<p>You can't.</p>
<p>Unless a card says otherwise, you follow the usual evolution rules. <em>A card that evolves from X</em> is a card that has <em>Evolves from X</em> printed on it.</p>
<p>From <a href="https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/par_rulebook_en.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Pokémon TCG Rulebook</a>, chapter <em>Turn Actions</em>, part <em>Evolve Pokémon</em>:</p>
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<p><em>If you have a card in your hand that says &quot;Evolves from X,&quot; and X is the name of a Pokémon you had in play at the beginning of your turn, you may play that card in your hand on top of Pokémon X. This is called &quot;evolving&quot; a Pokémon.</em></p>
<p><em>You may evolve a Basic Pokémon to a Stage 1 Pokémon or a Stage 1 Pokémon to a Stage 2 Pokémon. (…)</em></p>
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2024-04-09T14:32:12.743Z
I think the point of the question is that the card says "Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon" and the asker wanted to know if you can choose the same Benched Pokémon twice to evolve it twice.
Stef
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2024-04-15T00:54:57.330Z
To clarify I was asking if you could skip stage one in general not just do the same one as the 2 pokemon. But I imagine that wouldn't be legal or allowed.
Dekota Strong
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2024-04-20T04:14:14.667Z
That's what this answer answers.
Kate Miháliková
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Kate Miháliková
<p>So pretty much how the title says but can you use the Item tool card Technical Machine: Evolution to evolve a Basic bench Pokémon to its stage 2?</p>
<p>Technical Machine: Evolution</p>
<p><strong>Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.</strong></p>
<p>Why I am asking is because a friendship told you could. So just wanted a professional awnser.</p>

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2024-03-28T13:06:45.483Z
@Allure Basic -> stage 2 is two evolutions. I think they are asking if you can pick the stage 1 evolved pokemon that they searched for as the second pokemon
Caleth
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Can you evolve a Basic pokemon to its stage 2 with the TM Evolution?
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# Can you evolve a Basic pokemon to its stage 2 with the TM Evolution?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-28)

So pretty much how the title says but can you use the Item tool card Technical Machine: Evolution to evolve a Basic bench Pokémon to its stage 2?

Technical Machine: Evolution

**Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon. For each of those Pokémon, search your deck for a card that evolves from that Pokémon and put it onto that Pokémon to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.**

Why I am asking is because a friendship told you could. So just wanted a professional awnser.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: @Allure Basic -> stage 2 is two evolutions. I think they are asking if you can pick the stage 1 evolved pokemon that they searched for as the second pokemon  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-03-28. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

You can't.

Unless a card says otherwise, you follow the usual evolution rules. *A card that evolves from X* is a card that has *Evolves from X* printed on it.

From [Pokémon TCG Rulebook](https://www.pokemon.com/static-assets/content-assets/cms2/pdf/trading-card-game/rulebook/par_rulebook_en.pdf), chapter *Turn Actions*, part *Evolve Pokémon*:

> *If you have a card in your hand that says "Evolves from X," and X is the name of a Pokémon you had in play at the beginning of your turn, you may play that card in your hand on top of Pokémon X. This is called "evolving" a Pokémon.*
>
> *You may evolve a Basic Pokémon to a Stage 1 Pokémon or a Stage 1 Pokémon to a Stage 2 Pokémon. (…)*

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: I think the point of the question is that the card says "Choose up to 2 of your Benched Pokémon" and the asker wanted to know if you can choose the same Benched Pokémon twice to evolve it twice.  
> **username_0**: To clarify I was asking if you could skip stage one in general not just do the same one as the 2 pokemon. But I imagine that wouldn't be legal or allowed.  
> **username_2**: That's what this answer answers.  

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