From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia. This
glossary is a list of all general terms used in the Pokémon
Trading Card Game. The Active Pokémon is the Pokémon that the
player has chosen as their main lead. During the player's turn,
they are able to attach Energy cards, Pokémon Tools and
Technical Machines to their Active Pokémon, evolve it, use a
Level Up card on it, attack with it or retreat it. 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. A Baby Pokémon is a type of Pokémon card
introduced in Neo Genesis to be treated as a Basic Pokémon. Baby
Pokémon are pre-evolved forms of existing Basic Pokémon, such as
Pichu is to Pikachu, and thus are able to evolve into their
respective Basic Pokémon (which are then treated as Evolved
Pokémon). Up to Skyridge, the opponent was also forced to flip a
coin when attacking a Baby Pokémon: if tails, the attack would
fail. As of EX Sandstorm, Baby P