Gaomon

Gaomon wears blue boxing gloves because its claws haven’t finished growing, so the gloves protect them. This Data-attribute Beast Digimon at the Rookie level is best known as Thomas H. Norstein’s partner in Digimon Data Squad (Digimon Savers). Its evolutions change from medium to medium: the anime follows one straight line to MirageGaogamon, while Digimon Story: Time Stranger gives it five different Champions.

Who is Gaomon

Gaomon is a small, blue, canine Beast Digimon that fights like a boxer. It is a Rookie, which Japanese material calls the Child level. Its attribute is Data. The official Digimon Reference Book says it is a Beast Digimon thought to be a subspecies of the Gazimon species. Its attacks are Rolling Upper, Double Backhand and Gao Rush, and all three are built around fast punching.

Gaomon became famous through Digimon Data Squad, the 2006 to 2007 anime known in Japan as Digimon Savers. There it partners the cool, brilliant Thomas H. Norstein (Thoma), and the Savers material calls it an elite Digimon that is as intelligent and composed as its Tamer. It always calls Thomas “Master.” Outside the anime it has appeared in nearly every major game era, from the 2006 Nintendo DS title Digimon Story to Digimon Story: Time Stranger.

Gaomon profile table

The profile data below comes from official or in-game sources, and each row names the medium it comes from.

Field	Detail
Level	Rookie (Child in Japanese terminology)
Attribute	Data (Reference Book; also Data in Digimon Story: Time Stranger)
Type	Beast
Family link	Thought to be a subspecies of Gazimon (Reference Book)
Signature attacks	Rolling Upper, Double Backhand, Gao Rush
Anime partner	Thomas H. Norstein (Thoma), Digimon Data Squad
Anime debut	Data Squad episode 2, aired April 9, 2006
Game partner	Nico, Digimon World Re:Digitize
Japanese voice	Kazuya Nakai
English voice	Skip Stellrecht
First game	Digimon Story (2006; Digimon World DS in English)
First virtual pet	Digivice iC 10X
First card	Dα-013
Manga debut	Digimon Next, “Yuu and Gaomon!”
Reference Book entry	June 25, 2007
Time Stranger personality	Zealous (base personality)

What animal is Gaomon?

Gaomon is a dog or wolf pup that boxes. Its official type is just Beast, but it looks like a young blue wolf in boxing gear, its name points to a dog, and its later forms look more and more like wolves. That is why fans use both words.

The name has two meanings. Wikimon’s etymology notes say “Gao” (狗) is the Teochew and Cantonese reading of the character for “dog,” and in Japanese “gao” is also the sound of a roar. The name therefore reads as both “dog monster” and “roaring monster,” which suits a pup that throws punches before it has grown into its fangs.

Gaomon evolution line and chart

Gaomon’s evolutions depend on the medium. The anime follows one fixed path to MirageGaogamon. The Digimon Story and Digimon World games give it several Champion branches, each with its own conditions. The card game follows the Data Squad line. The tables below keep each medium separate so that a game requirement never gets mixed up with an anime event.

Anime canon: Digimon Data Squad

In Digimon Data Squad, Gaomon digivolves Gaomon → Gaogamon → MachGaogamon → MirageGaogamon, with MirageGaogamon Burst Mode at the top. Each new stage arrives at a turning point for Thomas.

Level	Digimon	First appearance / note
Rookie	Gaomon	Debuts in episode 2 as Thomas’s partner
Champion	Gaogamon	Gaomon’s standard battle form through the early arcs
Ultimate	MachGaogamon	First reached in episode 15, while MetalPhantomon holds Thomas captive
Mega	MirageGaogamon	Debuts in the following arc, in the same stretch as ShineGreymon and Rosemon
Mega (Burst Mode)	MirageGaogamon Burst Mode	The Digivice Burst form shared by the three main partners

Gaogamon (Champion)

Gaogamon is the larger wolf form that runs on four legs. In the anime, Thomas relies on it in most of the early DATS missions. In the games, it is the branch to aim for if you want to follow the anime line.

