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Darkness Energy

Darkness Energy has appeared in several sets: Scarlet & Violet Energy (SVE 7) and Mega Evolution Energy (MEE 7). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

What the card itself says

Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.

TypeDarkness
StageBasic
Retreat cost0
SetMega Evolution Energy (MEE)

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT

  • It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.
  • Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity runs it in 49 of the 49 lists we have read, seen across 46 different tournaments.
  • It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
  • No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

What it costs

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Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity49 of 4946MEE 7
hydreigon-ex41 of 4137MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Dusknoir40 of 4137MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce38 of 3835MEE 7
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass36 of 3631MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex34 of 3428MEE 7
Dragapult ex33 of 3433MEE 7
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant33 of 3629MEE 7
N's Zoroark ex33 of 3330MEE 7
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir33 of 4430MEE 7
Froslass / Munkidori30 of 3028MEE 7
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex29 of 2929MEE 7
Toxtricity29 of 2926MEE 7
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass28 of 2828MEE 7
Toxtricity27 of 2726MEE 7
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex25 of 2520MEE 7
mega-darkrai-ex24 of 2420MEE 7
rocket-nidoking-ex22 of 2220MEE 7
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone22 of 2822MEE 7
bronzong-tef21 of 2521MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Froslass21 of 2121MEE 7
Mega Absol ex21 of 2118MEE 7
Gengar ex17 of 1717MEE 7
Sylveon17 of 1817MEE 7
Mega Feraligatr ex16 of 2116MEE 7
other15 of 3713MEE 7
blissey-ex14 of 1814MEE 7
mega-gengar-ex14 of 1414MEE 7
Feraligatr13 of 1312MEE 7
Flareon ex / Noctowl11 of 2810MEE 7
Mega Starmie ex11 of 3510MEE 7
Mega Dragonite ex10 of 2810MEE 7
Wailord ex10 of 209MEE 7
Archaludon ex8 of 247MEE 7
Blaziken ex8 of 208MEE 7
Dragapult ex / N's Zoroark ex8 of 88MEE 7
mega-froslass-ex8 of 288MEE 7
mega-sharpedo-ex8 of 88MEE 7
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex7 of 197MEE 7
Wailord ex7 of 267MEE 7
Scovillain ex6 of 66MEE 7
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle6 of 66MEE 7
Hop's Zacian ex5 of 325MEE 7
Okidogi / Barbaracle5 of 355MEE 7
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce4 of 273MEE 7
mega-zygarde-ex4 of 174MEE 7
Slowking4 of 344MEE 7
Crustle3 of 463MEE 7
mega-latias-ex3 of 83MEE 7
Palafin ex3 of 343MEE 7
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom3 of 283MEE 7
Azumarill2 of 312MEE 7
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir2 of 242MEE 7
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama2 of 442MEE 7
Mega Greninja ex2 of 302MEE 7
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex1 of 411MEE 7
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir1 of 371MEE 7
Erika's Victreebel1 of 221MEE 7
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 301MEE 7
mega-lopunny-ex1 of 131MEE 7
Mega Venusaur ex1 of 291MEE 7
Seaking1 of 341MEE 7

When it came out

Mega Evolution Energy landed here on 25 September 2025.

Every set, with both of its dates

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