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'''Energy cards''' are the cards that power [[Pokémon]] attacks in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. They come in Basic and Special forms.
'''Energy cards''' are the cards that power [[Pokémon]] attacks in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. They come in Basic and Special forms.


Basic Energy cards are the nine Energy cards that share their [[Elemental types (TCG)|types]] with Pokémon. Most often, a Pokémon of a specific type will use attacks that require the same type of energy, but not always. Basic Energy cards can only provide Energy in their printed type or {{TCG|Colorless}}
Basic Energy cards are the nine Energy cards that share their [[Elemental types (TCG)|types]] with Pokémon. Most often, a Pokémon of a specific type will use attacks that require the same type of energy, but not always. Basic Energy cards can only provide Energy in their printed type or {{TCG|Colorless}}.


The Basic Energy cards are as follows:
The Basic Energy cards are as follows:

Revision as of 11:10, 21 January 2007

Energy cards are the cards that power Pokémon attacks in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. They come in Basic and Special forms.

Basic Energy cards are the nine Energy cards that share their types with Pokémon. Most often, a Pokémon of a specific type will use attacks that require the same type of energy, but not always. Basic Energy cards can only provide Energy in their printed type or Colorless.

The Basic Energy cards are as follows:

Special Energy cards are any other Energy cards that do not provide the basic nine in their natural state, provide more than one, or have an added effect in addition to providing Energy. Often, these Energy cards will provide only Colorless Energy if there is an affect associated with them.

For a full list, please see List of all Special Energy Cards.

For powerful attacks Energy cards may have to be discarded.