Shoutmon
Shoutmon is the red, microphone-swinging Rookie Digimon who leads the Xros Heart army in Digimon Xros Wars (dubbed Digimon Fusion in English) and who really does become the Digimon King by the end of the series. It is a Mini Dragon. In Digimon Story Time Stranger it digivolves from Koromon into four different routes, with OmniShoutmon at the top, and this profile covers its evolution lines, attacks, game requirements and cards in one place.
Key takeaways
- Shoutmon is a Rookie Mini Dragon and Taiki Kudo’s partner in Digimon Xros Wars, and in the anime it does become the Digimon King.
- In the anime it powers up mainly through DigiXros fusions (Shoutmon X2 to X7), and later through a Super Evolution into OmegaShoutmon.
- OmegaShoutmon and OmniShoutmon are the same Digimon. OmniShoutmon is the English game name, matching Omnimon (Omegamon in Japanese).
- In Time Stranger, Shoutmon needs Agent Rank 1, 500+ Max HP and 270+ ATK. OmniShoutmon needs Agent Rank 5, 1070+ Max HP and 320+ Max SP.
- In the Cyber Sleuth games you can only raise Shoutmon in Hacker’s Memory, the Japanese releases and Complete Edition. The original Western Cyber Sleuth doesn’t have it.
Fact-checked
We checked these key facts against the sources named, on November 12, 2026:
- Train Koromon to 500+ Max HP and 270+ ATK (source: nightlygamingbinge.com)
- Train Shoutmon to 1070+ Max HP and 320+ Max SP (source: nightlygamingbinge.com)
- Digivolve a Koromon once it has 500+ Max HP and 270+ ATK (source: nightlygamingbinge.com)
- Digimon-lines and Nightly Gaming Binge list HP 1998, ATK 1324 and DEF 1038 (source: nightlygamingbinge.com)
- From there, OmniShoutmon unlocks at Agent Rank 5 with 1070+ Max HP and 320+ Max SP (source: nightlygamingbinge.com)
Who is Shoutmon
Shoutmon is a small red dragon who wants to be a rock star and a king at the same time. It carries a stand microphone called the McField mic, which works as both its instrument and its weapon. Its two signature attacks are Soul Crusher and Rowdy Rocker. In Digimon Xros Wars it is the main Digimon protagonist and partner to Taiki Kudo, and it spends the whole series chasing one dream: becoming the Digimon King.
What makes Shoutmon different from Agumon or Veemon is how it gets stronger. The Adventure-era partners digivolve on their own. Shoutmon mostly grows through DigiXros, fusing with its friends in Taiki’s Xros Loader to create the Shoutmon X-forms. Late in the story it finally gets a true Super Evolution into OmegaShoutmon, and the games that came later built their evolution trees around that form.
| Field | Value | Source / medium |
|---|---|---|
| Level | Rookie (Child in Japanese terms) | Digimon Story Time Stranger, Reference Book |
| Type | Mini Dragon | Time Stranger, Digimon Card Game |
| Attribute | Data | Digimon Story Time Stranger |
| Type / attribute (Cyber Sleuth system) | Free type, Fire attribute | Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory |
| Partner | Taiki Kudo (Mikey Kudo in the dub) | Digimon Xros Wars / Digimon Fusion |
| Reference Book entry | June 4, 2010 | Official Digimon Reference Book |
| Anime debut | July 6, 2010 (TV Asahi premiere) | Digimon Xros Wars |
| Development name | Dumdumon | Official design notes, via Wikimon |
| Signature attacks | Soul Crusher, Rowdy Rocker | Anime, Reference Book |
| Weapon | McField mic | Anime, Reference Book |
Name origin: Shout, and the Dumdumon that almost was
“Shoutmon” comes from “shout”, which suits a Digimon whose fighting style is half concert, half bar brawl. While it was in development it had a far more violent name.
Did you know?
According to the official Digimon Reference Book notes collected by Wikimon, Shoutmon’s development name was “Dumdumon”, taken from the dumdum bullet.
That bullet origin echoes later in the franchise. In Digimon Story Time Stranger, OmniShoutmon’s signature move is described as firing a hail of bullets, which ties Shoutmon’s final form back to the name it nearly had.
