Basic Metal Energy (TCG)

Metal Energy 鋼エネルギー Steel Energy Energy

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Classification Basic Energy card Provides Additional effect No Metal Energy (Japanese: 鋼エネルギー Steel Energy) is a Basic Energy card which provides one Metal Energy (). This can be attached to Pokémon cards and used to power moves with Metal or Colorless Energy requirements. It was first released in Diamond & Pearl, as Metal-type Pokémon were becoming much more prevalent in the TCG, much like their counterparts in the games. Unfortunately, both the old Metal Energy as well as the old Darkness Energy, which were originally released in Neo Genesis, were classified as Special Energy cards. Being such, only four copies of them were allowed in a legal deck, and combined with their rarity, many players had to go to great lengths to have a deck that even attempted to mix in a few Metal-types. With the new, Basic Energy version of Metal Energy, however, an unlimited amount are now allowed in a deck, though there is no specific advantage to using them, unlike their counterparts. Release information In Japan this card was re-released with updated art work for the Movie Commemoration Random Pack collection. Movie Commemoration Random Pack Print Movie Commemoration Random Pack Print HeartGold & SoulSilver Print Black & White print Trivia Due to this card first being released after Basic Energy cards stopped listing illustrator credits in the Expedition Base Set, no known print of this card has a known illustrator. However, the artwork on the Special variation of this card is changed to that of artist Takumi Akabane, while this, the Basic version, retains the artwork by Milky Isobe from Neo Genesis. The background for the HeartGold & SoulSilver variant has an outline of Steelix and the Goldenrod Radio Tower. Origin This energy type is based on the Steel-type in the games. Basic Energy cards   Grass     Fire     Water     Lightning     Psychic     Fighting     Darkness     Metal     Fairy   This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.