Artwork variants
2 printings of EX8-023. They are the same card for deck building — any of them fills the slot.
PolarBearmon
- Level
- Lv.5
- Play Cost
- 7
- DP
- 7,000
- Form
- Ultimate
- Attribute
- Vaccine
- Traits
- Ice-Snow/LIBERATOR
- Digivolves From
- Lv.4 · Blue/Yellow · digimon · Cost 4
- Set
- EX8
Effect
Digivolve Lv.4 w/[Ice-Snow] trait: Cost 3
Iceclad (Other than against Security Digimon, compare the number of digivolution cards instead of DP in this Digimon's battles.)
On Play When Digivolving Trash any 2 digivolution cards from your opponent's Digimon. Then, 1 of your opponent's Digimon with no digivolution cards can't suspend or activate When Digivolving effects until the end of their turn.
Inherited Effect
Your Turn While your opponent has no Digimon with digivolution cards, this Digimon with the [Ice-Snow] trait gains Piercing and Security A. +1.
Track this card
Record how many copies of EX8-023 you own and DigiFoundry shows which are in decks, which are up for trade and which are actually available.
Rulings for PolarBearmon
Official clarifications published for this card.
Is a "while your opponent has no Digimon with XX" condition also met when my opponent has no Digimon?
Yes, it's met.
13 March 2026
Is a "while your opponent has no Digimon with XX" condition also met when my opponent has no Digimon?
Yes, it's met.
13 March 2026
A card that was given "can't [...] activate [When Digivolving] effects" digivolved into a card that has a [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] effect. Does that count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn] even if that effect can't be activated upon the timing when that card digivolved?Feb. 28, 2025 Updated
No, it doesn't count. The effect can't activate upon the [When Digivolving] timing, therefore it doesn't count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn].
10 January 2025
A card that was given "can't [...] activate [When Digivolving] effects" digivolved into a card that has a [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] effect. Does that count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn] even if that effect can't be activated upon the timing when that card digivolved?Feb. 28, 2025 Updated
No, it doesn't count. The effect can't activate upon the [When Digivolving] timing, therefore it doesn't count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn].
10 January 2025
If a card is affected by "can't [...] activate [When Digivolving] effects," can I process just the "by doing X" condition in its [When Digivolving] effect?
No, you can't.
10 January 2025
If a card is affected by "can't [...] activate [When Digivolving] effects," can I process just the "by doing X" condition in its [When Digivolving] effect?
No, you can't.
10 January 2025
A card that was given "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects" digivolved into a card that has a [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] effect. Does that count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn] even if that effect can't be activated upon the timing when that card digivolved?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
No, it doesn't count. The effect can't activate upon the [When Digivolving] timing, therefore it doesn't count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn].
22 November 2024
I used a card affected by "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects" to attack. Can I activate that card's [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] effect at such times?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
Yes, you can. The effect can activate if it activates upon the [When Attacking] timing.
22 November 2024
My Digimon with this card in its digivolution cards attacked, an opponent's Digimon with digivolution cards was deleted in the battle, and after that battle, my opponent doesn't have any Digimon with digivolution cards. This Digimon gains <Piercing> from this card's inherited effect at such times, but does the <Piercing> trigger simultaneously?
Yes, it triggers. If an effect's trigger conditions are met when the effect is gained, that effect will trigger. In this case, your opponent no longer has Digimon with digivolution cards at the same timing as when your opponent's Digimon is deleted in battle, therefore you can activate <Piercing>.
22 November 2024
What does "[When Digivolving] effects don't activate" mean, exactly?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
This effect prevents [When Digivolving] effects on cards from activating. [When Digivolving] effects can no longer activate by triggering or when effects such as "activate that card's [When Digivolving]" effect" activate.
22 November 2024
If a card is affected by "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects," can other effects activate its [When Digivolving] effect?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
No, it can't be activated.
22 November 2024
My Digimon with this card in its digivolution cards attacked, an opponent's Digimon with digivolution cards was deleted in the battle, and after that battle, my opponent doesn't have any Digimon with digivolution cards. This Digimon gains <Piercing> from this card's inherited effect at such times, but does the <Piercing> trigger simultaneously?
Yes, it triggers. If an effect's trigger conditions are met when the effect is gained, that effect will trigger. In this case, your opponent no longer has Digimon with digivolution cards at the same timing as when your opponent's Digimon is deleted in battle, therefore you can activate <Piercing>.
22 November 2024
What does "[When Digivolving] effects don't activate" mean, exactly?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
This effect prevents [When Digivolving] effects on cards from activating. [When Digivolving] effects can no longer activate by triggering or when effects such as "activate that card's [When Digivolving]" effect" activate.
22 November 2024
If a card is affected by "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects," can I process just the "by" condition in its [When Digivolving] effect?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
No, you can't.
22 November 2024
If a card is affected by "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects," can I process just the "by" condition in its [When Digivolving] effect?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
No, you can't.
22 November 2024
A card that was given "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects" digivolved into a card that has a [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] [Once Per Turn] effect. Does that count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn] even if that effect can't be activated upon the timing when that card digivolved?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
No, it doesn't count. The effect can't activate upon the [When Digivolving] timing, therefore it doesn't count as an instance of that effect's [X Per Turn].
22 November 2024
If a card is affected by "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects," can other effects activate its [When Digivolving] effect?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
No, it can't be activated.
22 November 2024
I used a card affected by "can't activate [When Digivolving] effects" to attack. Can I activate that card's [When Digivolving] [When Attacking] effect at such times?Dec. 25, 2025 Updated
Yes, you can. The effect can activate if it activates upon the [When Attacking] timing.
22 November 2024
