{Hand} [Main] If you have [Yao Qinglan], by placing 1 [Shellmon] from your trash as any of your [Sangomon]'s bottom digivolution card, it digivolves into this card for a digivolution cost of 3, ignoring digivolution requirements.
<Decode (Lv.4 w/[Aqua]/[Sea Animal] in any trait)> ⟨Rule⟩ Trait: Has [Aquatic] Type.
Inherited Effect
[End of Attack] [Once Per Turn] You may play 1 level 4 or lower Digimon card with [Aqua] or [Sea Animal] in any of its traits from this Digimon's digivolution cards without paying the cost.
Rulings Q&A — 2 entries
Q1Q4876
If I use this card's {Hand} [Main] effect to digivolve BT21-031 [Sangomon] into this card, ignoring digivolution requirements, does the combination with BT21-031 [Sangomon]'s effect make the digivolution cost 2?