The McField mic: no mic, no Shoutmon
The McField mic is part of Shoutmon’s identity, not an accessory. The official Reference Book says a Shoutmon that loses its mic rapidly loses power from the shock of “not being a Shoutmon anymore”. The book even tells readers never to hide its mic as a prank.
In the anime the mic is what makes the Star Sword fusions possible. The Starmon and Pickmon lock onto it to form the blade used by Shoutmon X4 and later forms. Take the mic away and the whole DigiXros chain falls apart.
Shoutmon in Digimon Xros Wars (Digimon Fusion)
Shoutmon is the heart of Digimon Xros Wars, which aired on TV Asahi from July 6, 2010 to March 25, 2012. Saban later dubbed it in English as Digimon Fusion. It is the first Digimon Taiki meets in the Digital World, and it soon becomes the frontline general of Taiki’s Xros Heart army.
The series runs in three parts. In the first arc, Xros Heart fights the Bagra Army. The second arc, The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms, takes the fight across the Digital World’s kingdoms and builds to the final battle with Bagramon. The third part, The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time, picks up after Shoutmon has taken the throne. Each arc gives Shoutmon a new tier of power, which is why its form list is so long.
Partnership with Taiki Kudo
Taiki Kudo is the boy who “can’t leave anyone alone”, and that suits Shoutmon, who charges headfirst into every fight. Taiki is the general who plans and Shoutmon is the soldier who acts. The Xros Loader is the device that makes their bond work. It is the Xros Wars version of how a Digivice works: it stores allied Digimon and fuses them through DigiXros.
The early Xros Heart core is Shoutmon, Ballistamon (a beetle-like music-loving robot) and Dorulumon (a drill wolf). The Starmon and their tiny Pickmon followers join soon after. Each of them becomes a piece of a later Shoutmon fusion, so the friendships on screen are literally the building blocks of Shoutmon’s power.
The Digimon King dream, explained
Shoutmon wants to become Digimon King and build a world where everyone can live and sing freely, not just to rule. That idealism sets it apart from the series’ villains, who chase the Code Crown for control. It shows in how Xros Heart grows: the army recruits former enemies and turns rivals into allies.
Is Shoutmon the Digimon King?
Yes, in the anime. After Bagramon is defeated and the Code Crown chooses Taiki, Shoutmon fulfils its dream and is the reigning Digimon King in the Hunters arc. That crowned look is the source of Shoutmon (King Version), which appears in the Digimon Card Game as BT12-011. In the games this is anime lore only. No Digimon Story game makes you crown Shoutmon.
Evolution line
Shoutmon has three separate evolution systems: DigiXros and Super Evolution in the anime, stat-gated digivolution in the Digimon Story games, and digivolve and DigiXros costs in the card game. The tables below keep them apart, because a route that works in one medium often doesn’t exist in another.
Anime: every DigiXros and evolution
Most of Shoutmon’s anime forms are fusions, not digivolutions. The Xros Loader combines Shoutmon with allies, and each new member adds armour, weapons or wings.
| Form | Level / kind | How it’s formed (partners / trigger) | Series arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoutmon X2 | DigiXros | Shoutmon + Ballistamon | Xros Wars, first arc |
| Shoutmon X3 | DigiXros | Shoutmon + Ballistamon + Dorulumon | Xros Wars, first arc |
| Shoutmon X4 | DigiXros | Shoutmon X3 + Starmon and Pickmon (the Star Sword) | Xros Wars, first arc |
| Shoutmon X4B | DigiXros | Shoutmon X4 + Beelzemon | Xros Wars |
| Shoutmon X5 | DigiXros | Shoutmon X4 + Sparrowmon (adds helmet, shield, wings) | Xros Wars |
| OmegaShoutmon | Super Evolution | Shoutmon, empowered by Lopmon’s sacrifice, alongside Kiriha’s MetalGreymon | The Seven Kingdoms arc |
| ZekeGreymon | Super Evolution (Kiriha’s partner) | MetalGreymon evolves in the same moment as OmegaShoutmon | The Seven Kingdoms arc |
| Shoutmon DX | Double Xros | OmegaShoutmon + ZekeGreymon | The Seven Kingdoms arc |
| Shoutmon X7 | Great DigiXros | OmegaShoutmon + ZekeGreymon + Ballistamon + Dorulumon + Sparrowmon + Starmon | The Seven Kingdoms arc |
| Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode | Final Xros | Shoutmon fused with every Digimon after the Code Crown chooses Taiki | Series finale vs. Bagramon |
| Shoutmon (King Version) | Crowned form | Shoutmon after becoming Digimon King | Hunters era |
Shoutmon X2 to X7: the DigiXros chain
The X numbers work like a roll call. X2 is the first fusion, with Ballistamon giving Shoutmon a heavy robotic body. Dorulumon joins for X3, and its drill adds raw piercing power. X4 is the iconic one: the Starmon and Pickmon fuse into the mic’s hilt to create the Star Sword, and the Shoutmon X4 silhouette became the face of the whole series.
