Targeting

In the Digimon Card Game card effects that target a Digimon will be differentiated by having "X of <condition> Digimon", "that Digimon", or "this Digimon". An effect that targets will have particular effects unlike other card effects.
==Determining an Effect that Targets==
Effects that target will have a targeting condition structured in one of the following manners:
* "X of (<condition>) Digimon (with <condition>)"
* "this Digimon"
* "that Digimon"
 is an example of a card that targets "1 of <condition: your opponent's> Digimon" and then afterwards suspends it when its is activated.
== Selecting Targets ==
A targeting condition is typically preceded by an action to be performed on selected target. In cases like these, you can still select a target by which the action cannot be performed on (e.g. attacking or suspending a suspended Digimon). In such situations, nothing will occur. However, the targeted Digimon must still satisfy the targeting conditions. For example, "with no digivolution cards" must still select Digimon with no digivolution cards, and "X of your opponent's unsuspended Digimon" must still select unsuspended Digimon on the opponent's side). If no valid target exists, then there will be no Digimon targeted for said effect.1
If a succeeding action targets "that Digimon" after you have selected an invalid target, the following effect will affect the initially targeted Digimon even if the first action was invalid. For example, 's effect of "Suspend 1 of your opponent's Digimon. It doesn't unsuspend during your opponent's next unsuspend phase." will still affect a suspended Digimon because the condition to target is just "1 of your opponent's Digimon" it does not specify to target "1 of your opponent's unsuspended Digimon".2
===Multi-Target Effects===
For effects that choose more than 1 target. There exists a difference between "up to <number>" and "<number>" effects. You cannot select the same Digimon multiple with these effects.
If an effect does not contain "up to", a player must choose as many possible targets that satisfy the target condition as possible. For example, an effect that reads, "3 of your opponent's level 3 Digimon" requires you to choose 3 of your opponent's level 3 Digimon. If your opponent only has 2 level 3 Digimon in play, you must choose as many of them as you can, so you must choose both.
If an effect contains "up to", a player must choose any number of targets up to that number. However, they must choose at least 1 if there exists 1 or more applicable targets in play. For example, an effect that reads, "up to 3 of your opponent's level 3 Digimon" allows you to choose between 1-3 of your opponent's level 3 Digimon.
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== Persistent Effects==
This is an unofficial fan-made term used to refer to specific effects that apply after digivolving and de-digivolving for the purposes of shortening the following text.
All targeting effects that also specify a duration of time (e.g. "for the turn", "until end of opponent's turn") will last on the Digimon even after it's been digivolved or de-digivolved unlike normally. Even if the Digimon no longer fulfils the initial targeting conditions after digivolving or de-digivolving (e.g. "X of your opponent's Digimon with no digivolution cards cannot attack or block").3
It is possible to target Digimon that would not be affected by the initial action of these effects as long as the Digimon still satisfied the targeting conditions (e.g. DP reduction on a Digimon whose DP cannot be reduced). If they would lose the ability to be unaffected by the persistent effects, the persistent effects will then start applying. For example, it is possible to provide a Digimon with an effect to a Digimon with an effect that only targets Digimon but then continues applying to a Tamer.4
 is an example of a card whose effect applies a persistent effect to: "1 of <condition: your> Digimon"... "for the turn". As such, the "+2000 DP" will last on the Digimon for the rest of the turn after it is digivolved.
==Sources==
*Detailed Rules Explanation 
#Card Rulings:BT3-057
#Official English General Rules Q&A
#Carddass Email English 08/11/2022: Tamers and [On Deletion] Rule Change Part 1
#Carddass Email English 08/11/2022: Tamers and [On Deletion] Rule Change Part 2
Category:Effect Structure