ENELOOP LIMITED EDITIONS
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All 22 Eneloop limited editions ever made.
From the year 2009, Eneloop produced several special editions of Eneloops. These batteries are the same as standard Eneloops but with a unique battery wrapper. Remember, there are no limited editions made of the other types of Eneloops, namely Lite, Plus, or Pro. If you come across anything not listed here, please let me know by sending me a message on the eneloop101 Facebook page or email.
Limited editions are numbered.
Every special edition Eneloop battery is numbered. On the side of each battery, you can see a small square box with a number. For example, when there are 8 unique designs, each battery will be numbered from 1-8. Likewise, if there are only 4 types, you will see 1-4. Keep in mind that these are different from some colored Eneloops being sold in the US, which are named colored Eneloops, and sometimes are even referred to as limited editions but are not.
Easy to match sets of batteries.
Because it’s a bad idea to mix and match batteries, some people got into the habit of adding numbers or other indicators to keep batteries together. And if you have multiple sets of batteries, it’s challenging to keep track of which batteries belong together.
If you mix old and new batteries, you can damage the older batteries because they are likely to discharge much deeper than the newer ones.
But when you use limited-edition Eneloops, you don’t have to do this anymore. You just need to keep the specific colors or designs together. Photographers, in particular, are happy with these limited edition batteries, because they can keep them matched to ensure the best performance.
April and November
Those are the 2 months that Sanyo announced the latest limited editions. So please keep an eye on this page to find out the latest editions. To see why they’re introduced in November, visit the FAQ!
Limited editions made in Japan
Since the 2nd generation Eneloops in 2009, Sanyo started producing limited editions. If you head to the Eneloop Prototype page, you can even see special edition wrappers, possibly from 2007, which never made it into production. The first part of the following list consists of batteries made in Japan. At the bottom of this page, you will see special Eneloops made in China.
2009
ENELOOP TONES
AAA: don’t exist
AA: HR-3UTGA-8TN
Date: Japan November 2009
Generation: 2nd generation 1500 cycles
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other info: The first Eneloop limited edition Eneloops. A total of 100,000 packs were available. Very difficult to find these days in the original unopened blister. Just like most Sanyo Eneloop ltd editions.
2010
ENELOOP TONES GLITTER
AAA: HR-4UTGA–8SL
AA: HR-3UTGA–8SL
Date: Japan November 2010 (PDF)
Generation: 2nd generation 1500 cycles
Availability: only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other information: A special edition celebrating eneloop’s 5th anniversary, in 2010 with glitter eneloops. A total of 200,000 packs were available. This is the first edition that was also available in AAA size.
2011
ENELOOP TONES CHOCOLAT
AAA:HR-4UTGB-8C
AA:HR-3UTGB-8C
Date: November 2011 (PDF)
Generation: 3rd generation 1800 cyclesAvailability: only available in 8-pack
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other information: Celebrating 200 millionth global shipment of their batteries with the chocolat eneloops. A total of 200.000 packs were available for these specific models. It is really spelled as chocolat, and not chocolate.. Please note that there are also Tones chocolat made in china, but they have a different package and different specifications, as can be found at the bottom of the page that is dedicated to Made-in-China ltd editions.
2012
ENELOOP DISNEY (red and black)
AAA: HR-4UTGB8D
AA: HR-3UTGB8D
Date: March 2012 (PDF)
Generation: 3rd generation
Availability: in 4 and 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique designs
Other information: Specially produced for celebrating 110th Disney’s anniversary. These Disney eneloops are less rare than the Disney characters, as seen down this page.
ENELOOP DISNEY LOVE
AAA: don’t exist
AA: HR-3UTGB8DL
Date: March 2012 (PDF)
Generation: 3rd generation
Availability: only available in 8-pack
Colors/design: 8 unique designs
Other information: Introduced together with Eneloop Disney (red and black) for Disney’s 110th anniversary. 100,000 packs were available.
ENELOOP TONES UOMO
AAA: HR-4UTGB–8U
AA: HR-3UTGB-8U
Date: Japan September 2012 (PDF)
Generation: 3rd generation
Availability: available in 8-packs only.
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: These were designed especially for men. And there were a total of 100,000 packs available.
ENELOOP TONES ROUGE
AAA: HR-4UTGB-8R
AA: HR-3UTGB-8R
Date: Japan September 2012 (PDF)
Generation: 3rd generation
Availability: available in 4 and 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: Announced at the same time as the Eneloop UOMO for men, these were designed specifically for women. For these editions there were the regular 100,000 packs available. They had been available in Australia as well together with the Uomo
ENELOOP DISNEY CHARACTERS 2
AAA: don’t exist
AA: HR-3UTGB8D2
Date: Japan, October 2012 (PDF)
Generation: 3rd generation
Availability: only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique designs
Other information: The last special Disney edition Eneloops, with actually just 2 Disney characters, but with 8 different designs. These batteries are difficult to find for a few years. The ones available are really expensive.
2013
ENELOOP TROPICAL
AAA: don’t exist
AA: HR-3UTGBTPE
Date: November 2013
Generation: 3rd generation
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other information: For the European market. These 3rd generations Tropical Eneloop are upgraded to 4th generation as well.. see below. These were produced by Sanyo, the newer ones by Panasonic.
