Energy Retrieval (Base Set 81)

Trainer Item

Energy Retrieval エネルギー回収 Energy Recovery

Base Set print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi Expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 81/102 Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 110/130 Japanese Theme Deck Nivi City Gym Japanese Theme Deck Tamamushi City Gym Card GB set Evolution Card GB ID B46 Card GB 2 set Beginning Pokémon Card GB 2 ID A52 Japanese Theme Deck Yamabuki City Gym Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set Japanese Deck Red Deck Japanese Deck Kit Quick Starter Gift Set Japanese Deck Green Deck Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 107/110 English expansion Black & White Rarity English card no. 92/114 Japanese expansion Beginning Set Japanese card no. 031/037 Japanese expansion Black Collection Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 048/053

Energy Retrieval (Japanese: エネルギー回収 Energy Recovery) is an Item card. It was first released in the Base Set as a Trainer card.

Card text

Base Set print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Trade 1 of the other cards in your hand for up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Nivi City Gym print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

You may use this card only if you discard a card from your hand. Choose up to 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile, and put them into your hand. (You cannot choose the card you discarded in order to use this card).

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Black & White print

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

Team Plasma

Team Plasma

You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.

FLARE

(Prism Star) Rule You can't have more than 1 card with the same name in your deck. If a card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.

TAG TEAM

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VSTAR Power

Put 2 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

Do Nothing   At the beginning of your turn, flip a coin. If heads, you can do nothing during your turn. If tails, your opponent can do nothing during his or her next turn.

You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).

Release information

This card was originally released in the Base Set as a Trainer card with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi. This print was later included in the English Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, as well as the Nivi City Gym, Tamamushi City Gym, and Yamabuki City Gym theme decks in Japan. It was later reclassified in the Black & White expansion as an Item card with new artwork by Kent Kanetsuna, originating in the Beginning Set and Black Collection. In addition, this print removed the requirement to discard another card in order to be used.

Gallery

Base Set print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Black & White print Illus. Kent Kanetsuna	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

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