I wanted to love this game but it was impossible to understand. How to attack.. why do they keep dying? Do I have to restart the whole game now?

have to play with save states. and with good guides/tools. i dont really like the routine of training so long just to get a good enough digimon for the recruiting/story. then it dies and you gotta do a bunch of training again and feel like not playing anymore lool. i wish you spent more time with the rookie or even champ forms. like i wanted time to bond with biyo. love the city growth. love mom ending. 2nd ps1 game i ever played and finally beat it :P