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In the TCG, devolution is possible, albeit only through effects rather than as a rule of the game. Devolution is induced by the effects of an {{TCG|attack}}, a {{TCG|Pokémon Power}} an {{TCG|Ability}}, or a {{TCG|Trainer card}}. Examples include {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Mew|8}}'s Devolution Beam attack, {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Flareon|19}}'s Undevelop {{TCG|Pokémon Power|Poké-Power}}, and the {{TCG ID|Base Set|Devolution Spray|72}} Item. | In the TCG, devolution is possible, albeit only through effects rather than as a rule of the game. Devolution is induced by the effects of an {{TCG|attack}}, a {{TCG|Pokémon Power}} an {{TCG|Ability}}, or a {{TCG|Trainer card}}. Examples include {{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|Mew|8}}'s Devolution Beam attack, {{TCG ID|Rising Rivals|Flareon|19}}'s Undevelop {{TCG|Pokémon Power|Poké-Power}}, and the {{TCG ID|Base Set|Devolution Spray|72}} Item. | ||
Devolution is performed by removing one or more of the [[Appendix:Glossary (TCG)#Evolution card|Evolution cards]] on top of the {{TCG|Pokémon}} and moving them to another zone. The zone the cards end up in is usually their owner's [[hand]], but other zones can be used depending on the effect. This leaves one of the lower stages of that Pokémon visible, and that prior card is now in play. Naturally, this means that devolution is only possible for Pokémon that have already [[Evolution#In the TCG|evolved]], meaning they are | Devolution is performed by removing one or more of the [[Appendix:Glossary (TCG)#Evolution card|Evolution cards]] on top of the {{TCG|Pokémon}} and moving them to another zone. The zone the cards end up in is usually their owner's [[hand]], but other zones can be used depending on the effect. This leaves one of the lower stages of that Pokémon visible, and that prior card is now in play. Naturally, this means that devolution is only possible for Pokémon that have already [[Evolution#In the TCG|evolved]], meaning they are an ''evolved Pokémon''. (This is not to be confused with ''Evolution Pokémon''.) Evolved Pokémon have cards for lower stages of Evolution under them, those cards being the Pokémon's ''previous Evolutions''. For example, if a {{TCG ID|Chilling Reign|Cinderace|28}} is brought into play directly via {{TCG ID|Battle Styles|Single Strike Style Mustard|134}}, it won't be able to devolve because it doesn't have previous Evolutions. | ||
A Pokémon that devolved cannot [[Evolution#In the TCG|evolve]] on the same turn, unless some other effect is allowing it to evolve despite this. | A Pokémon that devolved cannot [[Evolution#In the TCG|evolve]] on the same turn, unless some other effect is allowing it to evolve despite this. | ||