Citations:Basic Pokémon

Noun: a Pokémon Card (of Pokémon TCG) that does not require evolution to become the Active Pokémon

 * 2000, Hudson Soft, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Nintendo:
 * [said by the character "SAM" in "MASON LABORATORY"] THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF POKÉMON CARDS: BASIC POKÉMON, STAGE 1 POKÉMON AND STAGE 2 POKÉMON. SQUIRTLE IS A BASIC, WARTORTLE A STAGE 1 AND BLASTOISE A STAGE 2 POKÉMON. BASIC POKÉMON ARE THE ONLY CARDS THAT CAN BE PUT DIRECTLY INTO PLAY. A BASIC POKÉMON IN PLAY CAN BE EVOLVED TO A STAGE 1 POKÉMON. A STAGE 1 POKÉMON IN THE PLAY AREA CAN THEN BE EVOLVED TO A STAGE 2 POKÉMON. THEREFORE, SQUIRTLE IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO PLAY WARTORTLE, AND WARTORTLE IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO PLAY BLASTOISE.
 * When you start a game without Basic Pokémon in your hand, show your hand to your opponent, shuffle it back into your deck, and draw seven new cards.
 * All Basic Pokémon will have the words "Basic Pokémon" printed at the top of the card. Baby Pokémon are treated like Basic Pokémon for these purposes.
 * When you're ready to evolve a Pokémon, just play the Evolution Card right on top of the Basic Pokémon Card.
 * Well, Pachirisu essentially has no use past making the deck more consistent. With Call For Family, you can grab all the Basic Pokemon you need right away, ensuring a quick Kingdra swarm. In addition, playing four Pachirisu reduces mulligans and odds of starting with undesirable Pokemon, such as Regice.
 * Your first thing to do when building a deck is to choose the Pokémon that the deck will be based on. Usually, it's gonna be your main sweeping Pokémon. That Pokémon must be able to deal some good damage and still able to get out in the battle quickly. [...] If your main Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, you'll want to have 4 copies of it in your deck.
 * There are nine card types: Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, Evolution, Level Up, Trainer, Supporter, Stadium, Basic Energy, and Special Energy. Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, Evolution, and Level Up cards are collectively called Pokémon (or Pokémon cards). Basic Energy and Special Energy are collectively called Energy.
 * Players may put up to 2 Basic Pokémon into play, face down, at the beginning of the game.
 * When you're ready to evolve a Pokémon, just play the Evolution Card right on top of the Basic Pokémon Card.
 * Well, Pachirisu essentially has no use past making the deck more consistent. With Call For Family, you can grab all the Basic Pokemon you need right away, ensuring a quick Kingdra swarm. In addition, playing four Pachirisu reduces mulligans and odds of starting with undesirable Pokemon, such as Regice.
 * Your first thing to do when building a deck is to choose the Pokémon that the deck will be based on. Usually, it's gonna be your main sweeping Pokémon. That Pokémon must be able to deal some good damage and still able to get out in the battle quickly. [...] If your main Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, you'll want to have 4 copies of it in your deck.
 * There are nine card types: Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, Evolution, Level Up, Trainer, Supporter, Stadium, Basic Energy, and Special Energy. Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, Evolution, and Level Up cards are collectively called Pokémon (or Pokémon cards). Basic Energy and Special Energy are collectively called Energy.
 * Players may put up to 2 Basic Pokémon into play, face down, at the beginning of the game.
 * Your first thing to do when building a deck is to choose the Pokémon that the deck will be based on. Usually, it's gonna be your main sweeping Pokémon. That Pokémon must be able to deal some good damage and still able to get out in the battle quickly. [...] If your main Pokémon is a Basic Pokémon, you'll want to have 4 copies of it in your deck.
 * There are nine card types: Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, Evolution, Level Up, Trainer, Supporter, Stadium, Basic Energy, and Special Energy. Baby Pokémon, Basic Pokémon, Evolution, and Level Up cards are collectively called Pokémon (or Pokémon cards). Basic Energy and Special Energy are collectively called Energy.
 * Players may put up to 2 Basic Pokémon into play, face down, at the beginning of the game.
 * Players may put up to 2 Basic Pokémon into play, face down, at the beginning of the game.
 * Players may put up to 2 Basic Pokémon into play, face down, at the beginning of the game.