Talk:Pokémon VS Digimon/@comment-27693129-20160229183911/@comment-11453906-20170404000522

Not to mention that Red would have no idea about the connection between the Digivice and the Digimon. This is a Death Battle, and none of the combatants have any knowledge about one another prior to the fight unless specified by their canon storylines. Not to mention that Tai was able to evolve a Greymon that he wasn't even bonded with when he was only seven years old, prior to his possession of a Digivice, as is specified by the lore of the franchise.

In addition, Red has no known combat experience in regards to melee combat on his own. Throughout Digimon, the Digidestined were repeatedly shown engaging in combat without their Digimon, with Tai and Matt (Yamato) beating the shit out of each other on a frequent basis.