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Overview
Silphymon is a combined Digimon associated in Bandai's reference with Aquilamon and Gatomon. Its upright body retains avian and feline features, with powerful legs, wide arms and equipment around the ears and eyes. The reference connects that equipment with locating opponents and describes movement that changes from a high leap into a controlled glide.
Adventure 02 makes Silphymon the product of Yolei and Kari's partner cooperation, giving the combined body a particular narrative identity. The television individual is therefore tied to relationships that are not automatically shared by every Silphymon in a game. Energy attacks and fast aerial movement complement its mixed anatomy, while its existence shows that DNA Digivolution need not simply produce a dragon. This account records the reference's named component forms and the Adventure portrayal without treating one title's fusion requirements as a universal breeding system.
First appearances & development
Multiple continuities; selected Digimon Adventure 02 (2000). This entry follows the version represented by the primary works listed below, rather than treating the name as a single creature shared by every adaptation. Reference Book designs and television individuals are distinct; branching Digivolution routes vary by product and continuity.
Canon & continuity
Bandai's exact species page provides the form's reference classification, named attacks and descriptive lore. Digimon Adventure 02 supplies a separate primary portrayal of a named individual or transformation. These sources are complementary: the reference profile is not a transcript of every anime event, and localized attack names can differ from the Japanese text.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
- 01
Digimon Adventure 02
Japanese television series first broadcast in 2000; English names, dialogue and episode titles vary by dub.
- 02
Digimon Encyclopedia / Digimon Reference Book: Silphymon
Evolving official species reference; initial publication date is not asserted. English text can contain machine-translated wording.
Family, evolution & connections
Aquilamon
The official encyclopedia explicitly names Aquilamon as one of the two components of this DNA Digivolution. The relation records fictional combination of digital creatures, not sexual parentage or a scientific phylogeny.
Gatomon
The official encyclopedia explicitly names Gatomon as one of the two components of this DNA Digivolution. The relation records fictional combination of digital creatures, not sexual parentage or a scientific phylogeny.
References
Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.
- OfficialDigimon Encyclopedia: SilphymonResearch access: 2026-10-05
Image credits
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