This Digimon is in my breeding area. If I digivolve it into a Digimon card with [Etemon] in my hand, is the memory cost of the digivolution reduced by 1?

No, the effect doesn’t activate for Digimon in breeding areas.

Etemon rulings (EX1-052)

1 official ruling from Bandai, last ruled Mar 28, 2024. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: [Your Turn] When this Digimon would digivolve into a Digimon card with [Etemon] in its name in your hand, reduce the memory cost of the digivolution by 1.
Inherited effect: [Your Turn] While this Digimon has [Etemon] in its name, it gains Jamming

Official Q&A

This Digimon is in my breeding area. If I digivolve it into a Digimon card with [Etemon] in my hand, is the memory cost of the digivolution reduced by 1?
No, the effect doesn’t activate for Digimon in breeding areas.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024

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Etemon rulings (EX1-052)

1 official ruling from Bandai, last ruled Mar 28, 2024. Straight answers to how this card actually resolves.

Effect: [Your Turn] When this Digimon would digivolve into a Digimon card with [Etemon] in its name in your hand, reduce the memory cost of the digivolution by 1.
Inherited effect: [Your Turn] While this Digimon has [Etemon] in its name, it gains Jamming

Official Q&A

This Digimon is in my breeding area. If I digivolve it into a Digimon card with [Etemon] in my hand, is the memory cost of the digivolution reduced by 1?
No, the effect doesn’t activate for Digimon in breeding areas.
Ruled Mar 28, 2024

Got a line that uses Etemon? Map it in the builder and share it with a link.