Evade trades a suspend for your Digimon's life: when it would be deleted, you suspend it instead and it stays on the board. The catch is that a suspended Digimon is an open target and can't block, so Evade is really a delay, not immunity. It shines on bodies you plan to digivolve next turn anyway, since surviving one removal is often all the time you need.
16-22-1. <Evade> is a keyword effect. By suspending a Digimon with this effect when it would be deleted, this effect prevents the deletion. 16-22-2. <Evade> is an immediate-type effect that triggers when the Digimon with this effect would be deleted. (For details, refer to 15-8-5 "Immediate-Type Effects") 16-22-3. "By suspending a Digimon with this effect" in <Evade> is an optional processing condition. If the content of that condition is executed, the processing for "prevents the deletion" will be mandatory.
Comprehensive Rules §16-22 — official rules page
From Bandai's card rulings. Each links to the card it was asked about.
Does this card's "when an effect suspends this Digimon" also activate when it's suspended by an ＜Evade＞ effect?
Yes, it activates.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about Toropiamon (EX3-042)
Can I use this card's ＜All Turns＞ effect to unsuspend this Digimon if it was suspended by an ＜Evade＞ effect that was gained from an inherited effect?
Yes, you can.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about Slayerdramon (EX3-024)
Does this card's "when an effect suspends this Digimon" also activate when it's suspended by an ＜Evade＞ effect?
Yes, it activates.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024 · asked about Pomumon (EX3-038)
Public lines whose key cards carry this keyword, step by step.
26 cards carry this keyword:
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