for me; I'm a UK PS player. Ah yes, the Numemon at the Jungle Shrine are a great choice of Digimon to grind against; I've grinded against them many of times. Not only do you get a lot of EXP (+Bits) from beating him, but the encounter rate is very high in the Jungle Shrine.

[@laguirre9395]

Luckily when I was playing this game back in high school I was able to beat that using Greymon using its supper it change to skull Greymon I was able to beat it.

[@drantil]

this is the only time I actually needed to farm and level up during the game in order to beat his ass

[@GreenApple968]

Are you talking about the first encounter? If so, then it seems that levelling up is irrelevant as it seems that you'll get beaten no matter what. If you're talking about the second encounter then that's different since he is beatable.

[@drantil]

I didn't even remember the first encounter, so I guess I'm talking about the second one. to the younger version of me this one proved to be difficult @@GreenApple968

[@tomasramirez7887]

Thanks for this!

[@GreenApple968]

No problem. 🙂

[@MisoraRyuu0921]

Interesting how he has the same unwinable programming as Knightmon.

[@GreenApple968]

Seems this way.

[@themaskedgamer436]

Taking me back to memory lane, but it’s impossible to knock it out on the first time. It’s already programmed that you will run away.

[@GreenApple968]

That was the conclusion that I took away from this. It's kind of a shame; I was hoping that the people who made this game would not put a limit on how much damage you can deal to Zanbamon and just assume that no one would take the time to grind for long enough in order to be able to defeat Zanbamon. I was disappointed. 🙁

[@ZachWhite-ks2js]

If you have access to counter crest it might be possible?

[@bernarduswyattgianci7533]

@@ZachWhite-ks2js nope, same with knightmon

[@GreenApple968]

@@ZachWhite-ks2js I don't think that it's possible to have a Counter Crest at this stage of the game. Even if I did have a Counter Crest and dealt 1962 damage to Zanbamon and then struck him with a counter, I suspect that it would do zero damage.

[@GreenApple968]

@@bernarduswyattgianci7533 Trying to defeat Knightmon while I'm in an overpowered state is something that I haven't even attempted; my experience from my first playthrough of this game (which was over 15 years ago) taught me to avoid Knightmon. If I was to give Knightmon a try then I have no doubt that he would make easy work of me, regardless of my stats, techniques, Digivolutions, equipment and all stuff like that.

[@netizensepekan]

I was like 12 years old without any English knowledge back then when I play DMW3 . But there's a DMW3 Walkthrough book translation in my country. So whenever I get stuck . I read it . ( Back then there's no internet phone ) . I remember using GameShark 1hit kill . But still can't kill zanbamon .

[@GreenApple968]

I'm surprised that even GameShark failed to make Zanbamon beatable; I would've thought that defeating Zanbamon would be possible with something like GameShark. Looks like my hunch was wrong.

[@hardtimes2597]

This video is LOVE. ❤

[@GreenApple968]

Glad to hear it. 🙂

[@dhikaelfa]

same happened whem you try to kill knightmon blocking your way to amaterasu city for the first time

[@GreenApple968]

If I remember rightly, all attacks against Knightmon do zero damage. The battle against Zanbamon is different as you can inflict damage upon him; it just seems that his HP won't fall under a certain amount.

[@carlosjairmirandasierra7498]

amazing

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks. I'm glad you think so.

[@schokoladereee]

Suzaku Leader: "...Guess I'll die"

[@GreenApple968]

Pretty much. 😁 I have uploaded an Overpowered Run for this game, where for most of the game I was maxed out on stats and had the best possible techniques, Digivolutions and equipment. The Suzaku Leader got destroyed, along with many other people/Digimon that I went up against. 😄

[@schokoladereee]

@@GreenApple968 lmao, poor fellas got demolished because Zanbamon cheated.

[@GreenApple968]

@@schokoladereee In the Overpowered Run I did 1254 damage to Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqsZ4tuq9Vgm68 During the rematch at the Jungle Shrine I took Zanbamon down with 2 attacks, dealing 1749 and 2118: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqsZ4tuq9Vgm68

[@yefta_strife]

Whoa nice experiment

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks. 🙂

[@DynastyWarriorsMod]

You need two main things to defeat scripted bosses. Cheat code and counter crest.

