Can I use this card’s ＜Delay＞ effect to place a Digimon card with [Pulsemon] in its text and no digivolution cards on top of my security stack?

No, you can't. "Top card" refers to 1 or more cards with cards underneath it.

Can I use this card’s ＜Delay＞ effect to place a Digimon card with [Pulsemon] in its text that has just 1 Tamer card under it on top of the security stack?

Yes, you can. After you place it on top of the security stack, the Tamer card will become the top card and it will remain in the battle area as a Tamer.

Hacker Pride rulings (BT17-098)

2 official rulings from Bandai, last ruled Sep 6, 2024. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: [Main] Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Add 1 card with [Pulsemon] in its text among them to the hand. Return the rest to the bottom of the deck. Then, place this card in the battle area. [Main] Delay ・By placing the top card of 1 of your level 4 or higher Digimon with [Pulsemon] in its text on top of your security stack, gain 2 memory.
Security effect: [Security] Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Add 1 card with [Pulsemon] in its text among them to the hand. Return the rest to the bottom of the deck. Then, place this card in the battle area.

Official Q&A

Can I use this card’s ＜Delay＞ effect to place a Digimon card with [Pulsemon] in its text and no digivolution cards on top of my security stack?
No, you can't. "Top card" refers to 1 or more cards with cards underneath it.
Ruled Sep 6, 2024
Can I use this card’s ＜Delay＞ effect to place a Digimon card with [Pulsemon] in its text that has just 1 Tamer card under it on top of the security stack?
Yes, you can. After you place it on top of the security stack, the Tamer card will become the top card and it will remain in the battle area as a Tamer.
Ruled Sep 6, 2024

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Hacker Pride rulings (BT17-098)

2 official rulings from Bandai, last ruled Sep 6, 2024. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: [Main] Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Add 1 card with [Pulsemon] in its text among them to the hand. Return the rest to the bottom of the deck. Then, place this card in the battle area. [Main] Delay ・By placing the top card of 1 of your level 4 or higher Digimon with [Pulsemon] in its text on top of your security stack, gain 2 memory.
Security effect: [Security] Reveal the top 3 cards of your deck. Add 1 card with [Pulsemon] in its text among them to the hand. Return the rest to the bottom of the deck. Then, place this card in the battle area.

Official Q&A

Can I use this card’s ＜Delay＞ effect to place a Digimon card with [Pulsemon] in its text and no digivolution cards on top of my security stack?
No, you can't. "Top card" refers to 1 or more cards with cards underneath it.
Ruled Sep 6, 2024
Can I use this card’s ＜Delay＞ effect to place a Digimon card with [Pulsemon] in its text that has just 1 Tamer card under it on top of the security stack?
Yes, you can. After you place it on top of the security stack, the Tamer card will become the top card and it will remain in the battle area as a Tamer.
Ruled Sep 6, 2024

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