Pokémon Power (TCG)
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A Pokémon Power (Japanese: 特殊能力 special ability) is a special Ability held by some Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Typically, Pokémon Powers are additional effects that the card's player can trigger once or multiple times during their turn, before they attack. However, before the Expedition Base Set, some cards, such as Base Set Charizard, had Pokémon Powers that were always active. For example, all Energy cards attached to Charizard provided Fire Energy at all times. The player did not have to announce that they were using the power or do anything to trigger it, as it was always active.
After the release of Expedition, Pokémon Powers were split into two groups: Poké-Powers (Japanese: ポケパワー Poké-Power) and Poké-Bodies (Japanese: ポケボディー Poké-Body). Poké-Powers are special effects that the player must trigger or announce using. A Poké-Body's effect is one that is in effect regardless. The player does not need to announce the use of a Poké-Body, since it is always active. In essence, a Poké-Power's effect is not always active, while a Poké-Body's effect is.
With the release of Black & White, Pokémon Powers were combined into one mechanic once again and renamed Abilities (Japanese: 特性 special characteristic), after the analogous element in the main series games.
List of Pokémon Powers
This is a chronological list of the Pokémon Powers that appeared in the Base Set to Team Rocket expansions.
List of Pokémon Powers | |||||||
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English Name | Japanese Name | Type | Pokémon | English Set | EN No. | Japanese Set | JP No. |
Damage Swap | ダメージスワップ | Pokémon Power | Alakazam | Base Set | 1/102 | Expansion Pack | - |
Rain Dance | あまごい | Pokémon Power | Blastoise | Base Set | 2/102 | Expansion Pack | - |
Energy Burn | エナジーバーン | Pokémon Power | Charizard | Base Set | 4/102 | Expansion Pack | - |
Strikes Back | はんげき | Pokémon Power | Machamp | Base Set | 8/102 | Expansion Pack | - |
Energy Trans | エナジートランス | Pokémon Power | Venusaur | Base Set | 15/102 | Expansion Pack | - |
Buzzap | エネエネ | Pokémon Power | Electrode | Base Set | 21/102 | Expansion Pack | - |
Invisible Wall | なぞのかべ | Pokémon Power | Mr. Mime | Jungle | 6/64 | Pokémon Jungle | - |
Mr. Mime | [[(TCG)|]] | 22/64 | - | - | |||
Thick Skinned | めんえき | Pokémon Power | Snorlax | Jungle | 11/64 | Pokémon Jungle | - |
Snorlax | [[(TCG)|]] | 27/64 | - | - | |||
Shift | へんしょく | Pokémon Power | Venomoth | Jungle | 13/64 | Pokémon Jungle | - |
Venomoth | [[(TCG)|]] | 29/64 | - | - | |||
Heal | ヒーリング | Pokémon Power | Vileplume | Jungle | 15/64 | Pokémon Jungle | - |
Vileplume | [[(TCG)|]] | 31/64 | - | - | |||
Retreat Aid | にげるサポート | Pokémon Power | Dodrio | Jungle | 34/64 | Pokémon Jungle | - |
Peek | スパイ | Pokémon Power | Mankey | Jungle | 55/64 | Pokémon Jungle | - |
Prehistoric Power | げんしのちから | Pokémon Power | Aerodactyl | Fossil | 1/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Aerodactyl | [[(TCG)|]] | 16/62 | - | - | |||
Transform | へんしん | Pokémon Power | Ditto | Fossil | 3/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Ditto | [[(TCG)|]] | 18/62 | - | - | |||
Step In | かけつける | Pokémon Power | Dragonite | Fossil | 4/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Dragonite | [[(TCG)|]] | 19/62 | - | - | |||
Curse | のろい | Pokémon Power | Gengar | Fossil | 5/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Gengar | [[(TCG)|]] | 20/62 | - | - | |||
Transparency | とうめい | Pokémon Power | Haunter | Fossil | 6/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Haunter | [[(TCG)|]] | 21/62 | - | - | |||
Toxic Gas | かがくへんかガス | Pokémon Power | Muk | Fossil | 13/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Muk | [[(TCG)|]] | 28/62 | - | - | |||
Strange Behavior | へんなこうどう | Pokémon Power | Slowbro | Fossil | 43/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Kabuto Armor | カブトアーマー | Pokémon Power | Kabuto | Fossil | 50/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Clairvoyance | おみとおし | Pokémon Power | Omanyte | Fossil | 52/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Cowardice | おくびょう | Pokémon Power | Tentacool | Fossil | 56/62 | Mystery of the Fossils | - |
Summon Minions | てしたをよぶ | Pokémon Power | Dark Dragonite | Team Rocket | 5/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Dark Dragonite | [[(TCG)|]] | 22/82 | - | - | |||
Sinkhole | おとしあな | Pokémon Power | Dark Dugtrio | Team Rocket | 6/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Dark Dugtrio | [[(TCG)|]] | 23/82 | - | - | |||
Sneak Attack | こっそりかみつく | Pokémon Power | Dark Golbat | Team Rocket | 7/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Dark Golbat | [[(TCG)|]] | 24/82 | - | - | |||
Final Beam | ファイナルビーム | Pokémon Power | Dark Gyarados | Team Rocket | 8/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Dark Gyarados | [[(TCG)|]] | 25/82 | - | - | |||
Reel In | つりあげる | Pokémon Power | Dark Slowbro | Team Rocket | 12/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Dark Slowbro | [[(TCG)|]] | 29/82 | - | - | |||
Hay Fever | アレルギーかふん | Pokémon Power | Dark Vileplume | Team Rocket | 13/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Dark Vileplume | [[(TCG)|]] | 30/82 | - | - | |||
Evolutionary Light | しんかのひかり | Pokémon Power | Dark Dragonair | Team Rocket | 33/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Pollen Stench | くさいかふん | Pokémon Power | Dark Gloom | Team Rocket | 36/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Matter Exchange | ぶっしつこうかん | Pokémon Power | Dark Kadabra | Team Rocket | 39/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Sticky Goo | ねんちゃくえき | Pokémon Power | Dark Muk | Team Rocket | 41/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Frenzy | きょうぼう | Pokémon Power | Dark Primeape | Team Rocket | 43/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Gather Fire | ほのおをもらう | Pokémon Power | Charmander | Team Rocket | 50/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Long-Distance Hypnosis | えんかくさいみん | Pokémon Power | Drowzee | Team Rocket | 54/82 | Rocket Gang | - |
Trickery | わるふざけ | Pokémon Power | Rattata | Team Rocket | 66/82 | Rocket Gang | - |