Basic Grass Energy (TCG)

Basic Grass Energy (Japanese: 基本草エネルギー Basic Grass Energy) is a which provides one Energy (). This can be attached to Pokémon cards and used to power moves with Grass or Energy requirements.
==Release information==
Grass Energy was reprinted with new artwork in the Snivy Half Deck of the Japanese , with multiple prints each bearing a different number to organize the half-deck. This print was included in the expansion, having been previously reprinted in the in Japan. It was reprinted as one of the and was awarded at the July/August Pokémon Center Open Challenge. It saw another reprint as a winner prize at the in July 2011 and has the logo for the event in the bottom right corner. In Japan, unnumbered reprints bearing their respective sets' expansion symbols were included in the , , and .
This card was reprinted as another BW-P Promo, this time available in card packs given out at the September 2011 and June 2012 Gym Challenges. Again, the Gym Challenge logo is stamped in the bottom right corner. Further unnumbered but symboled Japanese reprints were included in the , expansion before a final BW-P reprint with a stamp for the event was the participation prize for the Battle Carnival Spring 2013.
The Chespin Half Deck of the Japanese saw new artwork for Grass Energy, which made its way into the English expansion. In Japan, an unnumbered with a stamp was released in the in December 2013. A Mirror Holofoil unnumbered XY-P Promotional print was also available in special Pokémon Card Gym packs awarded between May and July 2014 as well as in Pokémon Center Crisis Battle packs from January 31, 2015. It was reprinted in the Latias Half Deck of the . Unnumbered but symboled Japanese reprints were included in the and , as well as the later .
A new print featuring lines of varying widths and shades of green was first available as a Mirror Holofoil unnumbered XY-P Promotional card in Japanese Pokémon Card Gym packs awarded between February and April 2015. This print was released in English in the expansion. Another print, featuring the words "Pokémon Card Game XY BREAK" behind the Energy symbol, was first released in the Japanese . An embossed Holofoil version of this print with a gold border and no collection number was a prize available as part of the , which ran from September 26 until October 31, 2015. People wishing to enter the prize lottery were required to affix the barcodes of eligible Pokémon TCG products totalling at least ¥1,000 to a postcard and send it to the campaign headquarters via mail during the campaign period. The prizes included 5 sets of 4 golden Moncollé figures featuring , , , and ; 30 sets of golden TCG items; 2,500 sets of 3 Holofoil Grass Energy cards, and 2,500 sets of 3 Holofoil Darkness Energy cards. Winners were sent their goods from mid-November 2015. A Mirror Holofoil version of this print was later released in the .
With the 20th Anniversary of the TCG approaching, Energy cards with a design reminiscent of the Original Series layout were first given away in Japan to participants of Pokémon Card Gym meetings held between August and October 2016. Reverse Cosmos Holofoil versions were subsequently awarded at venues hosting the 20th Anniversary Festa. Players competing in the 20th Anniversary Battle event who achieved three straight wins at the 'Premier Stage' qualified for the 'Climax Stage' and were given 1 of the 9 basic Energy cards at random. The 20th Anniversary Festa was held at Toki Messe, Niigata on October 10, 2016 and at the Nagoya Trade & Industry Center, Nagoya on October 23, 2016. These prints are all unnumbered XY-P Promotional cards. This print was released in English in the expansion.
The Sun & Moon Series brought with it another Energy card design. For the first time, basic Energy cards in English sets were completely unnumbered and included in every expansion starting with . It was included in the Japanese subset as a Mirror Holofoil and as a . This print was included in the expansion. Grass Energy was released as unnumbered Energies in several Japanese products: , , , , , and the . The prints of Grass Energy included in the booster packs were Holofoil. It was released in the English , Alolan Ninetales Half Deck of the , and the Mega Blastoise Deck of the .
It was reprinted as a SM-P promo numbered 128/SM-P and was given out as a Play Point prize at several events: the Champion's League 2018 Yokohama for four points; the Champion's League 2018 1st Certified Tournament for 12 points; the Champion's League 2018 Nagoya/Kyoto for six points, the Pokémon Japan Championships 2018 for six points, the Champion's League 2019 Tokyo/Niigata for six points, the Champion's League 2019 Certified Tournament for six points, the Champion's League 2019 Certified Tournament for six points, the Champion's League 2019 Kyoto for a minimum of 10 points, the Pokémon Japan Championships 2019 for six points, and the Champion's League 2020 Tokyo for a minimum of 10 points. It features the Champion's League 2018 logo in the bottom right corner of the card. Two more SM-P promos, 170/SM-P and 171/SM-P, were available from special packs given to customers of stores who bought five booster packs of or starting December 8, 2017. 171 is Holofoil while 170 is not, and both have the 7-Eleven logo stamped in the bottom right corner. It was made available as the participation prize for the Pokémon Card Station: Pokémon Card Game Classroom in 2017 and 2019.
Another new design was included in every expansion starting with and was also included in the Japanese , , and the . It was included as a Secret card in the Japanese subset.
===Gallery===
==Trivia==
*Prior to the , all Basic Energy cards credited Keiji Kinebuchi as their illustrator. The Expedition and all subsequent prints do not list an illustrator credit.
*The background for the HeartGold & SoulSilver variant has an outline of .
===Origin===
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