MarineAngemon and Gakoomon died so...on to Generation 4!
Went with Cocomon and Jyarimon this time around (so all I have left for Starters I haven't used is YukimiBotamon and Yuramon), and man, before Gen 3 died I invested in the final passover skill so they were pretty strong right off the bat. Even though funds were limited I used restaurants when I could and, damn, it DOES help.
Cocomon ended up as Lopmon, then followed the "canon" path to Turiemon (did this one ever appear in the show?), Antiramon, and finally Cherubimon.
Jyarimon ended up as Guilmon, and I thought he'd go the "canon" path too but became RedVeedramon (there's enough Veedramon in this game for a Super Sentai team!). I noticed one of his evolution paths was Agunimon, but that seems very late game since you needed 3900 Spd as one of the reqs. He then became MegaKabuterimon(Red), who I got back in Gen 2, but then evolved into HerculesKabuterimon which is neat. Last time I got MegaKabuterimon he ironically evolved into ChaosGallantmon.
I've now got them rocking 4K Strength and Stamina, but I NEED MORE POWER!
In recruitment news I used the time while I was raising them to score enough meat to recruit Gaomon (finally got the Colosseum, which I had already upgraded---should I bother with this?), Tyrannomon, and Goblimon.
Now it's off to Bony Graveyard and Ex Machina to look around for new recruits. Wanna get Myotismon so I can check out my cards.
Also found GranKuwagamon before MarineAngemon and Gankoomon died and recruited him with a Death-EXE, he seems pretty useful when trying to get certain Digimon as he can adjust weight, Training Failures (including reversing them), and Discipline.
Well this is more advice for those earlier on, but "dailies" help score some extra cash---Koromon, Vegiemon, and Lilymon can nab you items each day and some of them sell for a decent amount. A nice way to get 3K or so on the side daily, and there's probably some additional giveaway Digimon I've yet to get.