MachGaogamon (Ultimate)

MachGaogamon is a bipedal, armored wolf fighter. It keeps Gaomon’s boxing style and adds a lot of power. MachGaogamon’s first appearance in episode 15 is one of the series’ best moments for Gaomon and Thomas.

MirageGaogamon and Burst Mode (Mega)

MirageGaogamon is the Mega form. In the anime, all three DATS partners reach Mega in the same part of the story: Agumon becomes ShineGreymon, Lalamon becomes Rosemon and Gaomon becomes MirageGaogamon. The Burst Mode version sits above the regular Mega and depends on the Tamer’s Digisoul, the energy that powers Data Squad digivolution.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger

In Time Stranger, Gaomon digivolves from Wanyamon (In-Training) and can become any of five Champions. Every branch needs Agent Rank 3 or higher plus at least one stat threshold. The numbers below come from the Nightly Gaming Binge Gaomon field guide. Check them in the in-game Digivolution menu before you plan around them, because patches can change the values.

From	To	Agent Rank	Stat requirement(s)
Wanyamon	Gaomon	(raise Wanyamon)	Shown in Wanyamon’s Digivolution menu
Gaomon	Strikedramon	3+	1,090 Max HP
Gaomon	Gaogamon	3+	470 SPI
Gaomon	Leomon	3+	510 ATK
Gaomon	Nanimon	3+	840 Max HP and 280 DEF
Gaomon	Turuiemon	3+	820 Max HP, 380 Max SP and 530 ATK

Digimon World: Next Order

In Next Order, Gaomon is a Rookie that can digivolve into GaoGamon (the game’s spelling), Garurumon, Leomon or Togemon. Grindosaur’s Next Order database puts GaoGamon among the hardest Champions to reach. It asks for high stats, low weight, a clean training record and 20 wins, so plan for it from the moment your partner hatches.

Next Order counts how many of a Digimon’s listed conditions you meet, and Grindosaur shows that count as Key Points. When enough conditions are met and the stage’s time is up, the partner digivolves. For Gaomon’s own Rookie stage, Grindosaur lists Strength and Stamina at 180 or higher, needing 2 Key Points.

Condition for GaoGamon (key Digimon: Gaomon)	Value
HP	4,800 or more
Strength	400 or more
Speed	500 or more
Weight	24 or less
Training failures	3 or fewer
Bond	50 or more
Victories	20 or more
Key Points needed	5
Item shortcut	Bestiapugnite Digivolution Core (digivolves a Rookie partner straight to GaoGamon)

Weight is where most attempts fail. Gaomon has to stay at 24 or under while you feed it enough to build 4,800 HP. Feed it lightly, and train Speed and Strength first, since together they cover two of the five Key Points. Older guides written for the original PS4 release give much lower numbers, and players on the Steam forums report that the later version raised most digivolution conditions sharply. Use current data for the version you own.

Digimon Story (2006) and Sunburst & Moonlight

In the Nintendo DS games, Gaomon follows a level-and-stat system and its main Champion route is Gaogamon. These games came out in English as Digimon World DS and Digimon World Dawn and Dusk.

Game	From	To	Conditions
Digimon Story (Digimon World DS)	Tunomon	Gaomon	Level 8+ and Attack 80+
Digimon Story (Digimon World DS)	Gaomon	Gaogamon	Level 19+
Sunburst & Moonlight (Dawn and Dusk)	Gaomon	Gaogamon	Level 17+, 250 Beast EXP, 90 Speed
Both DS games	Gaogamon	MachGaogamon	Stat-based; check the in-game digivolution list

Sunburst & Moonlight adds type experience, so Gaomon needs to win battles against Beast-type Digimon to build up 250 Beast EXP. Grinding against random enemies is slower because that does not count toward this requirement.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory

In the Cyber Sleuth games, Gaomon’s main Champion route is Gaogamon, which fan field guides say needs Level 15 and 55 SPD. Gaogamon can also come from Gazimon or Goblimon, and it can go on to GrapLeomon, MachGaogamon or WereGarurumon. Fan wikis also mention an extra branch in Complete Edition, where Gaomon can become Sangloupmon.