ENELOOP TONES GLAMOROUS
AAA: BK-4MCC/8GL 4GL
AA: BK-3MCC/8GL 4GL
Date: Japan November 2013
Generation: 4th generation
Availability: 4 and 8-packs, see product coding 8GL, 4GL
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: These Eneloop glamour edition packs were only available to the Japanese market. Unlike some other versions, these were also available in 4 packs, both in AA and AAA.
2014
ENELOOP TONES FOREST
AAA: BK-4MCC/8F
AA: BK-3MCC/8F
Date: November 2014
Generation: 4th generation
Availability: Only available in 8-packs (or 4 in combination with BQ CC-21 charger)
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: The Eneloop forest was also available to the Japanese market. The pictured cells are the AAA version, but they have identical prints as the AA’s.
ENELOOP TROPICAL COLORS
AAA: don’t exist
AA: BK-3MCCE/8PE
Date: December 2014
Generation: 4th generation
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other information: 23000 packs available. These tropical Eneloops are made in Japan, but mainly for the Polish/Hungarian/Slovakian region, just the product code is different from the Chinese-made ones, and the 65% claim difference. So there are now 3 kinds of Eneloop Tropicals! 2 made in Japan, and 1 made in China.. see above,3rd generation, and below for the ones made in China..
They are also available in plastic blister
2015
ENELOOP ORGANIC COLORS
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8RE
AA: BK-3MCCE/8RE
Date: European market August 2015
Generation: 4th generation updated
Availability: only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: 30000 packs available.
(only available on European market) Please note there are also Organic tones made in China, see below.
They are also available in plastic blister.
ENELOOP TONES II
AAA: BK-4MCC/8TN
AA: BK-3MCC/8TN
Date: November 2015
Generation: 4th generation updated
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other information: Eneloop’s 10th-anniversary edition. It’s a copy of the original 1st Eneloop edition using the same colors. This edition is also only available in Japan. Remember that Sanyo already developed some limited editions in 2007 that never made it into production. See the Eneloop prototype page.
2016
ENELOOP OCEAN COLORS
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8SE
AA: BK-3MCCE/8SE
Date: November 2016
Generation: 4th generation updated
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: 40000 packs available.
The tones ocean are only available in Europe.
Panasonic EU made a mistake on their website. Please see this picture of the ocean colors and try to find the mistake.
2017
ENELOOP TONES EXPEDITION
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8EE
AA: BK-3MCCE/8EE
Date: available August 2017, announced June 2017
Generation: 4th generation updated
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: Only available in Europe. Most likely to celebrate their Eneloop expedition 2100, which started on June 23, 2017. It’s a 120-day, 2100 km walk. The winners of this expedition won 21,000 euros for a good cause. More info here.
2018
ENELOOP TONES BOTANIC
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8TE
AA: BK-3MCCE/8TE
Date: Announced June 2018
Generation: 4th generation updated
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: Available in Europe as of 2018. I think it is part of the Eneloop ambassador’s tour that started in June 2018. See more info: https://eneloopambassadorstour.eu/
2019
ENELOOP TONES EARTH
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8UE
AA: BK-3MCCE/8UE
Date: September 2019
Generation: 4th generation updated
Availability: Only available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: Available in Europe from September 2019.
Eneloop limited edition: Made in China
In 2013/2014 Panasonic moved some of their production to China. Since then they also produced some limited editions for the Asian/Oceanian market, as well South America. In most cases you won’t be able to find these in Europe and the US from authorized Panasonic sellers.
2014
ENELOOP CHOCOLAT COLOURS
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8CT
AA: BK-3MCCE/8CT
Date: late 2014
Generation: Made in China
Availability: available in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: For the Asian market only. The first limited edition Eneloops made in China. See the different spelling and the 65% remaining capacity to distinguish them from the Japanese-made cells. I thought they were also sold in 4-packs, but I couldn’t find them.
ENELOOP TROPICAL COLOURS
AAA: don’t exist
AA: BK-3MCCE/8PT
Date: December 2014
Generation: made in China
Availability: only in 8-packs
Colors/designs: 8 unique colors
Other information: Note the difference between the Japan Made and these ones. These show 65% capacity remaining after 5 years.
2015
ENELOOP MONOCHROME
AAA: BK-4MCCE/8MT 4MT
AA: BK-3MCCE/8MT 4MT
Date: 2015
Generation: Made in China
Availability: available in 4 and 8 packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: The black wrappers look too much like Eneloop Pro to me.
ENELOOP HELLO KITTY
AAA: don’t exist
AA: BK-3MCCB/2KC
Date: August 2015
Generation: Made in China
Availability: available in 2-packs only
Colors/designs: 1 design
Other information: Only available to Asian market.
See the backside of the package. The package may look different in certain areas.
ENELOOP ORGANIC
AAA: BK-4MCCE/4RT
AA: BK-3MCCE/4RT
Date: 2015
Generation: Made in China
Availability: Only available in 4-packs
Colors/designs: 4 unique colors
Other information: They look like the Japan Made BK-3MCCE/8RE (see above) but these are only available on the Asian market and only available in 4-packs. See the backside of the package. The description shows 70% capacity remaining after 5 years. And the Japanese batteries are showing 70% after 10 years and are only available in 8-packs. Edit: production of these batteries started actually in 2015, not 2016.
