This card's effect has 2 timing, ＜When Digivolving＞ and ＜When Attacking＞. What does that mean?

This effect will activate in both timing ＜When Digivolving＞ and ＜When Attacking＞. When you digivolving into this Digimon, it will activate as a ＜When Digivolving＞ effect, and for the following turns when this Digimon attacks, it will then activate again as a ＜When Attacking＞ effect.

This card has "you may to . Then, " If I do not do , am I still allowed to do ?

No, you cannot. If you do not do you cannot do the rest of the effect. (See more in Effect Structure#Optional and Mandatory Effects

Imperialdramon: Paladin Mode rulings (BT8-112)

2 official rulings from Bandai. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: When one of your Digimon would digivolve into this card in your hand, you may return 1 white level 7 Digimon card from your trash to the bottom of your deck to reduce the digivolution cost by 4. [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] You may return 1 2-color card from this Digimon's digivolution cards to the bottom of its owner's deck to trash all of the digivolution cards of 1 of your opponent's Digimon. Then, return all of your opponent's Digimon with no digivolution cards to the bottom of their owners' decks in any order.

Official Q&A

This card's effect has 2 timing, ＜When Digivolving＞ and ＜When Attacking＞. What does that mean?
This effect will activate in both timing ＜When Digivolving＞ and ＜When Attacking＞. When you digivolving into this Digimon, it will activate as a ＜When Digivolving＞ effect, and for the following turns when this Digimon attacks, it will then activate again as a ＜When Attacking＞ effect.
This card has "you may to . Then, " If I do not do , am I still allowed to do ?
No, you cannot. If you do not do you cannot do the rest of the effect. (See more in Effect Structure#Optional and Mandatory Effects

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Imperialdramon: Paladin Mode rulings (BT8-112)

2 official rulings from Bandai. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: When one of your Digimon would digivolve into this card in your hand, you may return 1 white level 7 Digimon card from your trash to the bottom of your deck to reduce the digivolution cost by 4. [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] You may return 1 2-color card from this Digimon's digivolution cards to the bottom of its owner's deck to trash all of the digivolution cards of 1 of your opponent's Digimon. Then, return all of your opponent's Digimon with no digivolution cards to the bottom of their owners' decks in any order.

Official Q&A

This card's effect has 2 timing, ＜When Digivolving＞ and ＜When Attacking＞. What does that mean?
This effect will activate in both timing ＜When Digivolving＞ and ＜When Attacking＞. When you digivolving into this Digimon, it will activate as a ＜When Digivolving＞ effect, and for the following turns when this Digimon attacks, it will then activate again as a ＜When Attacking＞ effect.
This card has "you may to . Then, " If I do not do , am I still allowed to do ?
No, you cannot. If you do not do you cannot do the rest of the effect. (See more in Effect Structure#Optional and Mandatory Effects

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