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→Active Pokémon: Changed the wording here (I just didn't like the idea of using "lead" in the context of the TCG). Added Active Spot mention, and new sentence about procedure when Active Pokemon leave play.
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===Active Pokémon=== | ===Active Pokémon=== | ||
The '''Active Pokémon''' (Japanese: バトルポケモン ''Battle Pokémon'') is the [[#Pokémon card|Pokémon]] that the player has chosen as their | The '''Active Pokémon''' (Japanese: バトルポケモン ''Battle Pokémon'') is the [[#Pokémon card|Pokémon]] that the player has chosen to battle the opponent's Active Pokémon. In regular formats, each player can only have one Pokémon set as their Active Pokémon at any given time. As a Pokémon in play, the Active Pokémon can have [[#Energy card|Energy cards]] and [[#Pokémon Tool|Pokémon Tools]] attached to it and can [[#Evolution card|evolve]]. Uniquely, the Active Pokémon can have a {{TCG|Pokémon LV.X|Level Up}} card used on it. The Active Pokémon is the only Pokémon allowed to [[#Attack|Attack]] or [[#Retreat|Retreat]]. The Active Pokémon is also sometimes referred to by the opponent as the ''Attacking Pokémon'' or, if affected by an opponent's attack, the ''[[#Defending Pokémon|Defending Pokémon]]''. The Active Pokémon is sometimes described as being in the [[#Active Spot|Active Spot]]. If the Active Pokémon leaves play (usually by being [[#Knock Out|Knocked Out]]), a Pokémon currently on the [[#Bench|Bench]] must become the new Active Pokémon or the opponent [[#Win|wins]] the game. | ||
==={{anchor|Arena|Arena}} or {{anchor|Active Spot|Active Spot}}=== | ==={{anchor|Arena|Arena}} or {{anchor|Active Spot|Active Spot}}=== | ||