X5 adds Sparrowmon’s wings and a shield, so Xros Heart can finally fight in the air. Side fusions branch off the main line, like X4B with Beelzemon. Then comes X7. It is built on OmegaShoutmon instead of base Shoutmon and brings in Kiriha’s ZekeGreymon. In one of the series’ big turnarounds, Shoutmon X7 shrugs off the attacks that had been crushing the team and strikes back.
Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode
Superior Mode is Shoutmon’s absolute peak in any medium. When the Code Crown chooses Taiki over Bagramon, Xros Heart performs the Final Xros, merging Shoutmon with every Digimon fighting at its side. The form appears in the Real World to finish the war, and it’s the reason fans rank Shoutmon so highly in “strongest protagonist” debates.
OmegaShoutmon and the Super Evolution
OmegaShoutmon is Shoutmon’s own power-up, not one borrowed from fusion partners. In the anime it happens when Lopmon gives up its power so that Shoutmon and Kiriha’s MetalGreymon can evolve at the same time, into OmegaShoutmon and ZekeGreymon. That is why the two forms are always linked. Lopmon’s sacrifice also gives Taiki and Kiriha the Double Xros that creates Shoutmon DX.
OmegaShoutmon vs OmniShoutmon: same Digimon?
Yes, they’re the same Digimon with two names. OmegaShoutmon (written Ω Shoutmon in Japanese) is the original name. Bandai Namco’s English game localizations call it OmniShoutmon, the same way Omegamon became Omnimon in English. Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition, Digimon World: Next Order and Digimon Story Time Stranger all use OmniShoutmon in their English versions.
The games lean into the Omnimon connection. Grindosaur’s Time Stranger database describes OmniShoutmon as the form Shoutmon takes when Omnimon grants it a legendary Digivolution. That is game-specific lore and differs from the anime, where Lopmon’s sacrifice is the trigger. If a guide uses one name and the game menu uses the other, they mean the same Digimon.
Digimon Story Time Stranger evolution line
Time Stranger gives Shoutmon the widest branching tree it has ever had in a Digimon Story game. Game8 and Digimon-lines both list the same four targets, and three of them have nothing to do with the anime.
| From → To | Stage | Agent Rank | Stat requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koromon → Shoutmon | In-Training II → Rookie | 1 | 500+ Max HP, 270+ ATK |
| Shoutmon → OmniShoutmon | Shoutmon’s top route | 5+ | 1070+ Max HP, 320+ Max SP |
| Shoutmon → ZubaEagermon | Rookie → Champion | 3+ | 540+ ATK |
| Shoutmon → Gargomon | Rookie → Champion | 3+ | 530+ Max SP |
| Shoutmon → Guardromon (Gold) | Rookie → Champion | 3+ | 500+ DEF, 380+ SPI |
ZubaEagermon is the one anime-accurate Champion branch, since it’s an Xros Wars Digimon. Gargomon will be familiar from Digimon Tamers, where it is Henry’s partner. Guardromon (Gold) is the metallic variant. Guides list OmniShoutmon’s own next digivolutions behind Agent Rank 7, so it stays a late-game project even after you unlock it.
Did you know?
According to Game8’s Time Stranger database, Shoutmon can branch into Guardromon (Gold) and Gargomon as well as OmniShoutmon and ZubaEagermon, giving it a broader Champion tree than in any earlier Digimon Story game.
Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory evolution line
The Cyber Sleuth games treat Shoutmon very differently. It is a Free-type, Fire-attribute Digimon in Hacker’s Memory and sits outside the normal level ladder, much like other Xros Wars Digimon in that system. It evolves into OmegaShoutmon there. In Complete Edition continuity, the jump to OmniShoutmon is gated by level and stats.
| From → To | Game | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Shoutmon → Omega Shoutmon | Hacker’s Memory | Evolves directly; Shoutmon is Free type, Fire attribute |
| Shoutmon → OmniShoutmon | Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition | Level 60, ATK 130, DEF 130, SPD 120, ABI 80 |
Digimon Card Game evolution line
In the Digimon Card Game, Shoutmon’s forms are built around the Xros Heart trait and DigiXros-style composite cards instead of a single linear line. The key pieces come from BT-19 Xros Evolution.
| From → To | Card(s) | How it connects |
|---|---|---|
| Shoutmon → Shoutmon X4 | BT19-008 → BT19-010 | Xros Heart Rookie into a Composite Champion-level card |
| Xros Heart pieces → Shoutmon EX6 | BT19-014 | Mega composite whose play cost drops for each placed card |
| Shoutmon (King Version) | BT12-011 | Standalone Shoutmon card from BT-12 |
How to Get Shoutmon in Digimon Story Time Stranger
You get Shoutmon in Digimon Story Time Stranger (released October 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC) by digivolving a Koromon at Agent Rank 1 once it has 500+ Max HP and 270+ ATK. From there, OmniShoutmon unlocks at Agent Rank 5 with 1070+ Max HP and 320+ Max SP. The stat gates are modest. Agent Rank, which rises through story progress and agent work, is the real bottleneck.
How to get OmniShoutmon in Digimon Story Time Stranger
- Obtain a Koromon (In-Training II).
- Train Koromon to 500+ Max HP and 270+ ATK.
- Digivolve it into Shoutmon (Agent Rank 1 is enough).
- Raise your Agent Rank to 5.
- Train Shoutmon to 1070+ Max HP and 320+ Max SP.
- Digivolve Shoutmon into OmniShoutmon.
Shoutmon digivolution requirements
The full requirement table is in the Time Stranger section of the evolution line above. Here is how the gates play out in practice. Every Champion branch opens at Agent Rank 3, and each one rewards a different stat build:
- ZubaEagermon wants raw ATK (540+), so it suits a physical attacker.
- Gargomon wants Max SP (530+), so a Shoutmon trained for skill use lands here naturally.
- Guardromon (Gold) wants DEF 500+ and SPI 380+, the tank route.
- OmniShoutmon wants Max HP and Max SP together, plus the Agent Rank 5 gate.
A worked example: your Shoutmon sits at Agent Rank 4 with 1,100 Max HP and 400 Max SP. It already passes OmniShoutmon’s stat gates and Gargomon’s SP threshold is close, but OmniShoutmon stays locked until Rank 5. If you’d rather not wait, Gargomon (at 530 SP) or ZubaEagermon (at 540 ATK) is open right now.
Tamer tip
Push Agent Rank to 5 before you chase OmniShoutmon. The 1070 Max HP and 320 Max SP gates come easily with normal training, but the rank gate depends on story and agent progress, so plan your missions around it.
Best route: OmniShoutmon vs ZubaEagermon
For most players, OmniShoutmon is the best route. It is the form Shoutmon fans want, it has the strongest lore tie-in through Omnimon, and guides list further digivolutions behind Agent Rank 7, so it keeps growing into the late game. Its signature move fires a hail of bullets that can also become a wall of iron to protect allies, according to Grindosaur’s entry, which makes it useful on both offence and defence.
The honest counter-argument: ZubaEagermon arrives two Agent Ranks earlier. If your team needs a hard-hitting physical attacker during the mid-game, taking the ZubaEagermon branch at Rank 3 with 540+ ATK gets you power sooner. Digimon Story games also let you de-digivolve, so you can drop a Champion back to Shoutmon later and reroute it toward OmniShoutmon without losing your partner. Taking ZubaEagermon first doesn’t lock you out of anything.
Tamer tip
Use de-digivolution freely. Taking Shoutmon down another branch first and returning later costs you nothing permanent, and the detour often leaves it with higher base stats for the OmniShoutmon gates.