From	To	Condition (fan guides)	Medium
Gaomon	Gaogamon	Level 15, SPD 55	Cyber Sleuth / Hacker’s Memory
Gazimon or Goblimon	Gaogamon	Level 15, SPD 55	Cyber Sleuth / Hacker’s Memory
Gaomon	Sangloupmon	Added branch	Complete Edition
Gaogamon	MachGaogamon	Check the DigiLab digivolution screen	Cyber Sleuth / Hacker’s Memory
Gaogamon	GrapLeomon or WereGarurumon	Check the DigiLab digivolution screen	Cyber Sleuth / Hacker’s Memory

Players on the GameFAQs boards point out a quirk in these games: a Digimon’s level cap can block its next stage. If Gaogamon’s cap is too low for MachGaogamon, de-digivolving it and leveling back up raises its maximum level and ABI, and that opens the next stage.

Digimon Card Game

The card game follows the anime line. The 2026 cards were designed to be played together:

From	To	Cards
Gaomon	Gaogamon	ST24-02 → ST24-03
Gaogamon (via MachGaogamon in a full build)	MirageGaogamon	BT25-029

Gaomon in Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Time Stranger, released in October 2025, is the newest game with Gaomon. It is a Rookie there with the Data attribute, the Beast type and a Zealous base personality. It has more Champion branches in this game than in any earlier Digimon Story game, so how you raise it decides which Champion you get.

How to get Gaomon

You get Gaomon by raising a Wanyamon into it, or by de-digivolving one of the Champions that come from it. Several of those Champions, including Gaogamon and Leomon, don’t appear in the wild in Time Stranger. You can only reach them through digivolution or de-digivolution, so raising a Wanyamon is the reliable route.

Where to find Gaomon depends on the medium. In Data Squad’s story, Gaomon works for DATS (Digital Accident Tactics Squad), the Tokyo agency that handles Digimon incidents, as Thomas’s partner. In Time Stranger, it doesn’t sit at a fixed spot on the map; you get it through your own Digivolution menu.

Digivolution requirements

All five branches need the same minimum Agent Rank of 3, so Gaomon’s stats decide where it goes. Time Stranger’s Personality system also affects stat growth. A Zealous Gaomon won’t always grow the stat you need, so keep an eye on how training changes its numbers.

The branches fall into three groups:

• Single-stat branches: Gaogamon (470 SPI), Leomon (510 ATK) and Strikedramon (1,090 Max HP). Training one stat gets you to each of them.
• Two-stat branch: Nanimon needs 840 Max HP plus 280 DEF, a bulky, defensive spread.
• Three-stat branch: Turuiemon needs 820 Max HP, 380 Max SP and 530 ATK. It is the hardest branch because it asks for the most at once.

How to get Gaogamon instead of Leomon

Raise SPI to 470 and keep ATK below 510, then digivolve as soon as Gaogamon unlocks. Gaomon is a puncher, so its ATK can climb fast. If ATK reaches 510 first, Leomon will appear in the menu next to Gaogamon. That is not a problem, because Time Stranger lets you pick any branch you qualify for. Just make sure you select Gaogamon on the selection screen.

Best Champion pick for your team

Each branch here is judged on three things: how easy it is to reach, what it adds to your party, and whether it leads where most Gaomon fans want to go. The last point counts for a lot, because most people raising a Gaomon want MachGaogamon or MirageGaogamon at the end.

