Darkness Energy UND 79/90

Name: Darkness Energy UND 79/90
Brand: Pokémon

UNDUncommon

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Darkness Energy has appeared in several sets: Undaunted (UND 79) and HeartGold SoulSilver (HS 121). 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.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Undaunted landed here on 18 August 2010.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

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

Type: Darkness
Retreat cost: 0
Number: 79/90
Set: UndauntedUNDSet guide
Illustrated by: Kent Kanetsuna

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 if the Pokémon that Darkness Energy is attached to isn’t Darkness. Darkness Energy provides Darkness Energy. (Doesn’t count as a basic Energy 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.

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.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
Keep in mind
None of the 10,381 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.