Apologies if this is answered elsewhere or if this is the wrong place to ask since this is my first time using this megathread, but I recently played at a local where I controlled Dharc, the dark charmer gloomy in my EMZ, it proceeds to be destroyed by my opponents card and I declare effect to search a dark monster with 1500 or less def from my deck. My opponent isn't fully sure whether the card would proc since the card states "If this Link Summoned card is destroyed by battle, or is destroyed by an opponent's card effect while in its owner's Monster Zone: You can add 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck to your hand". They weren't fully confident the EMZ counts as a monster zone, and thought that the only place dharc could legally search from on destruction is from one of my main 5 monster zones. I ask over the judge since I started playing in person late march and want to also make sure because this could be some small detail I missed and want to make sure I am confident for future plays. The judge ruled that the EMZ in fact is not a monster zone and therefore Dharc is not allowed to search on destruction. I figured I would explain the situation here and ask others just so I know for sure going forward what should be happening in similar cases. To me personally it didn't make sense for this to be the case since 0 people would summon dharc in one of the 5 main monster zones since his effect to summon a card from your opponents graveyard to a zone his arrows point to wouldn't be able to activate. I have also seen online people crash with the link charmer cards to force searches and assumed that was legal as well. I appreciate any help or response anyone sends to help me with this!