Champion	Why pick it	Trade-off
Gaogamon	Keeps the Data Squad line intact; needs only one stat (SPI)	Means training SPI, a stat a puncher doesn’t naturally need
Leomon	Easy ATK target that fits Gaomon’s boxing kit	Leads away from the Gaogamon line
Strikedramon	Single HP target; a different family to try	High HP number to reach early
Nanimon	Fine for collecting and Field Guide completion	Two stats needed for a joke favorite
Turuiemon	Another branch for completionists	Three stats at once; slowest to reach

For a first playthrough, Gaogamon is the clear pick. It leads to MachGaogamon and MirageGaogamon, and its SPI target is lower than Leomon’s ATK target. Leomon makes sense if you want raw damage early and don’t care about following the anime. No choice is permanent, because you can de-digivolve: a Leomon can drop back to Gaomon and take the Gaogamon branch later.

Attribute matchups

As a Data Digimon in Time Stranger, Gaomon takes half damage from Vaccine attackers and double damage from Virus attackers. That makes it a good choice for Vaccine-heavy fights and a poor one against Virus bosses.

Enemy attribute	Damage Gaomon takes
Vaccine	Half
Data	Normal
Virus	Double

Signature attacks

Gaomon has three official attacks: Rolling Upper, Double Backhand and Gao Rush, and all three come from boxing. The Reference Book frames them around a hit-and-away style: Gaomon lands quick strikes and gets out of range before the opponent can hit back. The game versions of these moves differ in power and effects from title to title, so the notes below follow the official profile and the anime, not any one game’s numbers.

Rolling Upper

Rolling Upper is a spinning uppercut. Gaomon builds momentum by turning its body and drives a gloved fist upward into the target. It is the attack most closely tied to Gaomon, and it shows how a small Digimon can hit far above its weight.

Double Backhand

Double Backhand turns the same spin sideways: Gaomon whips around and strikes with the backs of both fists. It suits the hit-and-away style well, because the rotation carries Gaomon out of range as the blows land.

Gao Rush

Gao Rush is a fast flurry of punches, like a boxer’s combination. The “Gao” ties it to Gaomon’s name and its roar. In the anime, the move shows the disciplined, well-drilled fighting that Thomas expects from his partner.

Appearances

Gaomon first appeared in 2006. Since then it has shown up in the anime, the manga, nearly every main game series, virtual pets and the card game. Data Squad made it a star, and the Digimon Story games are where most players meet it today.

Digimon Data Squad (Digimon Savers)

Digimon Data Squad aired in Japan as Digimon Savers from 2006 to 2007 and ran for 48 episodes, with the English dub following in 2007. Gaomon is one of the three main partner Digimon, alongside Marcus Damon’s Agumon and Yoshi Fujieda’s Lalamon, and it belongs to the team’s prodigy, Thomas H. Norstein.

Gaomon and Thomas H. Norstein

Gaomon and Thomas are the calm, technical pair on the team. Masaru (Marcus) and Agumon solve problems with their fists and a lot of shouting. Thomas plans, analyzes and expects precision, and Gaomon matches him. The Savers profile calls it an elite Digimon, as intelligent and cool as its partner.

Why does Gaomon call Thomas “Master”?

Gaomon calls Thomas “Master” because their partnership works like that of a trainer and a disciplined fighter. Thomas raised and drilled Gaomon, and Gaomon answers with formal loyalty instead of the buddy-style friendship between Agumon and Marcus. The title also shows that the two act as a professional unit inside DATS. Over the series that formality softens into real trust, and that trust is what powers the higher digivolutions.

Key episodes

• Episode 2: Thomas and Gaomon make a brief first appearance as the elite DATS pair.
• Episode 3: The Japanese title, “Genius Thoma Returns! Beat Meramon,” puts the spotlight on the pair, who become rivals to Marcus and Agumon.
• Episode 15: Gaomon reaches MachGaogamon for the first time, while MetalPhantomon holds Thomas captive.
• The Mega reveal: In the arc after the Digivices are rebuilt as Digivice Bursts, all three partners reach Mega. ShineGreymon, Rosemon and MirageGaogamon debut in the same stretch.
• Final arcs: The Burst Mode forms become the team’s strongest forms.

Gaomon vs. the other Savers partners

Every Data Squad partner has a matching four-stage line, which makes Gaomon easy to compare with its teammates.

