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.
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)
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)
Public lines whose key cards carry this keyword, step by step.
23 cards carry this keyword:
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