The cardSVI 172 · POR 72

Energy Search

Energy Search has appeared in several sets: Scarlet & Violet (SVI 172) and Perfect Order (POR 72). 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.

SetPerfect Order (POR)

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

  • Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom runs it in 18 of the 28 lists we have read, seen across 17 different tournaments.
  • 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
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom18 of 2817POR 72
Azumarill17 of 3116POR 72
Mega Absol ex15 of 2114POR 72
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce14 of 2714POR 72
Joltik13 of 2213POR 72
bronzong-tef11 of 2511POR 72
Terapagos ex / Noctowl11 of 1711POR 72
Ethan's Magcargo10 of 219POR 72
Hop's Zacian ex10 of 3210POR 72
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant9 of 368POR 72
rocket-nidoking-ex8 of 228POR 72
hydreigon-ex7 of 416POR 72
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex7 of 107POR 72
Froslass / Munkidori6 of 306POR 72
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex6 of 376POR 72
Toucannon6 of 236POR 72
blissey-ex5 of 185POR 72
Mega Dragonite ex5 of 285POR 72
mega-zygarde-ex5 of 175POR 72
Palafin ex5 of 345POR 72
Flareon ex / Noctowl4 of 284POR 72
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama4 of 444POR 72
mega-froslass-ex4 of 284POR 72
Decidueye ex3 of 253POR 72
Iono's Bellibolt ex3 of 243POR 72
mega-lopunny-ex3 of 133POR 72
other3 of 373POR 72
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir3 of 443POR 72
Archaludon ex2 of 242POR 72
Blaziken ex2 of 202POR 72
mega-darkrai-ex2 of 242POR 72
Mega Greninja ex2 of 302POR 72
mega-latias-ex2 of 82POR 72
mega-sharpedo-ex2 of 82POR 72
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium2 of 242POR 72
Raging Bolt ex2 of 372POR 72
Alakazam1 of 251POR 72
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex1 of 411POR 72
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir1 of 371POR 72
doublade-por1 of 241POR 72
Erika's Victreebel1 of 221POR 72
iron-thorns-ex1 of 291POR 72
Mega Manectric ex / Eelektrik1 of 341POR 72
Mega Chandelure ex1 of 331POR 72
Mega Charizard X ex1 of 381POR 72
Mega Feraligatr ex1 of 211POR 72
Mega Starmie ex1 of 351POR 72
Mega Venusaur ex1 of 291POR 72
Metagross1 of 341POR 72
Team Rocket's Spidops1 of 141POR 72
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass1 of 361POR 72
Steven's Metagross ex1 of 351POR 72
Sylveon1 of 181POR 72

When it came out

Perfect Order landed here on 27 March 2026.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 23 January 2026, under the code M3. That is 63 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

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