pokemon booster pack surging sparks setting the stage for the supercharged Pikachu ex Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Surging

You can see from the image above that a Basic Pokemon can look very different, depending on the type of card it is

To illustrate what I mean, let's consider a turn where your opponent simply draws a card, plays a land, and says, "Go." Your opponent has whizzed through his or her turn, but technically speaking his or her upkeep, combat phase, and end of turn step have still happened, and you have the option to cast a spell at any of these times

This pair of humans do some graveyard work, but are still susceptible to removal when they reach their divine form

It always works better in decks that either don't care about their graveyard, or which are throwing cards in there left and right