Emerald

Darkness Energy

EM86· Rare
Darkness Energy EM 86

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Type
Darkness
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
0
Number
86/106
Set
EmeraldEM
Illustrated by
Milky Isobe
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 Darkness or has Dark in its name. Darkness Energy provides Darkness Energy. (Doesn't count as a Basic card.)

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.

  1. A strength

    It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.

  2. A strength

    Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity runs it in 70 of the 70 lists we have read, seen across 64 different tournaments.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

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 / Toxtricity70 of 7064MEE 7
Hydreigon ex46 of 4642MEE 7
N's Zoroark ex44 of 4440MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce42 of 4239MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Dusknoir42 of 4539MEE 7
Mega Starmie ex / Froslass41 of 4136MEE 7
Dragapult ex39 of 4039MEE 7
Gengar ex38 of 3830MEE 7
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)38 of 3834MEE 7
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex37 of 3737MEE 7
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant36 of 3932MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Blaziken ex35 of 3529MEE 7
Mega Starmie ex / Dusknoir35 of 4932MEE 7
Toxtricity33 of 3332MEE 7
Dragapult ex / Froslass32 of 3231MEE 7
Froslass / Munkidori32 of 3230MEE 7
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex / Froslass31 of 3131MEE 7
Mega Darkrai ex28 of 2824MEE 7
Blaziken / N's Zoroark ex25 of 2520MEE 7
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone25 of 3325MEE 7
Mega Gengar ex24 of 2424MEE 7
Bronzong22 of 2722MEE 7
Mega Absol ex22 of 2219MEE 7
Team Rocket's Nidoking ex22 of 2220MEE 7
Sylveon21 of 2221MEE 7
Mega Feraligatr ex20 of 2620MEE 7
Feraligatr16 of 1615MEE 7
Blissey ex15 of 2015MEE 7
Flareon ex / Noctowl12 of 3111MEE 7
Mega Sharpedo ex11 of 1111MEE 7
Mega Starmie ex11 of 3810MEE 7
Mega Dragonite ex10 of 2910MEE 7
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)10 of 209MEE 7
Blaziken ex9 of 219MEE 7
Wailord ex9 of 319MEE 7
Archaludon ex8 of 287MEE 7
Dragapult ex / N's Zoroark ex8 of 88MEE 7
Mega Froslass ex8 of 298MEE 7
Greninja ex / Blaziken ex7 of 247MEE 7
Cinderace ex6 of 66MEE 7
Hop's Zacian ex6 of 396MEE 7
Mega Diancie ex6 of 96MEE 7
Scovillain ex6 of 66MEE 7
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet6 of 66MEE 7
N's Zoroark ex / Crustle6 of 66MEE 7
Flareon ex5 of 85MEE 7
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce5 of 304MEE 7
Okidogi / Barbaracle5 of 375MEE 7
Mega Zygarde ex4 of 264MEE 7
Slowking4 of 374MEE 7
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom4 of 304MEE 7
Crustle3 of 743MEE 7
Mega Latias ex3 of 83MEE 7
Palafin ex3 of 363MEE 7
Azumarill2 of 342MEE 7
Jellicent ex / Dusknoir2 of 272MEE 7
Mega Lucario ex / Hariyama2 of 502MEE 7
Mega Greninja ex2 of 382MEE 7
Latias ex / Mega Kangaskhan ex1 of 581MEE 7
Cynthia's Garchomp ex1 of 421MEE 7
Mega Diancie ex / Dusknoir1 of 381MEE 7
Erika's Victreebel1 of 241MEE 7
Joltik1 of 311MEE 7
Lillie's Clefairy ex1 of 341MEE 7
Mega Lopunny ex1 of 211MEE 7
Mega Venusaur ex1 of 381MEE 7
Seaking1 of 551MEE 7

When it came out

Emerald landed here on 9 May 2005.

Every set, with both of its dates