[@GreenApple968]

I regret to say that I have neither of those things.

[@DynastyWarriorsMod]

@@GreenApple968 you can get counter crest early from Cocky Tamer Andy. He run Tuskmon when you digimon battle him. Just don't save or use save state to fight him against if you don't get it.

[@GreenApple968]

@@DynastyWarriorsMod I think that I've already defeated Andy in this save file, which means that I'd have no way of getting a Counter Crest without starting a new game.

[@DynastyWarriorsMod]

@@GreenApple968 tuskmon can be found two more places. after you defeat second leader and the female friend will take you to asuka city looking for her brother. this point story start changing enemy. you can go plug cab where you can see the vacano from there. you can keep fighting tuskmon there till u get crest. Digimon battle Andy simply the quickest to get not the only way.

[@GreenApple968]

@@DynastyWarriorsMod You have to make it past Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave in order to be able to battle the second leader. So this battle against Zanbamon would already be history before I can encounter Tuskmon at the Plug Cape.

[@florianstirnemann3357]

I have an idea, but some questions need to be answered first * Did the attack reduce by 75% your MAX HP or your Current HP ? * It is rounded up or down ? If Zanbamon deal 75% of your current HP, will attacking with your max strenght 1st, maybe "no taking damage" (theoricaly possible depending of the Programming of Zanbamon 1st encouter) and 2nd Round finish it If the battle is Programed and you can only Run away, can you get à Game Over ?

[@GreenApple968]

I think that Zanbamon's attack does 70% of your Digimon's current HP, and that the damage gets rounded down. I say this because I did a video where I battled Zanbamon with a Patamon who had just 1HP at the start of the battle. Zanbamon attacked and did 0 damage, and I then fled from the battle afterwards like normal. Here is the video of me battling Zanbamon with Patamon with just 1 HP and taking 0 damage from Zanbamon's attack: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjVeoOQm96Ko7M

[@florianstirnemann3357]

@@GreenApple968 thanks for the answer and the link to your other video, I didn't know you made another, I'll watch it . So that shut down my idea

[@Bruninho1997]

What if you arrive in battle with that shiny bar almost full, only to digivolve as soon as you take his hit?

[@GreenApple968]

You don't blast in the battle. The blast gauge will be full but you won't Digivolve. The blast gauge will remain full and in a different battle you will Digivolve when you next take damage.

[@chuchubegundam5378]

I was struggling with this dude when i was a kid so decided to level up my agumon till i got blackwargraymon to lvl 99 i was farming at suzaku UG lake and north badlands for counter crest

[@GreenApple968]

At the very start of the game I tend to grind by simply defeating the Digimon in the Central Sector and East Sector. Once I become too tough for them I then use the fishing rod for the next phase of grinding. I begin in the Wire Forest by catching Coelamons and scoring 40EXP for each victory. Then I move onto the Kicking Forest and catch Seadramons and earn 58EXP. Then I fish at Divermon's Lake and encounter Divermons and obtain 118EXP. Usually I then use the Numemon in the Jungle Shrine for grinding; they score you 222EXP in the Asuka Server and 299EXP in the Amaterasu Server. Of course, the Numemon were not an option for grinding when I was preparing to face Zanbamon in this video; I had to rely on defeating a tremendous number of Divermons.

[@Arshenborne]

2/3 Years ago i replayed Digimon 3 with cheat and unlock level 99 Belzeemon BM and try one shot him with multiple power charge and his signature move and deals 3903 x 3 Damage and Zanbamon won't die and use his skill which makes your HP turn into 1 and battle ended

[@GreenApple968]

Sorry to hear of your lack of success with defeating Zanbamon. I can very much relate to the feeling; this whole video is about me being unsuccessful with defeating Zanbamon.

[@mohammadazraazriazhar2170]

Damn you grinded to that level in this early part of the game? How long did it take

[@GreenApple968]

I can't remember specifically but I don't think that it was as bad as you might assume. I'm very confident that it took well under 100 hours, possibly even under 50 hours.

