Rainbow Energy (Team Rocket 17)

Rainbow Energy (Japanese: レインボーエネルギー Rainbow Energy) is a TCG Special Energy card. It was first released as part of the TCG Team Rocket expansion.

e-Reader data
The TCG Aquapolis print includes a Dot Code strip for use with the e-Reader, and has the card ID C-60-#. The short strip contains a brief card summary. There is no long strip for this card.

Release information
This card was included in the TCG Team Rocket expansion as a Holofoil and Non Holofoil with artwork by Takumi Akabane, first released as only a Holofoil in the Japanese TCG Rocket Gang expansion. It was reprinted using the e-card format in Japan in the TCG Pokémon VS expansion. This print was later included in the TCG Aquapolis expansion, previously released in the TCG The Town on No Map expansion.

This card was reprinted with new artwork by the same artist in the TCG EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion, which originated from the Japanese TCG Treecko Constructed Starter Deck. In Japan, it was reprinted in the TCG Flygon Constructed Starter Deck (Flygon), TCG Salamence Constructed Starter Deck (Salamence), and TCG Mirage's Mew Constructed Starter Decks. The Mirage's Mew Deck print was reprinted in English in the TCG EX Legend Maker expansion. It was reprinted again in Japan in the Lucario and Mightyena Quarter Decks of the TCG Gift Box Mew • Lucario and in the TCG Movie Commemoration VS Pack: Sea's Manaphy.

During the Platinum Series, this card was included in the TCG Platinum expansion, having been released previously in the TCG Galactic's Conquest expansion in Japan. It was reprinted in Japan as a Holofoil TCG DPt-P Promotional cards (DPt-P Promotional card) given away at the March 2009 Gym Challenge. Rainbow Energy was re-released for TCG HeartGold & SoulSilver with new artwork by Kent Kanetsuna, originating from the Japanese TCG SoulSilver Collection. In Japan, it was reprinted for the Leafeon Deck of the TCG Leafeon vs Metagross Expert Deck. It was later reprinted with new artwork by 5ban Graphics in the English TCG XY expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Collection X.

At the beginning of the XY BREAK Series, it was reprinted in the TCG BREAKthrough expansion, previously released in the Japanese TCG Blue Shock expansion. A Cracked Ice Holofoil TCG XY-P Promotional cards (XY-P Promotional print) of this card was one of the gifts available as part of the, which ran for a limited time at participating stores starting December 26, 2015. Customers who purchased at least ¥2,000 worth of eligible TCG products received a free Pokémon Coin Set featuring, , and TCG coins, as well as an additional gift determined by lottery. Possible gifts comprised a Campaign Original Card Case, a Campaign Original Match Record Book, or 1 of 2 promotional cards. This print features the campaign logo in the bottom left corner of the artwork.

For the Sun & Moon Series, this card was reprinted with new artwork by 5ban Graphics in the TCG Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese TCG Collection Moon and TCG Sun & Moon Starter Set. A TCG SM-P Promotional cards (SM-P Promotional) print was 1 of 9 cards available in special packs sent to official Event Organizers in Japan starting August 2017. This print features the Event Organizer logo in the bottom right corner of the illustration. It was reprinted in the Japanese TCG Champion Road subset with the artwork by Takumi Akabane originally printed in the EX Ruby & Sapphire expansion, however it was left uncredited. A TCG Full Art card (Full Art) TCG Secret card (Secret) print was also released in the subset and features artwork by an uncredited illustrator. These prints were released in English in the TCG Celestial Storm expansion. The Sun & Moon print was reperinted in the Japanese TCG Tag Team GX Deck Build Box.

Trivia

 * This was the first Holofoil Energy card and the first Special Energy card to be reprinted in a Japanese expansion.
 * Rainbow Energy had its own Energy symbol,, prior to the TCG HeartGold & SoulSilver print. This was changed to a symbol congruous to the print's updated effect.

Origin
Regenbogen-Energie (TCG) Energía Arcoíris (TCG) Énergie multicolore (Team Rocket 17) Energia Arcobaleno (Team Rocket 17) レインボーエネルギー 彩虹能量（集换式卡片）