Board Thread:Bloons Wiki and BTD News/@comment-5056929-20130809071543/@comment-3153244-20130824132019

If you pop a bloon that is you are not next to (e.g. snipers have infinite range), the first monkey(s) (could be you, could be someone else) that reach that square pick up that energy powerup and the extra maximum energy goes to them.

On the other hand, if you are next to a bloon and you pop it, someone else moving onto that square on the same turn will not earn the extra energy.