[@MrWojas92]

It's a scripted event, it's story line, this is one of the 2 battles in the entire game where you just can't win regardless of what you do.

[@GreenApple968]

I'm guessing that Knightmon is the other battle that you are referring to?

[@MrWojas92]

@@GreenApple968 Yes sir.

[@neu8214]

You get a second turn if your digimon burst after the first hit.

[@GreenApple968]

Are you talking about the blast gauge? I'm sure I've seen a video (speedrun) where the person got hit by Zanbamon and it filled their blast gauge to the maximum but they still ran away without blast Digivolving. Their blast gauge then remained full and they didn't blast Digivolve until taking damage from a random battle.

[@neu8214]

Yes, im talking about the Blast :) It is possible that there is a difference between the "Digimon World 3" and the "Digimon World 2003". Im 75% sure i had a second turn on him when i played Digimon World 2003. But thats a long time ago so i might be wrong about that.@@GreenApple968

[@mirko241]

@@GreenApple968 I think they meant with you bursting after you attacking Zanbamon. It's years since I've played DW3 so I don't remember if the blast gauge increased only through taking damage though.

[@GreenApple968]

@@mirko241 As far as I'm aware I understood what neu8214 meant. As for the blast gauge, it only goes up when you take damage from opposing Digimon; it doesn't go up when you inflict damage upon opposing Digimon.

[@4LordBaKa]

Did you try setting it up to blast digivolving after one hit because it gives you full health

[@GreenApple968]

You don't Blast Digivolve in this battle; the Blast Gauge fills up but you flee the fight. The Blast Gauge then remains full and you Blast Digivolve when you next take damage.

[@DruidVorse]

what happens if you use a gameshark code in order to deal even more damage?

[@GreenApple968]

No idea; I have no experiences with gameshark.

[@jFFasipp13]

l think due to later situations in story the creators od DW2003 did it for reason to not defeat Zanbamon

[@GreenApple968]

I reckon so.

[@dettrichalmeida397]

Try attack with your best attack and equip a counter acessory

[@GreenApple968]

This has been suggested a number of times and my suspicion is that the counter would do zero damage if the initial attack was to do 1964 damage. Also, I don't think that I'm able to get a Counter Crest in this savefile and therefore I would have to start again in order to get a Counter Crest.

[@SirUmnei]

What about a Counter Crest? You could attack it, deal damage so he's low, then he'd attack you and trigger the counter crest, which would get rid of the rest of the HP? Or maybe it does 0 damage. Worth a try tho.

[@GreenApple968]

I suspect that it would do zero damage. Also, I don't have a Counter Crest and don't think that I am able to get one on this file.

[@SirUmnei]

@@GreenApple968 Doesn't it drop from a mob in Plug Cape or something? I haven't played in a while so I don't remember.

[@heyy_herii8019]

they literally won't let us in at the first time 🗿👍🏼 btw, I really appreciate your grinding dude... that was full of efforts on it 🥲

[@GreenApple968]

Thank you for the kind words. I'm pleased that you had a positive experience with watching this video.

[@heavenmarlocarajaytutor4338]

2023 now watching

[@GreenApple968]

I'm pleased to hear it. 😎

[@DimarisPlays]

Have you tried Blast Evolution to fill up your HP back to maximum?

[@GreenApple968]

I don't think that it's possible to blast in this battle. Even if your blast gauge reaches the maximum I think that you still run away and without blasting. Then, the blast gauge remains full afterwards and you blast when you next take damage. I'm sure that I remember that very thing happening when watching a speedrun for this game.

[@pabloraulpereyra5981]

​@@GreenApple968no. You simply waste the blast. You digivolve but run away anyway.

[@Mandiac]

Damn plot armor

[@GreenApple968]

Indeed. 🙁

[@Demiglion]

If Soul Snatcher or Soul Plunder wont take efect, then there is nothing to do..

[@GreenApple968]

I had quite a few other ideas to Soul Plunder, but unfortunately none of them worked.

[@TheAlphamon]

wow

[@SebastianMonsalve-od1on]

This game is pure nostalgia but I remember that many years ago I heard about the third egg and another playable Digimon in this game. Do you know something about it ?

