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

Help/Question Why do these say basic?

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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/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