Basic
Basic adjective - Of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject.
Usage example: you'll need a basic knowledge of computers to get any sort of office work
Evolved
Both words in one sentence
- As a general rule of thumb, most Pokemon EX are very powerful due to them almost always being Basic Pokemon as opposed to fully evolved (Stage 2) Pokemon.
Source: Game Breaker / Pokémon -
Referenced in Basic Instructions, when Mullet Boss says that his great-aunt was a professional vaudeville "hook-dodger" — "she started as a bad singer, and the act evolved from there".
Source: Vaudeville Hook - The Wraith were once insects who evolved to a human-like state, but still retain their most basic instincts, which is to feed off of beings by sucking the life force (literally) out of your body with their hands, to rejuvenate their own life.
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