User blog comment:Gorou/Confusion regarding "Base" stats./@comment-74.177.109.103-20140124195913

Well actually the collection page stats are never obtainable on any evolved card. Your point is correct, people should use the stats from the collection pages, but your example is wrong.

The collection pages do have the base stats of the cards, but any evolved card will have bonus stats added to that from the evolution step. (Even lv1 cards will transfer 5% of their current stats to the new card)

It's possible people believe it the way you wrote your example of two Lv 1 Nicola, and simply copy the numbers from their Unit/Upgrade pages.