[@GreenApple968]

I only know of two eggs; the one that enables you to call Submarimon and the one that enables you to call Digmon. I only know of eight playable Digimon; Kotemon, Renamon, Patamon, Kumamon, Guilmon, Monmon, Agumon and Veemon.

[@westonmeyer3110]

That was the equivalent of the Mew under the truck rumor. People in America mostly never got to face the championship fights and the true end of the game so there were rumors that the 2003 version had more Digimon playable created by the few people in America who played the later edition of the game.

[@jamestravers6665]

I've always wondered, Is Zanbamon the horse or the man like samurai on the horse?

[@GreenApple968]

I'm not entirely sure. I think I always assumed that Zanbamon was the combination of the horse and the being on the horse. In other words, as if the two creatures are just one Digimon.

[@jamestravers6665]

@@GreenApple968 it makes sense if they’re one and the same but it would be interesting if the horse was different (like with Calyrex from Pokémon Sword/ Shield) and their horses

[@geogreysword]

They should put DW1-3 in one game

[@GreenApple968]

I've not actually played Digimon World 2. I haven't played Digimon World 4 either. I've only played Digimon World 1 and Digimon World 3 but I think very highly of both games; they are two of my favourite videogames.

[@westonmeyer3110]

@@GreenApple968 2 is pretty good. It is a Roguelike but a little bit slow.

[@jasondilles3507]

Actually my game might have been glitched but I did managed to block the attack and kill zanbamon however the game will act as if you had ran away either way and zanbamon would still be there. There is no way to continue without the mask. (I was running it on an emulator though)

[@GreenApple968]

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. It's interesting how you managed to block the attack and defeat Zanbamon. The sad part is that nothing came as a result of it; you said yourself that it still registered as a loss.

[@shenk2210]

you are making want to play again

[@GreenApple968]

If you like the game then it might be worth giving it another play; hopefully you'll enjoy it.

[@shenk2210]

@@GreenApple968 yeah. I just finished it again last year. I tried other digimon games, but I always end up playing this instead

[@GreenApple968]

@@shenk2210 Are you talking about Digimon World 3 or Digimon World 2003? I've never actually played Digimon World 3; just Digimon World 2003. I am aware that Digimon World 2003 does have some extra content, and therefore I suspect that the experience of playing Digimon World 2003 is probably different to the experience of playing Digimon World 3.

[@shenk2210]

@@GreenApple968 I mean newer Digimon games in general.

[@GreenApple968]

@@shenk2210 Ah, I see. I think that Digimon World 2003 is the most modern Digimon game that I've played; I'm hooked to retro games.

[@spacecat8748]

Maybe you can try using a DNA fusion attack? just in case the game or cap may behave differently with that mechanic

[@GreenApple968]

Personally, I doubt that a DNA fusion attack would produce a different outcome. Also, off the top of my head I don't have much knowledge on the DNA fusions in this game. I'm not sure which Digimon you can get via DNA fusions or what Digimon are needed in order to produce the fusion. There's also the question of which DNA fusions would be possible under these restrictions due to the limitations of what Digimon you'd be able to Digivolve to. You'd also need the fusion attack to be a very powerful one if you are to do in excess of 2000 damage, which you would need to in order to defeat Zanbamon.

[@spacecat8748]

@@GreenApple968 yeah I don't think it will trigger a different outcome, but you know, you said you wanted ideas to try :) Speaking about having necessary digimon to do the fusions, if you managed to get such high evolution forms like Beelzemon and Omnimon, you also got other evolutions along the way, some of which most likely can be fused. A list on DNA fusions should be easy to find online. About the resulting attack power... if both digimon are much higher level compared to the enemy, I can see it dealing great damage... but who knows!

[@GreenApple968]

@@spacecat8748 I did check a couple of sites regarding DNA Digivolutions, as well as general Digivolutions. It looks like that there might be some good DNA Digivolutions that I will be able to produce. These DNA Digivolutions might or might not require further grinding; I can't remember off the top of my head all of the Digimon that I've already got with Kumamon and Agumon. If I still have this savefile then I will see what options are available to me. But I won't upload anything unless I'm successful with defeating Zanbamon, which I highly doubt that I will be. I also highly doubt that I will be willing to do any serious grinding in order to make certain DNA Digivolutions possible, and that's due to me having such little confidence in the idea of me being able to defeat Zanbamon with DNA fusions.

