Energy card (TCG)
Energy cards (Japanese: エネルギー Energy) 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 (Japanese: 基本エネルギー Basic Energy) 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 which has its own Special Rule). Basic Energy cards always provide one of their printed type of Energy or one Colorless Energy (無色エネルギー 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 |
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Fighting Energy (闘エネルギー Fighting Energy) | or |
Fire Energy (炎エネルギー Flame Energy) | or |
Grass Energy (草エネルギー Grass Energy) | or |
Lightning Energy (雷エネルギー Thunder Energy) | or |
Psychic Energy (超エネルギー Psychic Energy) | or |
Water Energy (水エネルギー Water Energy) | or |
Darkness Energy (悪エネルギー Evil Energy) | or |
Metal Energy (鋼エネルギー Steel Energy) | or |
Fairy Energy (フェアリーエネルギー Fairy Energy) | or |
Special Energy cards
- Main article: List of Special Energy cards
Special Energy cards (Japanese: 特殊エネルギー Special Energy) 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.
Notes
This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. |