Energy card (TCG)
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
Basic Energy cards are defined as eight Energy cards that share their printed type with a Pokémon. Basic Energy cards always provide their printed type of Energy, as well as Colorless.
These eight cards (there is no basic energy card that provides one unit of only Colorless without any effects) are the only cards that players are allowed to have more than four of in their decks.
| Name | Provides |
|---|---|
| Darkness Energy |  or 
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| Fighting Energy |  or
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| Fire Energy |  or
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| Grass Energy |  or
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| Lightning Energy |  or
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| Metal Energy |  or
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| Psychic Energy |  or
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| Water Energy |  or
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Special Energy cards
Special Energy cards are cards that do not provide merely one Energy of a specific type, 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 all Special Energy cards.
