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{{TCGEnergyCardInfobox/Footer|type=Metal}} | {{TCGEnergyCardInfobox/Footer|type=Metal}} | ||
'''Metal Energy''' (Japanese: '''鋼エネルギー''' ''Steel Energy'') is a {{TCG|basic Energy card}} which provides one {{TCG|Metal}} Energy | '''Metal Energy''' (Japanese: '''鋼エネルギー''' ''Steel Energy'') is a {{TCG|basic Energy card}} which provides one {{TCG|Metal}} Energy {{e|Metal}}. This can be attached to [[Pokémon card]]s and used to power [[move]]s with Metal or {{TCG|Colorless}} Energy requirements. Its first numbered print was included in the '''''{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}''''' expansion. | ||
==Release information== | ==Release information== | ||
It was first released in '''''{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}''''' expansion, as Metal-type Pokémon were becoming more prevalent in the TCG by this point, much like {{t|Steel|their counterparts}} in the games. This was to counter the fact that both the {{special|Metal Energy|old Metal Energy}} and the {{special|Darkness Energy|old Darkness Energy}}, originally released in '''''{{TCG|Neo Genesis}}''''', were classified as {{TCG|Special Energy card}}s, meaning only four of them were allowed in a legal deck. Combined with their rarity, many players had to go to great lengths to mix in a few Metal-types into their deck. With the release of the Basic Energy version of Metal Energy, an unlimited number is now allowed in a deck, although there is no longer a specific advantage to using this version, unlike with the Special Energy counterpart. | |||
===English=== | ===English=== | ||
Metal Energy was included in the first expansion of each | Metal Energy was included in the first expansion of each series since its introduction in the '''''{{TCG|Diamond & Pearl}}''''' expansion. While the ''Diamond & Pearl'' print featured the plain style, the '''''{{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}''''' expansion featured an exclusive Steelix design originating from the equivalent Japanese expansion. A Mirror Reverse Holofoil print of this was included in the '''''{{TCG|Call of Legends}}''''' expansion. '''''{{TCG|Black & White}}''''' featured a Checkerboard design (originating from the Japanese ''{{TCG|Battle Strength Decks|Cobalion Battle Strength Deck}}''), with the main expansion prints returning to plain for the release of '''''{{TCG|XY}}'''''. | ||
There are 13 English prints of the basic Metal Energy released during the ''XY'' | There are 13 English prints of the basic Metal Energy released during the ''XY'' series. The first is the Unnumbered ©2013 print included within the English ''{{TCG|Froakie Deck}}'' of the ''{{TCG|Kalos Starter Set}}'', the ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Series|XY Elite Trainer Box}}'', ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Series|Furious Fists Elite Trainer Box}}'', ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Series|Phantom Forces Elite Trainer Box}}'' and in an Energy Pack available as part of the ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Series|August 2015 Professor Store merchandise|Play! Pokémon Professor merchandise}}'' when the ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Series|September 2014 Professor Store merchandise|Professor Store}}'' reopened on September 23, 2014. The second is the print included in the '''''{{TCG|XY}}''''' expansion. Prints three through thirteen are the 11 prints included in the ''Bisharp Half Deck'' of the ''{{TCG|XY Trainer Kit: Bisharp & Wigglytuff}}''. This card was reprinted again in the '''''{{TCG|Evolutions}}''''' expansion using the card layout from the original series. | ||
===Japanese=== | ===Japanese=== | ||
During the ''DP'', ''DPt'', and ''LEGEND'' eras in Japan, Metal Energy was included in many different decks and handed out in both Non-Holofoil and Holofoil prints for many different promotional events. The final release of the ''DPt'' era, the ''{{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}}'', included an exclusive Energy design that remained Japanese only. The first release of the ''LEGEND'' era also included a new design, featuring Steelix and the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] and was included in booster packs of '''{{TCG|HeartGold Collection}}''' and '''{{TCG|SoulSilver Collection}}'''. | During the ''DP'', ''DPt'', and ''LEGEND'' eras in Japan, Metal Energy was included in many different decks and handed out in both Non-Holofoil and Holofoil prints for many different promotional events. The final release of the ''DPt'' era, the ''{{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}}'', included an exclusive Energy design that remained Japanese only. The first release of the ''LEGEND'' era also included a new design, featuring Steelix and the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] and was included in booster packs of '''{{TCG|HeartGold Collection}}''' and '''{{TCG|SoulSilver Collection}}'''. | ||
During the BW | During the BW era, this card was released as one of the {{TCG|BW-P Promotional cards}}, numbered 074/BW-P, and was awarded at the July/August Pokémon Center Open Challenge. It was reprinted again in the BW-P Promos, numbered 090/BW-P, as a winner's prize awarded to those who won various competitions at the Summer Carnival from July 23 to August 28. It was later included as a Holofoil BW-P Promotional card in a twelve card random pack released during the September 2011 Gym Challenge, numbered 102/BW-P. | ||
The first release of Metal Energy during the ''XY'' era was in the ''Froakie Half Deck'' of both the ''{{TCG|XY Beginning Set}}'' and the ''XY Beginning Set for Girls''. Because the ''Froakie Half Deck'' wasn't giving alternate numbering for guided play, the ''Beginning Set'' only includes one print, as opposed to six. A special unnumbered {{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional}} print was released as one of nine possible stamped basic Energies included within the ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Era|Lawson Limited Pokémon Coin Set}}'', a product exclusive to {{wp|Lawson (store)|Lawson}} stores released December 13, 2013. September 2014 saw the release of Metal Energy within the ''{{TCG|Hyper Metal Chain Deck}}'' featuring the Deck's Set Symbol. An exclusive unnumbered XY-P Mirror Holofoil print was later released in a twelve card promotional pack available to those who participated in the Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of October 2014 through the month of November 2014. In a later 12-card pack, this time available to those who participated in Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of May 2015 through the month of July 2015, a new unnumbered XY-P print with a horizontal bar design was released. | The first release of Metal Energy during the ''XY'' era was in the ''Froakie Half Deck'' of both the ''{{TCG|XY Beginning Set}}'' and the ''XY Beginning Set for Girls''. Because the ''Froakie Half Deck'' wasn't giving alternate numbering for guided play, the ''Beginning Set'' only includes one print, as opposed to six. A special unnumbered {{TCG|XY-P Promotional cards|XY-P Promotional}} print was released as one of nine possible stamped basic Energies included within the ''{{TCGMerch|XY|Era|Lawson Limited Pokémon Coin Set}}'', a product exclusive to {{wp|Lawson (store)|Lawson}} stores released December 13, 2013. September 2014 saw the release of Metal Energy within the ''{{TCG|Hyper Metal Chain Deck}}'' featuring the Deck's Set Symbol. An exclusive unnumbered XY-P Mirror Holofoil print was later released in a twelve card promotional pack available to those who participated in the Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of October 2014 through the month of November 2014. In a later 12-card pack, this time available to those who participated in Pokémon Card Gym tournaments from the month of May 2015 through the month of July 2015, a new unnumbered XY-P print with a horizontal bar design was released. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Prior to the {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}}, all basic energy cards credited [[Keiji Kinebuchi]] as the illustrator. From Expedition on, there was no illustrator credit. However, the artwork on the Special variation of this card is changed to that of artist [[Takumi Akabane]], while this, the Basic version, retains the artwork by [[Milky Isobe]] from {{TCG|Neo Genesis}}. | ||
*The background | *The background for the HeartGold & SoulSilver variant has an outline of {{p|Steelix}} and the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]]. | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
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{{BasicEnergy}} | {{BasicEnergy}} |
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