Partner	Tamer	Champion	Ultimate	Mega
Agumon	Masaru Daimon (Marcus Damon)	GeoGreymon	RiseGreymon	ShineGreymon
Lalamon	Yoshino Fujieda (Yoshi)	Sunflowmon	Lilamon	Rosemon
Gaomon	Thomas H. Norstein (Thoma)	Gaogamon	MachGaogamon	MirageGaogamon

Each Mega matches its Tamer: ShineGreymon is pure power, Rosemon is elegance, and MirageGaogamon is a heavily armored knight, a fitting end point for a precise, disciplined pair. Digivices drive all of these changes. In Data Squad, the Digivice iC and later the Digivice Burst turn a Tamer’s Digisoul into digivolution, a different system from the crests and cards of earlier series.

The Data Squad movie

The 2006 film Digimon Savers the Movie: Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!! brings the three Savers partners to the big screen, and Gaomon appears in it with Thomas.

Digimon Next (manga)

Gaomon’s manga debut came in Digimon Next, in a chapter titled “Yuu and Gaomon!” It came out in 2006, when Bandai was introducing Gaomon across several media at once.

Games

Gaomon’s game history starts with Digimon Story (2006, Nintendo DS). In the Digimon Story and Digimon World raising games, it is a standard Rookie whose route depends on your stats. In Digimon World Re:Digitize it is the partner of a named character.

Game	Role	Evolves from	Evolves to
Digimon Story / Digimon World DS (2006)	Debut game; raisable Rookie	Tunomon (Lv 8+, ATK 80+)	Gaogamon (Lv 19+)
Digimon Story: Sunburst & Moonlight / Dawn and Dusk (2007)	Raisable Rookie	In-game digivolution	Gaogamon (Lv 17+, 250 Beast EXP, 90 SPD)
Digimon World Re:Digitize / Re:Digitize Decode	Partner of Nico	Story partner	Not a player-raised line
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth / Hacker’s Memory	Raisable Rookie	In-game digivolution	Gaogamon (Lv 15, SPD 55); Sangloupmon added in Complete Edition
Digimon World: Next Order	Raisable Rookie	Raised from a Digi-Egg partner	GaoGamon, Garurumon, Leomon, Togemon
Digimon Story: Time Stranger (2025)	Raisable Rookie	Wanyamon	Five Champions (see the evolution section)

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Hacker’s Memory

In the Cyber Sleuth games you get Gaomon the usual way: scan it or digivolve into it, then manage it at the DigiLab. If you can’t find a Gaomon to scan, de-digivolving a Gaogamon you already own is the most reliable route. Gaogamon can also come from Gazimon or Goblimon, so you have more than one way in.

Digimon World: Next Order

Next Order works differently from the Digimon Story games. You don’t catch Digimon there. Your partners hatch from Digi-Eggs, and each digivolution depends on stats, weight, Bond, training failures and battle wins. To get Gaomon in Next Order, you raise one. Its GaoGamon conditions, listed in the evolution chart above, make it one of the more demanding Rookie lines in the game.

Digimon World Re:Digitize

In Digimon World Re:Digitize and its 3DS version, Re:Digitize Decode, Gaomon partners Nico. It suits the character: this Gaomon is taciturn and stoic, close to its composed Data Squad personality, and different from the lively Rookies around it.

Digimon Story: Sunburst & Moonlight

Gaomon returns in the 2007 Nintendo DS pair Sunburst & Moonlight, released in English as Digimon World Dawn and Dusk. These games added type experience to digivolution, which is why Gaogamon needs Beast EXP on top of level and Speed.

Virtual pets

One of Gaomon’s early virtual pets was the Digivice iC 10X, released alongside Data Squad. According to Wikimon’s virtual-pet listings, Gaomon can come from Budmon, Koromon or Wanyamon on that device. It returned on the follow-up Digivice Burst, which recreates the upgraded Digivice from the anime’s later arcs. Wikimon also lists it on later Bandai hardware, including the Xros Loader, the Pendulum Z and the Vital Bracelet BE.

