none of the text when characters talk is english so how is it done?
Story Mode is not translated. Almost everything excluding Story Mode is translated:
- Evolution Tree names
- Digimon names 1 (when evolve, battle, etc.)
- Digimon names 2 (inside Digidex)
- Tamer, Bosses, NPC names
- Traits and Support Abilities names
- All Attack names that you can learn
- Bugplate and Digiplate Item names
- Key and Card Item names
- Digimon Type, Level, Skill, Class names
- Board and Song names
- Map names
- In-Battle buttons
- Menus (NOT fully translated)
- Status section
- Evolution, Degenerate, Digiconvert alerts
- Game Progress section
- Yes and No messages (NOT fullt translated)
- Digidex Description
- Evolution & Degenerate conditions
- Equipment description
- Attack conditions (do NOT confuse with Attack description)
- some minor stuff
also, if you play Shoutmon's version, you can enjoy some translated images and the replacement for .dot digimon, so thw obtainable digimon became Shoutmon, Shoutmon X3, MadLeomon, Penguimon, Golemon, Persiamon and a remastered version of Impmon sprite.