Pokémon (TCG)/Stages

Pokémon cards have four stages:
 * Baby, which is considered one stage lower than basic Pokémon. However, they are not required to play their evolved forms. They represent Baby Pokémon in the games.
 * Basic, which is a Pokémon that does not evolve from any other (excluding Baby Pokémon). Pokémon which do not evolve to or from another Pokémon, TCG Pokémon SP, and TCG Pokémon EX are also classified as Basic.
 * Stage 1, which is a Pokémon which has evolved from a Basic Pokémon.
 * Stage 2, which is a Pokémon which has evolved from a Stage 1 Pokémon.