Darkness Energy (Special)

Darkness Energy 悪エネルギー Evil Energy Energy

Illus. Takumi Akabane

Classification Special Energy card Provides Additional effect Yes Expansion Neo Genesis Rarity English card no. 104/111 Expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 158/165 Expansion Aquapolis Rarity English card no. 142/147 Expansion EX Ruby & Sapphire Rarity English card no. 93/109 Expansion EX Emerald Rarity English card no. 86/106 Expansion EX Unseen Forces Rarity English card no. 96/115 Expansion EX Delta Species Rarity English card no. 103/113 Expansion EX Holon Phantoms Rarity English card no. 94/110 Expansion EX Power Keepers Rarity English card no. 87/108 Expansion Mysterious Treasures Rarity English card no. 119/123 Expansion Secret Wonders Rarity English card no. 129/132 Expansion Majestic Dawn Rarity English card no. 93/100 Expansion Rising Rivals Rarity English card no. 99/111 Expansion Undaunted Rarity English card no. 79/90

Darkness Energy is a Special Energy card. It was first printed in the Neo Genesis expansion.

Card text (Neo Genesis print)

If the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to damages the Defending Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage to the Defending Pokémon. At the end of every turn, put 1 damage counter on the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to, unless it's or has Dark in its name. Darkness Energy provides Energy. (Doesn't count as a basic Energy card.)

Card text (EX Ruby & Sapphire print)

If the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to attacks, the attack does 10 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). Ignore this effect if the Pokémon that Darkness Energy is attached to isn't . Darkness Energy provides Energy. (Doesn't count as a basic Energy card.)

Release information

Darkness Energy has been reprinted more often than any other Special Energy card, an honor it shares with Metal Energy.

Gallery

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  Neo Genesis - EX Power Keepers print, illus. Milky Isobe

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  Mysterious Treasures - Majestic Dawn print, illus. Takumi Akabane

Trivia

• Though both it and Metal Energy represented a type that was eventually as prevalent as the other seven TCG types, only four of this Energy could be included in a deck. This was a major hindrance to the inclusion of Pokémon of these two types in decks until Diamond & Pearl introduced a basic form of this card.

Origin

• Darkness Energy was introduced to provide Energy for Pokémon of the newly-introduced Darkness-type, which consisted of all Dark-type Pokémon from the games.

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