[@onlineshoppingjakarta7338]

The problem is in digimon world 1, the digimon can die so level is limited

[@GreenApple968]

It is still possible to obtain maximum stats in Digimon World 1. Also, it is possible to continually prolong your Digimon's lifespan by feeding it DigiSeabasses. It does require dedication though as a lot of fishing would be needed in order to keep prolonging your Digimon's lifespan.

[@AbdulDraiman]

as i remember u could've used something from a quest than makes him go away instead of all of this. not really sure

[@GreenApple968]

You have to challenge Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave and the battle is fixed so that you always run away after he attacks you. You then have to consult a Digimon called Sepikmon and by helping him out he returns the favour by giving you a smelly herb which causes Zanbamon to back down and walk off, enabling you to proceed. The purpose of this video was to see if it is possible to defeat Zanbamon at the Jungle Grave if you were to do tons of grinding beforehand. I did do intense grinding and challenged Zanbamon but still couldn't beat him. This video made it clear that Zanbamon's HP can't fall under a certain amount and that you always run away after he strikes you. This is the case regardless of your stats, Digimon, items, techniques, levels, etc; it's all irrelevant.

[@AbdulDraiman]

@@GreenApple968 nice try mate

[@phoonzhongven8035]

Ok i will stick to smelly herb 😔

[@GreenApple968]

I think that the rest of us will too. 😛

[@livinglegacyvii521]

Ni kje gila..mne ad org naik level tu teruh...😂😂😂

[@myrhythm4208]

Zanbamon's damage Is 70% off the targets hp

[@GreenApple968]

This seems to be the case. 70% of the Digimon's current HP, rather than 70% of the Digimon's maximum HP.

[@SKRGamingChannel]

there's nothing you can do about it.. i tried using cheat engines to freeze my health still running away after 1 hit.. you have to progress the story..

[@GreenApple968]

It's a shame that even cheat engine can't save us in this scenario.

[@ZaGurido]

hey there. what would happen if for this battle we bring a digimon already in 1 hp left.. will zanbamon's attack defeat our digimon or will it register 0 damage but still prompt the running away message?

[@GreenApple968]

This is something that I've already done, and have already done a video for. Zanbamon's attack does 0 damage but you still run away afterwards. Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjVeoOQm96Ko7M The video doesn't include the part where I run away, but I can promise you that that is what happened.

[@ZaGurido]

thanks!@@GreenApple968

[@leddarklight7566]

Now do one in which you defeat Bulbmon on the 1st battle 😂 (?)

[@GreenApple968]

That is something I didn't bother to investigate because it's clear that Bulbmon can't be defeated during the first encounter. Zanbamon was less obvious, which is why I made the effort to try and defeat him.

[@veeshadow]

Bulbmon only has HP treshold and he will run away, your damage will be capped in that case... This is possible to do with Blasting as Kotemon to Kyukimon, Blade Twister can do damage more than Bulbmon's HP but it's capped to red HP and he escaped...

[@GreenApple968]

@@veeshadow I believe that the maximum amount of damage that you can do to Bulbmon during the first encounter is 873. I did an Overpowered Run for this game and when battling Bulbmon I only did 873 even though I probably should've done thousands: kzbin.info/www/bejne/goqsZ4tuq9Vgm68

[@pabloraulpereyra5981]

What about a techniquw that hits 3 times for attack?

[@GreenApple968]

You mean something like Inferno? I used that as well as Impact Rush and Blast Mode.

[@pabloraulpereyra5981]

@@GreenApple968 yeah..i imagine one that every hit is able to do +1600 damage to allow you do 3 hitsx1600. But it seems that it have the mechanism that Bulb

[@GreenApple968]

@@pabloraulpereyra5981 I think that any attack that hits 3 times will do a maximum of 1962 damage.

[@ivanponce4826]

What about trying to reduce the HP to 0 with an external program like Cheat Engine?

