The best Pokemon energy cards

I don’t play the tcg. I just like shiny cardboard. Energies are usually very lame but sometimes I like the patterns (hesitate to call it “art” but maybe I could be convinced)

Anyway here’s my 4 favorites. Especially like the jelly bean DNA :dna:of the retro energy skyridge

Do you guys like any energy cards?

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The Champion Double Colorless Energy from Evolutions are pretty cool. The only energy trophy card!!!

I need to update the photos in this post

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Very underappreciated, even if understandably so.
I’m after the most sparkly ones of course


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there are a few that I like when they are reverse holo but as far as the ones that I like the design non holo it was a lot more limited. For example the deoxys ones look good as reverse but not as regular

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Oh yes, if I had to exclude holos and reverses I admit my difficulties.

I would say these are my favorites, but it’s more like a lukewarm, mild enjoyment lol




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I loved looking at @credits energy collection when they were posting. So many cool looking arts.

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Bow down to the GOAT

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The 2002 McDonald’s Pokémon-e Minimum Pack ones tick all the boxes for me:

  • Clean e-Card layout
  • Great Holo pattern
  • Limited release window (<1 month) yet still affordable
  • No set numbering (again feels cleaner, less distractions)

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English on front jpn on back

It always pissed me off that I couldn’t use those energies in official tournaments lol

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All of the HeartGold SoulSilver energies. Super unique to have the pokemon in them with a location also.

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The regular energies that just have Cosmos or Neo Cosmos or whatever holo on them are great. There’s just something about holo taking up that much space. I like the recent ones from 151 and the older ones pictured here.

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hgss energies but the crosshatch play holo versions

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here’s one that i collected

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I’ve always liked this one as well. Green is my favorite color, and it looks great with the gold mixed in. :slight_smile:
If only they made the Rainbow and Golden Rare cards similar to this: regular colors, with rainbow/gold mixed in, instead of just having the entire card a single rainbow/gold color.

As for some of my own favorite Energy cards, the HGSS ones posted by @lyleberr are awesome for sure.
I also really like RH Energy cards from Asian countries (e.g. Korean). The RH goes hard on them. Here a picture so you know what I mean, although it’s a very bad (and old) picture and doesn’t do them justice at all. The picture is primarily meant so you know which Energy cards I’m talking about:

I also kinda like Energy cards with unique stamps, even if they’re unofficial. Like the Y2K stamped Base Set Energies:

Or the LPPCollecting stamped Merry Christmas & Happy New Year stamped Energy cards (not mine):

Too bad our two biggest Energy collectors, @credits and @risingtrout aren’t active anymore. I’ve always liked their collection goals and seeing their updates with random new acquired Energy cards. :slight_smile:
And @thefiercestorm with all the misprinted Energy cards were amazing to see as well.

Greetz,
Quuador

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While these are the League versions, the HGSS energies are really cool for their unique designs.


I also like Bounce energy. IDK why. It’s always looked really cool to me.

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Shiny holo energies are almost always great. These modern Unit Energies popped into my mind for non-holo energies. The color combinations look really nice to me (especially the Metal/Psychic/Lightning and the Fighting/Dark/Fairy).

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Holo or bust. My favorites are Sandstorm Multi, Emeralds and Play Cyclone.




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My partner wants to go down the energy card rabbit hole!!!