Forbidden Light

Energy Recycler

FLI143· Secret Rare
Energy Recycler FLI 143

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What the card itself says

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Number
143/131
Set
Forbidden LightFLI
Illustrated by
Toyste Beach
Shuffle 5 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.

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

    Steven's Metagross ex runs it in 41 of the 41 lists we have read, seen across 39 different tournaments.

  2. 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
Steven's Metagross ex41 of 4139DRI 164
Metagross34 of 3633DRI 164
Toxtricity33 of 3332DRI 164
Toxtricity (Phantasmal Flames)33 of 3829DRI 164
Cinccino ex31 of 3126DRI 164
Mega Excadrill ex26 of 3025DRI 164
Yanmega ex26 of 2723DRI 164
Mega Sharpedo ex / Toxtricity19 of 7019DRI 164
Mega Charizard X ex17 of 4016DRI 164
Hydreigon ex16 of 4616DRI 164
Doublade15 of 2715DRI 164
Gengar ex15 of 388DRI 164
Scizor ex13 of 1313DRI 164
Ethan's Magcargo12 of 2512DRI 164
Joltik9 of 318DRI 164
Mega Gengar ex7 of 247DRI 164
Mega Darkrai ex5 of 285DRI 164
Toxtricity / Brute Bonnet5 of 65DRI 164
Wailord ex5 of 315DRI 164
Iono's Bellibolt ex4 of 314DRI 164
Archaludon ex3 of 283DRI 164
Iron Thorns ex3 of 293DRI 164
Mega Venusaur ex3 of 383DRI 164
Cinderace ex2 of 62DRI 164
Flareon ex / Noctowl2 of 312DRI 164
Marnie's Grimmsnarl ex2 of 372DRI 164
Mega Camerupt ex2 of 372DRI 164
Mega Latias ex2 of 82DRI 164
Wailord ex (Pitch Black)2 of 202DRI 164
Azumarill1 of 341DRI 164
Dragapult ex / Froslass1 of 321DRI 164
Ethan's Typhlosion1 of 411DRI 164
Flareon ex1 of 81DRI 164
Hop's Zacian ex1 of 391DRI 164
Mega Kangaskhan ex / Bouffalant1 of 391DRI 164
Mega Diancie ex1 of 91DRI 164
Mega Froslass ex / Dudunsparce1 of 301DRI 164
Teal Mask Ogerpon ex / Meganium1 of 331DRI 164
Raging Bolt ex / Iono's Bellibolt ex1 of 131DRI 164
Seaking1 of 551DRI 164
Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex / Fan Rotom1 of 301DRI 164
Bloodmoon Ursaluna / Lunatone1 of 331DRI 164

When it came out

Forbidden Light landed here on 4 May 2018.

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