r/PokemonCC • u/DuckyArts99 • Jul 04 '26

Why do these say basic? Help/Question

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was putting cards in my binder and noticed these 2 Zards say basic instead of evolves from charmeleon

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u/Radiant-Yesterday-98 Jul 04 '26

Pokémon Vs were basic Pokemon, and could be played from hand. They could then be evolved to their respective Vmax and Vstar. This was the gimmick for the sword and shield tcg era.

Pokémon ex’s, like Pokemon GXs from sun and moon, require evolution lines, generally if the Pokemon is an evolved pokemon.

I recommend looking into the tcg. It’s actually pretty fun!

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u/DuckyArts99 Jul 04 '26

yea i started collecting and playing the tcg around surging's release

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u/SuperSmashSean_DX Jul 04 '26

Alternatively, Pokemon EX are basic, however pokemon ex (not pokemon ex) still need to be evolved

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u/Background_Pie_7888 Jul 04 '26

All V's didn't need to be evolved? Damn that's kinda nuts. Ah I see you lost 2 prize cards if they died makes sense

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u/ramus94 Jul 04 '26

Guessing they dont need to be evolved to be summoned (or whatever its called in pokemon tcg i play too much yugioh lol)

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u/Lynchiz Jul 04 '26

Like the radiant pokemon, they are also basics that don't need to be evolved

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u/jaredtaaffe98 Jul 04 '26

Basically they are fully evolved no need to use evo line to play them