Why the X-forms aren’t in the game
One of the most common fan complaints, often posted on GameFAQs as “Why can’t Shoutmon go up to X7 in Time Stranger?”, has a structural answer. The Digimon Story series has no DigiXros mechanic. Every Digimon is a single species in a single roster slot, and evolution runs through stat and rank gates. Shoutmon’s Time Stranger chart, as listed by Game8 and Digimon-lines, includes no X-forms, so Shoutmon goes straight to OmniShoutmon.
Some fans have suggested the Xros forms should work as key items instead of separate roster slots, and that would fit the anime better. Bandai Namco hasn’t built anything like that into the series yet. The X-forms are much better represented in the card game, where Composite cards recreate fusions directly.
Which Level 99 stats are right?
Guides don’t agree, so don’t plan a build around one number. Game8 lists Level 99 Shoutmon at HP 4996, ATK 3096 and DEF 2016. Digimon-lines and Nightly Gaming Binge list HP 1998, ATK 1324 and DEF 1038. A gap that large is not a rounding error. The two sets were almost certainly measured under different conditions, such as base stats against trained or boosted stats. Use your own in-game status screen as the final word, and use guide numbers only to compare Digimon within the same guide.
Is OmniShoutmon playable in the final game?
Yes. OmniShoutmon appeared in a Time Stranger preview clip in July 2025, before release, and it is a fully raisable Digimon in the final game. Game8 and Grindosaur both list its requirements, Field Guide data and move details.
Shoutmon in Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory
Whether you can use Shoutmon depends on your version. You can raise Shoutmon in the Japanese PS4 and Switch versions of Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, in Hacker’s Memory, and in the Western Switch and PC release of Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition. The original Western PS4 and Vita release of the first Cyber Sleuth doesn’t let you raise it.
Is Shoutmon in Cyber Sleuth?
Yes, if you play Complete Edition. That release bundles Cyber Sleuth with Hacker’s Memory, and the 92 Digimon Hacker’s Memory added bring the shared roster to 341. Shoutmon carries over into the original campaign through that merge. In Complete Edition continuity, Shoutmon digivolves to OmniShoutmon at level 60 with 130 ATK, 130 DEF, 120 SPD and 80 ABI.
| Version | Platform | Shoutmon raisable? |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Sleuth (original Western release) | PS4, PS Vita | No |
| Cyber Sleuth (Japanese later versions) | PS4, Switch | Yes |
| Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory | PS4, PS Vita | Yes |
| Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition | Switch, PC | Yes, in both campaigns |
Tamer tip
In Complete Edition, build ABI early. OmniShoutmon needs 80 ABI at level 60, and ABI only rises through digivolving and de-digivolving, so it’s the stat most players come up short on. Cycle Shoutmon through other forms on the way up.
Hacker’s Memory: the Free-type Shoutmon line
In Hacker’s Memory, Shoutmon is Free type with the Fire attribute. That fits a Digimon whose mic attacks are literally fuelled by burning emotion. It evolves into Omega Shoutmon. Shoutmon first appeared in the Digimon Story series in Super Xros Wars in 2011, and Time Stranger later expanded that line.
Shoutmon in Digimon World: Next Order and Other Games
Outside the Digimon Story series, Shoutmon’s biggest raising role is in Digimon World: Next Order. It was confirmed there as a partner Digimon in 2016, with OmniShoutmon as its highest form. Next Order first launched on PS Vita in Japan, came west on PS4 in 2017, and was re-released on Switch and PC in 2023.
Next Order
Gematsu’s coverage before the Japanese launch confirmed Shoutmon and Gumdramon as partner Digimon, with OmniShoutmon and Arresterdramon as their top forms. Grindosaur’s Next Order database has a full OmniShoutmon entry and lists an item called Dracoferocetine that instantly digivolves an Ultimate partner into OmniShoutmon.
Players often get confused by the Champion requirements when aiming for OmniShoutmon, and the uncertainty is real. Fan databases disagree about the natural route, and Wikimon describes the line in terms that don’t match the English Grindosaur entry. The dependable path is to get any Ultimate-level partner and use Dracoferocetine. That skips the question of which Champion you need altogether.
Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars
Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue and Red, released for Nintendo DS in Japan in 2011, were the anime’s direct game tie-ins. They are the only Digimon Story entries built around the Xros Wars cast and its DigiXros theme, which makes them the best place to see Shoutmon’s anime identity in game form. Neither got an official English release.
Shoutmon across the games
| Game | Platform | Shoutmon available? | Top form / requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue / Red | Nintendo DS (Japan, 2011) | Yes | Xros Wars tie-in |
| Digimon World: Next Order | PS Vita, PS4, Switch, PC | Yes, as a partner | OmniShoutmon (Dracoferocetine on an Ultimate partner) |
| Cyber Sleuth (original Western) | PS4, PS Vita | No | None |
| Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory | PS4, PS Vita | Yes | Omega Shoutmon |
| Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition | Switch, PC | Yes | OmniShoutmon at Lv 60, ATK 130, DEF 130, SPD 120, ABI 80 |
| Digimon Story Time Stranger | PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC | Yes | OmniShoutmon at Agent Rank 5, 1070+ HP, 320+ SP |
Signature attacks
Shoutmon has two signature attacks, Soul Crusher and Rowdy Rocker, and both come from the anime and the official Reference Book. Both use the McField mic.
| Attack | Medium | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Crusher (“Bellow Blaster” in the English dub) | Xros Wars anime, Reference Book | Amplifies Shoutmon’s fiery emotion through the mic and blasts it at the opponent |
| Rowdy Rocker | Xros Wars anime, Reference Book | Shoutmon wields the mic like a staff, a move it uses both in fights and on stage |
| OmniShoutmon signature (Time Stranger) | Digimon Story Time Stranger | A hail of bullets that can also form a wall of iron to protect allies |
Soul Crusher is the one fans quote. It turns Shoutmon’s singing voice into a weapon, which is the whole idea of the character in one move. Rowdy Rocker is the up-close option and shows how much the mic doubles as a melee weapon.
The Reference Book also has a funny downside to Soul Crusher. Shoutmon sometimes gets so carried away singing that it fires the attack with no enemy around, and the book advises quietly leaving when it starts to sing. The Adventure kids had Butter-Fly as their theme. Shoutmon would rather be the one holding the mic.
Appearances
Shoutmon appears across the anime, the Digimon Story games, Digimon World: Next Order and many card game sets. The anime is where its story lives. The games and cards are where you can actually use it.
Anime
| Series | Years | Shoutmon’s role |
|---|---|---|
| Digimon Xros Wars (first arc) | 2010–2011 | Protagonist, Taiki’s partner, leader of the Xros Heart army |
| Digimon Xros Wars: The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms | 2011 | Gains OmegaShoutmon, Shoutmon X7 and Superior Mode, and becomes Digimon King |
| Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time | 2011–2012 | Reigning Digimon King (King Version) |
| Digimon Fusion (English dub) | 2013 onward | Same role under the dub; Taiki is renamed Mikey Kudo |
Wherever you stream the dub, the Fusion episodes follow Shoutmon from its first meeting with Taiki through the Seven Kingdoms finale. Which arcs are available varies by region and platform.
Games
Shoutmon’s main playable appearances are listed in the “Shoutmon across the games” table above. The short version: Super Xros Wars for the anime tie-in, Next Order for raising, Hacker’s Memory and Complete Edition for the Cyber Sleuth system, and Time Stranger for the biggest current evolution tree.
Card game sets
Shoutmon has been printed across several booster sets in the Digimon TCG. The highlights are BT-11 Dimensional Phase, BT-12 Across Time, BT-19 Xros Evolution and BT-21 World Convergence. The next section covers them card by card.
