pokemon poliwrath card - 25/108 - Evolutions This particular card is a cornerstone of the historic 1999 Base Set Pokemon XY Evolutions Reverse Holo

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The Card Stage In the top left corner of Pokemon cards, you'll see one of the following: Basic : A basic Pokemon (doesn't evolve from anything) Stage 1 : Evolves from a Basic Pokemon Stage 2 : Evolves from a Stage 1 Pokemon BREAK : A BREAK evolution (XY era only) MEGA / M : A Mega Evolution (XY era only) V, VMAX, VSTAR : Sword & Shield era mechanics ex : Scarlet & Violet era mechanic For older cards: Baby Pokemon : Cards from the Neo era that had a "Baby Evolution" mechanic LV.X : Diamond & Pearl era mechanic The evolution stage can help you identify the era and type of card at a glance

Hardly a new mechanic at all, they take the place of Pok-Powers and Pok-Bodies but lose the Special Conditions clause found on most Pok-Powers