WereGarurumon
WereGarurumon is the Digimon that gave up Garurumon’s four-legged speed to fight standing up, and it has been Gabumon‘s Ultimate form since Matt Ishida’s (Yamato Ishida) partner reached it in Digimon Adventure. This profile covers its evolution line in the anime, in Digimon Story: Time Stranger (with exact stat requirements) and in the Digimon Card Game, along with its attacks, variants and the games it actually appears in.
Key takeaways
- WereGarurumon is an Ultimate-level, Vaccine-attribute Beast Man Digimon that digivolves from Garurumon.
- In Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Garurumon needs Agent Rank 5+, 1840 Max HP, 990 ATK and 1090 SPD to reach it.
- Time Stranger gives it three Mega branches: MetalGarurumon, Merukimon and the DLC Digimon CresGarurumon.
- Its signature attack is Kaiser Nail, called Wolf Claw in the English dub.
- Searching for it in the original Digimon World (PS1) is a dead end, because it is not part of that game’s raisable roster.
Fact-checked
We checked these key facts against the sources named, on November 14, 2026:
- Many Garurumon-line cards carry ADVENTURE, so BT21-078 can digivolve from cards that do not have Garurumon in their name (source: wikimon.net)
- Digimon Beatbreak, Toei Animation’s tenth Digimon anime, premiered in October 2025 and kept adding Digimon throughout 2026 (source: us.oricon-group.com)
- Its Tactics arc started on January 4, 2026, with the series’ first team battles, and the Gift arc followed on April 26, 2026 (source: anitrendz.com)
- In Digimon Adventure and Adventure: (2020), Gabumon is the Rookie that digivolves into Garurumon, which then becomes WereGarurumon (source: digimon.net)
- BT21-078 from World Convergence carries Alliance: when it attacks, you can suspend one of your other Digimon so WereGarurumon gains Security Attack +1 and that Digimon’s DP for the attack (source: wikimon.net)
Who is WereGarurumon
WereGarurumon is a werewolf-style Beast Man Digimon that evolved from Garurumon and learned to walk on two legs. Its name and design come straight from “werewolf” plus Garurumon. It lost the raw running speed of its Champion form when it went bipedal, but it gained hands, and those hands are what its fighting style is built around: close-range claw strikes and kicks instead of long-range ice blasts.
In the original Digimon Adventure anime, WereGarurumon belongs to Gabumon, Matt’s partner, and it is tied to the Crest of Friendship. It is the lean, agile counterpart to Agumon‘s MetalGreymon at the same level. That pairing set the template for every Adventure rival line that followed, and it still shows up today in the card game’s ADVENTURE trait.
Evolution line
WereGarurumon always comes from Garurumon, but what it becomes next changes from one medium to another. The anime keeps a single straight path to MetalGarurumon. Time Stranger branches three ways, and the card game adds the Sagittarius Mode variant.
Anime evolution line
The anime line is the classic Gabumon chain, with WereGarurumon as the Ultimate step before MetalGarurumon.
| Series | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digimon Adventure (1999) | Garurumon (Champion) | MetalGarurumon (Mega) | Ultimate form unlocked through Matt’s Crest of Friendship |
| Digimon Adventure: (2020) | Garurumon (Champion) | MetalGarurumon (Mega) | Garurumon becomes WereGarurumon to rescue Machmon from Parasimon |
Digimon Story: Time Stranger evolution line
In Digimon Story: Time Stranger (2025), WereGarurumon unlocks through Agent Rank plus stat thresholds. You can also get it by de-digivolving one of its Mega forms. Every forward branch needs Agent Rank 7 or higher.
| Direction | Digimon | Agent Rank | Stat requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Garurumon | 5+ | 1840+ Max HP, 990+ ATK, 1090+ SPD |
| To | MetalGarurumon | 7+ | 1700+ Max SP, 960+ ATK, 1850+ SPD |
| To | Merukimon | 7+ | 1150+ ATK, 2100+ SPD |
| To | CresGarurumon (DLC) | 7+ | 1020+ Max SP, 1810+ SPI, 1960+ SPD |
How to get WereGarurumon in Digimon Story: Time Stranger
- Recruit or raise a Garurumon.
- Push your Agent Rank to 5.
- Train Garurumon to at least 1840 Max HP, 990 ATK and 1090 SPD.
- Digivolve it into WereGarurumon from the Digivolution menu.
- Alternatively, de-digivolve a MetalGarurumon, Merukimon or CresGarurumon you already own.
All three branches share a heavy SPD requirement, so speed is the stat to build. Merukimon is the simplest target if you have been stacking ATK, because it only checks two stats. MetalGarurumon wants a large SP pool. CresGarurumon leans on SPI (spirit) and is locked behind the game’s first DLC, so players without the DLC have two branches, not three.
Tamer tip
Since every Time Stranger branch out of WereGarurumon needs high SPD, keep training Garurumon’s speed past the 1090 minimum before you digivolve. You will reach the 1850 to 2100 SPD Mega thresholds much sooner.
Digimon World: Next Order
Digimon World: Next Order handles WereGarurumon with care-based raising rather than stat tables. Garurumon is its standard predecessor. A Digivolution Core item also exists that instantly digivolves any Champion partner into WereGarurumon, which is handy if your partner is drifting toward an Ultimate you do not want.
