Card Identification Forum

having a hell of a time trying to find exactly where i need to add my pokemon energy cards. all of them are NNO but do list a year only at bottom. i have searched through every set listed here and have found a few but find none that have 2013, 2017 and 2020 NNO in those years. please tell me what im doing incorrectly or just not understanding. Thanks!

John Barclay

I can't remember the specific year that Pokemon stopped releasing the energy cards specific to the sets.  At some point, they only released them as generic cards throughout that year's releases.  This means that the energy cards in 2013 were released in four releases that year, Plasma Storm (2/6/2013), Plasma Freeze (5/8/2013), Plasma Blast (8/14/2013) and Legendary Treasures (11/6/2013).  In addition, since they were released throughout all of the releases, they were un-numbered and did not have the icon to tell what set they were included with.  The only information that is on them is the year's copyright.

One other thing to note, this only applies to the nine basic energy cards.  (Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Darkness, Metal, and Fairy)

The special energy cards mostly were included with the sets with propoer numbering and the release icon.  There are 78 of those.

I hope this helps.

I have the generic energy cards that only list the copyright year. specifically from 2013, 2017, and 2020. within each of those years, I have searched each checklist within and have yet to find where they are listed within them as a NNO base set card. I do also have some 2013 Holo Psycic energy with NNO printed upon them but still cannot find where they would be. would you be able to help me possibly locate them? I would greatly appreciate the help. Thank you

John Barclay

Good Evening!

.   I don't collect Pokémon but had a few random energy cards and ended up with the same issue. After looking online and combing through checklists here, there and everywhere I found one method that worked for all but one card; but you'll need a smartphone or method of uploading the image to your laptop- or an acquaintance to help :) On my Android phone I used the Google reverse image search, captured a quick photo, searched any exact images and read caption for set name and date. When I came back to the database I located them right away with the info. If your unfamiliar with the Google reverse image it sounds like a lot of steps but it really isn't. Actually if you can't find them I have no problem doing it for you but I will need an image of the card front(s). I don't need any other info - nor would I ask for anything personal- I have a scanner on my phone that can look up an image in a few seconds...plus I understand how frustrating it is when you can't find something online! Good Luck and let me know if I can help. Cheers! Becky Elizabeth