Effect
Cannot be destroyed by battle. When you take battle damage from an opponent's direct attack while this card is in your Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard in face-up Attack Position, and if you do, take 1000 damage. You can only use this effect of "Gimmick Puppet Shadow Feeler" once per turn. If this card is an Xyz Material and would be sent to the Graveyard, banish it instead.
The effect "This card cannot be destroyed by battle" is a Continuous Effect.
The effect "If this card is in your Graveyard, when you take battle damage from an opponent's direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard in face-up Attack Position, and if you do, take 1000 damage" is a Trigger Effect that activates in the Graveyard. (It does not target.)
The process of "Special Summon this card from your Graveyard in face-up Attack Position" and the process of "take 1000 damage" are treated as occurring simultaneously.
"If this card is sent to the Graveyard as an Xyz Material, it is banished instead of being sent to the Graveyard" is not treated as an effect of an Effect Monster.
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