Darkness (TCG)
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The Darkness type is one of the nine TCG elemental types.
The Darkness type usually contains all Dark Pokémon found in the Game Boy games. For example, both Mightyena and Sneasel are Darkness types in the TCG.
Like the Metal-type, the Darkness-type has its own Special Energy which affects only Darkness Pokémon and Pokémon with Dark in their names. It allows an attack to do 10 more damage than usual, if it does damage.
Beginning in the EX series of the TCG, Dark Pokémon and Pokémon belonging to Team Rocket, Aqua, or Magma would be both of their natural type and of the Darkness-type.
Out of all types besides Colorless, 
is provided by the most Special Energy cards: Darkness Energy, Aqua Energy, Magma Energy, Dark Metal Energy, and R Energy. This may be due to Dark Pokémon using the Energy as much as Darkness-type Pokémon do.
Battle properties
Generally, Darkness Pokémon have a weakness to:
- Fighting
- Grass (if the Pokémon had a secondary type weak to Grass- or Bug-types in the Game Boy games)
Generally, Darkness Pokémon have a resistance to:
These types are generally weak to Darkness Pokémon:
These types are generally resistant to Darkness Pokémon:
- None
Darkness Pokémon in the TCG
See Category:Darkness-type Pokémon cards for all Pokémon cards that have this type.
