Darkness Energy (Neo Genesis 104)

Energy

Darkness Energy 悪エネルギー Evil Energy

Mysterious Treasures print Illus. Takumi Akabane

Classification Special Energy card Provides Additional effect Yes Release information English expansion Neo Genesis Rarity English card no. 104/111 Japanese expansion Gold, Silver, to a New World... Japanese Rarity Japanese Deck Kit Intro Pack Neo Japanese Half Deck Totodile Side Deck Japanese expansion Pokémon VS Expansion Expedition Base Set Rarity English card no. 158/165 English expansion Aquapolis Rarity English card no. 142/147 Japanese expansion The Town on No Map Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 090/092 Expansion EX Ruby & Sapphire Rarity English card no. 93/109 Japanese Half Deck Torchic Constructed Starter Deck Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards Expansion EX Emerald Rarity English card no. 86/106 Japanese Deck Kit Master Kit Japanese Half Deck Side Deck Japanese card no. 011/012 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 Japanese Deck Kit Gift Box Mew • Lucario Japanese Half Deck Mightyena Quarter Deck Japanese card no. 014/015 English expansion EX Power Keepers Rarity English card no. 87/108 Japanese expansion World Champions Pack Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 101/108 Japanese expansion Unnumbered Promotional cards English expansion Mysterious Treasures Rarity English card no. 119/123 Japanese expansion Secret of the Lakes Japanese Rarity English expansion Secret Wonders Rarity English card no. 129/132 Japanese expansion Shining Darkness Japanese Rarity Expansion Majestic Dawn Rarity English card no. 93/100 English expansion Rising Rivals Rarity English card no. 99/111 Japanese expansion Bonds to the End of Time Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 086/090 Japanese expansion Beat of the Frontier Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 096/100 English expansion Undaunted Rarity English card no. 79/90 Japanese expansion Reviving Legends Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 079/080 Japanese Half Deck Tyranitar Constructed Standard Deck Japanese card no. 019/019 Expansion Call of Legends Rarity English card no. 86/95

Darkness Energy (Japanese: 悪エネルギー Evil Energy) is a Special Energy card. It was first released in the Neo Genesis expansion.

Card text

Neo Genesis and Aquapolis prints

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.)

Expedition Base Set print

If the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to does damage with an attack (after applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage. 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.)

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 unless the Attacking Pokémon is or has Dark in its name. Darkness Energy provides Energy. (Doesn't count as a basic Energy card.)

e-Reader data

The Aquapolis print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID C-58-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information

Darkness Energy was first included in the Neo Genesis expansion with artwork by Milky Isobe, first released in the Japanese Gold, Silver, to a New World... expansion. In Japan, a print was included in the fourth volume of Pokémon Card Trainers released December 1999. It was reprinted in Japan in the Totodile Side Deck of the Intro Pack Neo and later in the Pokémon VS expansion with a new card layout. This card was first reprinted in English in the Expedition Base Set with the new e-Card Series card layout. It had altered text that allowed it to work when the Pokémon it was attached to damaged a Benched Pokémon.

When this card was included in the Aquapolis expansion, having previously been reprinted in the Japanese The Town on No Map expansion, the card text was reverted to that of the original Neo Genesis print. At the beginning of the EX Series, it was reprinted in the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion utilizing the new card layout, originating from the Torchic Constructed Starter Deck. In Japan, a promotional print of this card was given away during the Gym Challenge Spring 2005. This card was also awarded as a prize to those who attended the Pokémon e-League throughout December 2003. The standard prize bears no difference to the EX Ruby & Sapphire print, whereas winner versions have "Winner" in the bottom right corner of the artwork. The EX Emerald expansion included another reprint of Darkness Energy, coming from the Side Deck of the Master Kit in Japan. EX Unseen Forces, EX Delta Species, and EX Holon Phantoms all contained reprints of this card, with the EX Holon Phantoms print originating from the Mightyena Quarter Deck of the Japanese Gift Box Mew • Lucario. The final reprint of Darkness Energy using Milky Isobe's art was included in the EX Power Keepers expansion, which was later released in Japan in the World Champions Pack.

A new print featuring artwork by Takumi Akabane was included in the Mysterious Treasures expansion, first released in the Japanese Secret of the Lakes expansion. It was later reprinted in the Secret Wonders expansion, previously reprinted in Japan in the Shining Darkness expansion. Reprints were also included in the English Majestic Dawn and Rising Rivals expansions and the Japanese Bonds to the End of Time and Beat of the Frontier expansions. Darkness Energy was reprinted with artwork by Kent Kanetsuna in the Undaunted expansion, first released in the Japanese Reviving Legends expansion and Tyranitar Constructed Standard Deck. An exclusive Crosshatch Holo version of this print was a League Promo during the Disc Catch Season of the 2010-2011 Pokémon League cycle. It was later reprinted in the Call of Legends expansion.

Gallery

Neo Genesis print Illus. Milky Isobe	Expedition Base Set print Illus. Milky Isobe	EX Ruby & Sapphire print Illus. Milky Isobe
Mysterious Treasures print Illus. Takumi Akabane	Undaunted print Illus. Kent Kanetsuna	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

• Darkness Energy and Metal Energy are the most reprinted Special Energy cards.
• 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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