[@GreenApple968]

That might work but I don't do stuff like that, nor do I know how to do stuff like that. The purpose of this video was to see if Zanbamon can be beaten legitimately, and I was unable to find a way of succeeding at this.

[@Vandares]

there is randomizer mod for the game really fun try it xd

[@GreenApple968]

Is that exclusive to the PC? If so then it's no good for me; I'm a PS player.

[@Vandares]

@@GreenApple968 the easiest way to play by emulator so yes pc but I think you can apply the mod and then burn the iso into dvd and play it on ps but it's very much worth make the game more fun xd

[@GreenApple968]

@@Vandares Thanks for the information but I don't think that this is something that I'm going to pursue. I've seen videos of randomisers for various games and it hasn't appealed to me much. Modding and randomising is something that I personally have never done before.

[@Vandares]

@@GreenApple968 ya i understand maybe one day who knows and you are very welcome my friend

[@RobertoCarlos-it8rn]

Did you try to attack him while using a counter attack ring, that way you do 1962 damage and when he attacks you will counter dmg too

[@GreenApple968]

I don't think that it's possible to get any counter equipment until after this stage. Also, even if I was to do 1962 damage to Zanbamon and then strike him with a counter I suspect that it would do 0 damage; I don't think that Zanbamon's HP would fall any lower.

[@RobertoCarlos-it8rn]

@@GreenApple968 i think you can drop a counter ring from tuskmon, but yeah i dont think it would make difference

[@GreenApple968]

@@RobertoCarlos-it8rn I know that you can encounter Tuskmon at the Central Sector, and that he can drop a Counter Crest. However, I don't think that he features at the Central Sector until some stage after you make it past Zanbamon.

[@BSkullX]

@@GreenApple968 You can get Counter Crest early from Tamer Andy's Tuskmon in South Station (with charisma total of 378 or more). You can get the item from steal or dropping.

[@GreenApple968]

@@BSkullX Now that is very interesting, and something that I had overlooked. I am very grateful that you brought this to our attention. 👍 None the less, my suspicion is that if I was to deal 1962 damage to Zanbamon and then hit him with a counter it would do zero damage; I suspect that the battle is programmed so that Zanbamon's HP won't fall under the amount that I put it down to.

[@hendriksalvation3930]

Dang i was grinding too long ago when i play it up to lv 69 on Monmon as its my favorite digimon and the rest was below lv 60 before trying to face that Zanbamon, turn out its just simply impossible lol

[@GreenApple968]

When it comes to grinding in this game, Monmon is a logical choice of Digimon to grind with as he levels up the fastest. That will mean more stat boosts as well as more training points, which will also lead to stat boosts.

[@hendriksalvation3930]

@@GreenApple968 yep since Monmon evolution skills dealt more damage to certain type of digimon like dragon buster, fish buster or wings buster

[@GreenApple968]

@@hendriksalvation3930 The only downside with grinding in the East Sector is the fact that you don't have the ability to train your element stats; fire, ice, water, darkness, etc. The reason why this is a big problem is that it does restrict you when it comes to Digivolutions; you often need for at least one of your elements to be at a certain amount in order for it to be possible to unlock useful Digivolutions. I don't believe that it's possible to train any element stats until you get to the gym in the later parts of the South Sector, which requires making it past Zanbamon first.

[@hendriksalvation3930]

@@GreenApple968 with emulator its actually faster using fast forward mode and autoclick to fishing for level grinding while there's chance we got chips from fishing monsters to increase status :D

[@GreenApple968]

@@hendriksalvation3930 Sounds like a handy thing to have. 👍

[@iuer4643]

impact rush+ counter crest?

[@GreenApple968]

I think that 1964 is the most amount of damage that you can do to Zanbamon. Even if I was to manage to do 1964 damage to Zanbamon and then strike him with a counter, I suspect that the counter would do zero damage.

[@ivankaran6487]

Guys please help, what emulator are you playing this on? I was using duckstation and my game had a permanent glitch after the 2nd badge...

[@GreenApple968]

I'm playing on the PS1. I can't speak on behalf of everybody else though.

[@ivankaran6487]

@@GreenApple968 Thanks for answering sir!