Digimon Card Game

Gaomon has had several printings in the English Digimon Card Game. The most important one today is ST24-02 from Starter Deck 24 Digimon Data Squad, released in May 2026. For players new to the card game, this starter deck is also an easy way to learn the rules, because each card is designed to work with the others.

ST-24 Data Squad starter deck

The official Digimon Card Game product page lists Starter Deck ST-24 Data Squad with Gaomon (ST24-02) x2, Gaogamon (ST24-03) x2 and MirageGaogamon (BT25-029) x1. Bandai built it to combine with BT25 booster cards into a full Data Squad deck. The official world site and most retailers give the release date as May 15, 2026, while the official English product page gives May 16, 2026.

Is the Data Squad starter deck worth buying for a Gaomon/MirageGaogamon deck? For most players, yes, with one caveat. It is the cheapest way to get a playable Gaomon → Gaogamon base plus a MirageGaogamon, but one copy of MirageGaogamon isn’t enough for a tuned deck. You’ll need BT25 singles or packs to fill out the top of the line. If you only collect and don’t play, the single starter-deck Gaomon card is enough.

Every Gaomon card so far

Card	Set	Notes
Dα-013	Original Digimon Card Game (Japan era)	Gaomon’s first card
BT4-021	BT-04 Great Legend	Common printing
BT11-020	BT-11 Dimensional Phase	Booster printing; also given out as a pre-release promo
Judge Pack 5 promo	Judge Pack	Promo for event judges
ST24-02	ST-24 Digimon Data Squad (2026)	Starter deck Gaomon, Common, x2 per deck

For a 2026 deck, build around ST24-02, because it was designed alongside ST24-03 Gaogamon and BT25-029 MirageGaogamon. The older printings mostly matter to collectors or to players making a mixed build.

Gaomon voice actors

Kazuya Nakai voices Gaomon in Japanese, and Skip Stellrecht voices it in English. Gaomon’s partner Thomas H. Norstein is voiced by Hirofumi Nojima in Japanese and Crispin Freeman in English, and Mona Marshall voices young Thomas in the English dub.

Character	Japanese voice	English voice	Other well-known roles
Gaomon	Kazuya Nakai	Skip Stellrecht	Nakai: Roronoa Zoro (One Piece), Angoramon (Digimon Ghost Game)
Thomas H. Norstein	Hirofumi Nojima	Crispin Freeman	Freeman: Alucard (Hellsing), Itachi Uchiha (Naruto)
Young Thomas		Mona Marshall

Nakai gives Gaomon a deep, serious voice. It is a surprising choice for a Rookie, and it makes Gaomon sound older and more disciplined than Agumon or Lalamon, which fits a Digimon that calls its partner Master. Nakai returned to Digimon years later as Angoramon in Digimon Ghost Game.

Trivia

• Gazimon cousin: The Reference Book calls Gaomon a probable Gazimon subspecies, and in the Cyber Sleuth games Gazimon can digivolve into Gaogamon.
• Late arrival: Gaomon is a main partner, but it only appears in the last moments of episode 2 of Data Squad.
• Different spelling: Next Order writes the Champion as “GaoGamon,” with a capital G in the middle.
• Item shortcut: In Next Order, the Bestiapugnite Digivolution Core turns a Rookie partner straight into GaoGamon, skipping its strict stat and weight conditions.
• Renamed debut game: Gaomon’s first game, Digimon Story, came out in English as Digimon World DS, so its “debut game” goes by two titles.
• Zoro connection: Gaomon’s Japanese voice actor also plays Roronoa Zoro, the swordsman of One Piece.
• Reference Book date: Gaomon’s official Reference Book entry went up on June 25, 2007, more than a year after its 2006 debut.
• Two personalities, one Digimon: Gaomon is cool and elite in Data Squad, and taciturn and stoic as Nico’s partner in Re:Digitize.

FAQ

What does Gaomon evolve into?