Digimon Card Game evolution line
In the Digimon Card Game, WereGarurumon is a Level 4 (Ultimate) card that digivolves from Garurumon cards or ADVENTURE-trait Digimon. It also feeds into WereGarurumon: Sagittarius Mode.
| Card | From / To | Digivolve condition |
|---|---|---|
| WereGarurumon (BT21-078) | From Lv.3 Digimon with Garurumon in its name or the ADVENTURE trait | Cost 3 |
| WereGarurumon: Sagittarius Mode (EX9-019) | From WereGarurumon | Cost 1 |
Signature attacks
Kaiser Nail is WereGarurumon’s defining move. The anime and the wider franchise reference material both use it, and the English dub of Digimon Adventure renamed it Wolf Claw.
| Attack | English dub name | What it does | Medium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Nail | Wolf Claw | Shreds the opponent with the sharp claws on both hands | Anime and franchise profiles |
The card game gives it a different identity. BT21-078 from World Convergence carries Alliance: when it attacks, you can suspend one of your other Digimon so WereGarurumon gains Security Attack +1 and that Digimon’s DP for the attack. That suits the character well. A Digimon that fights alongside a friend, played in a set built around team-ups, fits a line whose story is all about friendship.
Did you know?
According to Wikimon’s entry on its X-Antibody form, Wolf Claw is simply the English dub name for Kaiser Nail, the double-claw strike WereGarurumon has used since its first appearance.
Appearances
WereGarurumon has appeared in the Adventure anime, several major games and many card sets since 1999. The tables below list only appearances confirmed in reliable references.
Anime
| Series | Year | Partner | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digimon Adventure | 1999 | Gabumon (Matt / Yamato Ishida) | Main Ultimate form of the Friendship line |
| Digimon Adventure: | 2020 | Gabumon (Matt / Yamato Ishida) | Ultimate form, debuts in the Machmon and Parasimon fight |
Games
| Game | How it appears |
|---|---|
| Digimon Story: Time Stranger | Raisable Ultimate; branches to MetalGarurumon, Merukimon, CresGarurumon (DLC). WereGarurumon (Black) also has a collectible card item |
| Digimon World: Next Order | Raisable Ultimate from Garurumon or a Digivolution Core; WereGarurumon (Black) comes from Garurumon (Black) |
| Digimon World (PS1, 1999) | Not raisable; it is absent from the original game’s Ultimate roster |
If you came here searching “Digimon World 1 WereGarurumon,” that last row is the answer. No care-mistake count or stat build in the original Digimon World turns Garurumon into WereGarurumon. Next Order is the World-series game where you can raise one.
Card game sets
Most new English Digimon Card Game releases include at least one WereGarurumon. The Classic Collection reprint and the World Convergence event version are the easiest for collectors to track down.
| Card number | Set | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ST6-11 | Starter Deck Venomous Violet | Early starter-deck version |
| EX1-017 | Classic Collection | Adventure-themed reprint set |
| BT15-026 | Exceed Apocalypse | Booster version |
| EX9-019 | Versus Monsters | WereGarurumon: Sagittarius Mode (Super Rare) |
| BT21-078 | World Convergence | Uncommon, play cost 7, Alliance effect; also a release event foil |
| BT23-056 | Hackers’ Slumber | Common |
If you are new to the Digimon TCG, BT21-078 is a cheap single that teaches you how the ADVENTURE trait and Alliance work together. The official World Convergence recommended deck runs two copies.
Trivia
- The speed trade-off is canon. Its profile says that becoming bipedal cost it Garurumon’s speed. Time Stranger turns that around: every one of its Mega branches demands very high SPD.
- Three named variants. Besides the standard form, there is WereGarurumon (Black), the X-Antibody form WereGarurumon X and the card-game form WereGarurumon: Sagittarius Mode.
- A Merukimon detour. Most fans only know the WereGarurumon to MetalGarurumon jump, but Time Stranger lets it become Merukimon, the wolf-themed Olympos XII Digimon.
- Black has its own story role. WereGarurumon (Black) is part of Yuuko Kamishiro’s partner team, which you face in Domination Battles.
Tamer tip
For the Adventure line in the card game, check the trait box before buying. Many Garurumon-line cards carry ADVENTURE, so BT21-078 can digivolve from cards that do not have Garurumon in their name.
FAQ
Will there be new Digimon in 2026?
Yes. Digimon Beatbreak, Toei Animation’s tenth Digimon anime, premiered in October 2025 and kept adding Digimon throughout 2026. Its Tactics arc started on January 4, 2026, with the series’ first team battles, and the Gift arc followed on April 26, 2026. It streams on Crunchyroll.
What evolves into Garurumon?
In Digimon Adventure and Adventure: (2020), Gabumon is the Rookie that digivolves into Garurumon, which then becomes WereGarurumon. Games add other routes. In Time Stranger, for example, you can also reach Garurumon by de-digivolving WereGarurumon.
What is the darkest Digimon series?
Digimon Tamers is the usual answer, and it deserves it. The D-Reaper arc and the way the show handles a partner’s death go further than any other entry in the franchise. Our Digimon Tamers anime guide breaks down how that third-season arc builds up.
How to get WereGarurumon Black?
In Digimon World: Next Order, raise a Garurumon (Black) and digivolve it at Champion level into WereGarurumon (Black). In Digimon Story: Time Stranger, WereGarurumon (Black) is in the roster and has its own collectible card item. Open the Digivolution screen on Garurumon (Black) to see its Agent Rank and stat targets, then train toward them the same way you would for the standard form.
Is WereGarurumon stronger than MetalGarurumon?
No. MetalGarurumon is the Mega form one level above it in the anime, Time Stranger and the card game. WereGarurumon is the Ultimate step you have to pass through first, and in Time Stranger it is also where you choose your branch: MetalGarurumon, Merukimon or CresGarurumon.
If you are starting a fresh Time Stranger save, plan your Gabumon line around SPD from the start. Those speed thresholds decide how quickly you get from WereGarurumon to the Mega you actually want.
Article notes
- Fact-checked by Noelle Fairbanks against the sources listed below before publication.
- Published
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