Energy card (TCG)

Energy cards (Japanese: エネルギー Enerugī) are the cards that power Pokémon attacks in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Without the required Energy cards attached, a Pokémon cannot use these attacks. Energy cards come in Basic and Special forms.

Basic Energy cards

Basic Energy cards (基本エネルギー Kihon'Enerugī) are defined as nine Energy cards that share their printed type with a Pokémon. They are the only cards that players are allowed to have more than four of in their decks, aside from Arceus. Basic Energy cards always provide one of their printed type of Energy or one Colorless Energy (無(む)色(しょく)エネルギー Mushoku Enerugī). There is no basic Energy card that provides only a single Colorless Energy, as it would be entirely outclassed by any of the other types.

Name	Provides
Fighting Energy (闘(とう)エネルギー Tō Enerugī)	or
Fire Energy (炎(ほのお)エネルギー Honō Enerugī "Flame Energy")	or
Grass Energy (草(くさ)エネルギー Kusa Enerugī)	or
Lightning Energy (雷(かみなり)エネルギー Kaminari Enerugī "Thunder Energy")	or
Psychic Energy (超(ちょう)エネルギー Chō Enerugī "Super Energy"[1])	or
Water Energy (水(みず)エネルギー Mizu Enerugī)	or
Darkness Energy (悪(あく)エネルギー Aku Enerugī "Evil Energy")	or
Metal Energy (鋼(はがね)エネルギー Hagane Enerugī "Steel Energy")	or
Fairy Energy (フェアリーエネルギー Fearīenerugī)	or

Special Energy cards

Special Energy cards (Japanese: 特(とく)殊(しゅ)エネルギー Tokushu Enerugī) are cards that provide more than one Energy of a specific type and/or have an additional effect besides providing Energy. Some may heal the Pokémon they're attached to, add damage to their attacks, or may even provide several different types of Energy at once. A majority of them provide only Colorless Energy; however, there are several which provide one or more of any type of Basic Energy.

For a full list of these, please see List of Special Energy cards.

Notes

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.