Shoutmon Cards in the Digimon Card Game
The most important Shoutmon cards for a Xros Heart deck come from BT-19 Xros Evolution. Its English cards were distributed through Release Special Booster Ver.2.5 (BT19-20), so some retailers list them under that name. Shoutmon EX6 is the set’s headline card.
| Card | Number | Set | Rarity | Key details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoutmon | BT19-008 | BT-19 Xros Evolution | Uncommon | Rookie, Mini Dragon / Xros Heart |
| Shoutmon X4 | BT19-010 | BT-19 Xros Evolution | Common | Data, play cost 8, 8000 DP, Composite / Xros Heart |
| Shoutmon EX6 | BT19-014 | BT-19 Xros Evolution | Super Rare | Mega, Data, play cost 11, 12000 DP; Alliance, Reboot, Material Save 4 |
| Shoutmon (King Version) | BT12-011 | BT-12 Across Time | See card | The crowned Digimon King form |
| Shoutmon (Star Sword) | BT11-009 | BT-11 Dimensional Phase | See card | The Star Sword form |
| OmniShoutmon | BT21-021 | BT-21 World Convergence | See card | The Omegamon-linked Super Evolution form |
BT-19 Xros Evolution cards
Shoutmon EX6 (BT19-014) is the official site’s spotlight card and the first-ever card of Shoutmon EX6. It is a Composite / Xros Heart / Blue Flare Mega with a printed play cost of 11 and 12000 DP. Its main effect reduces that play cost for each placed card, which is how you DigiXros it out cheaply.
Shoutmon X4 (BT19-010) is the workhorse. When it would leave the battle area, you can place up to three Xros Heart Digimon from its digivolution cards under one of your Tamers. Those cards then fuel EX6’s play-cost reduction and recursion. While you’re at 0 memory or less, its deletion thresholds rise by 2000. Shoutmon (BT19-008) is the Uncommon Rookie that feeds the whole engine.
Shoutmon (King Version) BT12-011
Shoutmon (King Version) is the card version of the anime’s ending: Shoutmon wearing the crown it fought for. It came out in BT-12 Across Time, years before BT-19 built a full Xros Heart engine, so it plays more as a fan and collector pick than a centrepiece of current Xros Heart lists. Check current format rules and deck lists before building around it.
Promos
Shoutmon X4 (BT19-010) was handed out as an Ultimate Cup 25-26 Season 1 promo, part of the official Digimon championship and ranked-event circuit. Promo printings usually cost more than the Common booster version, and they play exactly the same. Buy the booster Common for play and save the promo for your binder.
What to buy for a Xros Heart deck
Start with BT-19, since that’s where the synergy is.
- Get the Shoutmon EX6 Super Rare first. It is the deck’s win condition and the hardest single card to pull.
- Fill out the Shoutmon X4 Commons, which are cheap and needed in multiples.
- Add the BT19-008 Shoutmon Rookies to start your Xros Heart builds.
- Add the BT-21 OmniShoutmon and the older King Version and Star Sword cards for flavour or meta-specific slots.
Card prices change week to week, so check a current marketplace before you buy singles.
Is Shoutmon the Strongest Digimon?
In its own story, Shoutmon is among the strongest protagonists in the franchise. Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode wins the series’ final war and appears in the Real World to finish Bagramon. In the games, though, Shoutmon and even OmniShoutmon are good late-game Digimon, not the single strongest, so the honest answer depends on which medium you mean.
| Measure | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Anime feats | Top tier | X7 Superior Mode is a Final Xros of every allied Digimon and beats the series’ final villain |
| Story weight | Top tier | Ends the anime as Digimon King, a title few partner Digimon ever hold |
| Time Stranger stats | Strong, not supreme | OmniShoutmon is a solid late-game pick, and its next forms need Agent Rank 7+ |
| Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition | Good mid/late-game | OmniShoutmon at level 60 sits below the endgame heavyweights |
| Card game | Format-dependent | EX6 is a strong Xros Heart finisher; competitive strength shifts with each set |
How does it compare with Omnimon-tier Megas? In lore, Superior Mode is a fusion of an entire army, which puts it in the same “everyone combined” bracket as the franchise’s biggest crossovers. In the games, Omnimon and its variants usually come out ahead on raw numbers. So the best answer is that Shoutmon is a strongest-in-its-series protagonist, not the strongest Digimon overall.
Trivia
- Development name. Before release, Shoutmon was called Dumdumon, after the dumdum bullet. The bullet theme comes back in OmniShoutmon’s Time Stranger attack.
- Reference Book date. Shoutmon’s official Digimon Reference Book entry is dated June 4, 2010, a month before Xros Wars premiered on July 6, 2010.
- The mic warning. The Reference Book warns that a Shoutmon without its McField mic quickly loses power from the shock of no longer feeling like a Shoutmon.