In the Data Squad anime, Gaomon evolves into Gaogamon, then MachGaogamon, then MirageGaogamon. In Digimon Story: Time Stranger it can become Strikedramon, Leomon, Gaogamon, Turuiemon or Nanimon. In Digimon World: Next Order its options are GaoGamon, Garurumon, Leomon and Togemon. In the Cyber Sleuth games its main Champion is Gaogamon, and Complete Edition adds Sangloupmon.

What animal is Gaomon?

Gaomon is a dog or wolf pup that boxes. Its official type is Beast, its name contains a Chinese reading of “dog” that doubles as the Japanese sound of a roar, and its design and later forms look like a wolf.

Why does Gaomon wear boxing gloves?

According to the official Reference Book profile, the gloves protect Gaomon’s claws until they are fully grown. They are a practical fix for a pup whose natural weapons aren’t ready yet.

What type is Gaomon?

Gaomon is a Beast type at the Rookie level, and Time Stranger also lists it as Beast type.

Is Gaomon a Vaccine, Data or Virus Digimon?

Gaomon is a Data Digimon. In Time Stranger, that means it takes half damage from Vaccine attacks and double damage from Virus attacks.

What episode does Gaomon first appear in?

Gaomon first appears in episode 2 of Digimon Data Squad, which aired in Japan on April 9, 2006. The English dub calls it “Marcus’ Inner Strength.”

Where is Gaomon located?

In the anime, Gaomon works at DATS in Tokyo as Thomas H. Norstein’s partner. In Time Stranger you raise it from Wanyamon or de-digivolve one of its Champions instead of finding it at a set location. In Next Order you raise it from a Digi-Egg partner.

Who is Gaomon’s partner?

Thomas H. Norstein (Thoma) is Gaomon’s partner in Digimon Data Squad. In Digimon World Re:Digitize, its partner is Nico.

How do you get Gaogamon in Digimon Story: Time Stranger?

Reach Agent Rank 3, raise Gaomon’s SPI to 470 and pick Gaogamon from the Digivolution menu. Gaogamon doesn’t appear in the wild, so you can only get it by digivolving or de-digivolving.

How do you get GaoGamon in Digimon World: Next Order?

Raise a Gaomon until it meets at least 5 of GaoGamon’s conditions, as listed in Grindosaur’s database: 4,800 HP, 400 Strength, 500 Speed, weight of 24 or less, 3 or fewer training failures, 50 Bond and 20 victories. The Bestiapugnite Digivolution Core skips all of these and digivolves a Rookie partner straight into GaoGamon.

What is Gaomon’s Mega form?

In the anime, Gaomon’s Mega is MirageGaogamon, and its stronger version is MirageGaogamon Burst Mode.

Who voices Gaomon in English and Japanese?

Skip Stellrecht voices Gaomon in English, and Kazuya Nakai voices it in Japanese.

What does Gaomon digivolve from?

It depends on the game. In Digimon Story: Time Stranger, Gaomon comes from the In-Training Wanyamon. In the 2006 Digimon Story (Digimon World DS), it comes from Tunomon at Level 8 with 80 Attack. On the Digivice iC 10X virtual pet, it can come from Budmon, Koromon or Wanyamon.

Where should a new Gaomon fan start?

Begin with Digimon Data Squad from episode 2 onward to see why Thomas and Gaomon became so popular. Then raise a Gaomon along the Gaogamon branch in Time Stranger, where the 470 SPI target is reachable early. If you play the card game, ST-24 plus extra BT25 MirageGaogamon copies puts the whole line on the table.

Article notes

KM

Written by Kaito Mills

Kaito Mills writes the Digimon database, evolution line guides, anime coverage from Digimon Adventure onward and fandom history spanning the virtual pets, Western dub and their communities. He checks every entry against the Digimon Reference Book, published game data and card text, cites each source, and lists conflicting anime, game and card evolutions separately so every line stays traceable.

• Fact-checked by Noelle Fairbanks against the sources listed below before publication.
• Published November 9, 2026

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