Rainbow Energy (Team Rocket 17)

Classification	Special Energy card
Provides
Additional effect	No

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Rainbow Energy is one of the three Special Energy cards released in the Team Rocket expansion, and has since become one of the most versatile Energy cards in the entire Trading Card Game.

Card text

Team Rocket print

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EX Ruby & Sapphire print

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HeartGold & SoulSilver print

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XY print

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e-Reader data

The Aquapolis print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID C-60-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information

Rainbow Energy was re-released for HeartGold & SoulSilver with new artwork by Kent Kanetsuna. It was later reprinted with new artwork by 5ban Graphics in the English XY expansion, first originating from the Japanese Collection X.

Gallery

File:Rainbow Energy.jpg Team Rocket print Illus. Takumi Akabane	EX Ruby & Sapphire print Illus. Takumi Akabane	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
HeartGold & SoulSilver print Illus. Kent Kanetsuna	XY print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

• This was the first Holofoil Energy card and the first special Energy card to be reprinted in a Japanese expansion.
• Initially, Rainbow Energy had its own Energy icon, , though it has since been abandoned, and newer releases of Rainbow Energy use the Colorless Energy icon.

Origin

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