- Unprompted Soul Crushers. It can get so lost in a song that it fires Soul Crusher with no enemy present, and the Reference Book advises quietly leaving when it starts singing.
- Two names, one Digimon. OmegaShoutmon is the Japanese name and OmniShoutmon the English game name, matching Omegamon and Omnimon.
- Different lore per medium. In the anime, Lopmon’s sacrifice unlocks OmegaShoutmon. In Time Stranger’s Field Guide, Omnimon grants the legendary Digivolution.
- Off-brand branches. Time Stranger lets Shoutmon become Gargomon or Guardromon (Gold), two Digimon with no connection to Xros Wars.
- The army in its body. Almost every X-form is named after how many Digimon are fused in it. Shoutmon X4 wears the Starmon and Pickmon as its sword.
FAQ
Is Shoutmon the strongest Digimon?
Not overall. In the Xros Wars anime, Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode is the series’ final, strongest form and defeats Bagramon. In games like Time Stranger and Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition, OmniShoutmon is a strong late-game Digimon but not the top of the roster.
Who does Shoutmon evolve into?
That depends on the medium. In the anime it fuses into Shoutmon X2, X3, X4, X5 and X7 and evolves into OmegaShoutmon. In Time Stranger it digivolves into OmniShoutmon, ZubaEagermon, Gargomon or Guardromon (Gold). In Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition and Hacker’s Memory it digivolves into OmniShoutmon (Omega Shoutmon).
Is Shoutmon the Digimon King?
Yes, in the anime. Shoutmon becomes the Digimon King after the Seven Kingdoms arc and rules as King in the Hunters arc. The Digimon Card Game marks this with Shoutmon (King Version), BT12-011.
Is Shoutmon in Cyber Sleuth?
Yes in Hacker’s Memory, the later Japanese versions and Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition on Switch and PC. No in the original Western PS4 and Vita release of Cyber Sleuth. In Complete Edition it reaches OmniShoutmon at level 60 with 130 ATK, 130 DEF, 120 SPD and 80 ABI.
How do you get Shoutmon in Digimon Story Time Stranger?
Digivolve a Koromon once it has 500+ Max HP and 270+ ATK. Agent Rank 1 is enough, so you can do it early in the game.
How do you get OmniShoutmon in Time Stranger?
Raise Shoutmon to 1070+ Max HP and 320+ Max SP, then digivolve it once your Agent Rank reaches 5. The rank gate is usually what holds you back.
What is Shoutmon X7?
Shoutmon X7 is the Great DigiXros of OmegaShoutmon, ZekeGreymon, Ballistamon, Dorulumon, Sparrowmon and the Starmon from Digimon Xros Wars. Its upgraded version, Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode, fuses Shoutmon with every allied Digimon for the series finale.
Is OmegaShoutmon the same as OmniShoutmon?
Yes. OmegaShoutmon is the original Japanese name and OmniShoutmon is the name used in Bandai Namco’s English game localizations, following the Omegamon-to-Omnimon pattern.
Is Shoutmon in Digimon World: Next Order?
Yes. Shoutmon is a partner Digimon in Next Order, with OmniShoutmon as its highest form. Grindosaur lists Dracoferocetine as an item that instantly digivolves an Ultimate partner into OmniShoutmon.
What level is Shoutmon?
Shoutmon is a Rookie (Child in Japanese terms) in Time Stranger and the official profiles. In the Cyber Sleuth system it sits outside the normal level ladder and is listed as a Free-type, Fire-attribute Digimon.
Why can’t Shoutmon reach X7 in the Digimon Story games?
The Digimon Story series has no DigiXros mechanic, so fusion forms like Shoutmon X4 and X7 aren’t part of its evolution trees. If you want to play the X-forms, the Digimon Card Game’s Xros Heart cards are the closest you can get today.
Your next step depends on what you play. Time Stranger players should plan around Agent Rank 5 for OmniShoutmon. Card players should build Xros Heart around Shoutmon EX6. Anime fans can follow the full Xros Heart roster across the other Xros Digimon who make up Shoutmon’s army.
Article notes
- Fact-checked by Noelle Fairbanks against the sources listed below before publication.
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