Energy Retrieval (Base Set 81)

Trainer Item

Energy Retrieval エネルギー回収 Energy Recovery

Base Set print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi Release information 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 Japanese expansion Beginning Set + Japanese card no. 028/034 Japanese expansion Beginning Set Pikachu Version Japanese card no. 028/034 Expansion Plasma Blast Rarity English card no. 80/101 Japanese Deck Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck Japanese card no. 008/018 English expansion Primal Clash Rarity English card no. 126/160 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 003/XY-P English expansion Ancient Origins Rarity English card no. 99/98 Japanese expansion Bandit Ring Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 096/081 Japanese Deck Kit Emboar-EX vs Togekiss-EX Deck Kit Japanese card no. 015/022 Japanese expansion BREAK Starter Pack Japanese card no. 048/072 English expansion Evolutions Rarity English card no. 77/108 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 072/087 English expansion Sun & Moon Rarity English card no. 116/149 Japanese expansion Collection Moon Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 053/060 Japanese Deck Sun & Moon Starter Set Japanese card no. 036/059 Japanese Deck Kit Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit Japanese card no. 019/026 English expansion Shining Legends Rarity English card no. 59/73 Japanese expansion Shining Legends Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 060/072 Japanese expansion Remix Bout Japanese Rarity Japanese card no. 050/064 Expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 160/202 Japanese Deck V Starter Set Lightning Japanese card no. 012/024 Japanese Deck Kit Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box Japanese card no. 001/024

Energy Retrieval (Japanese: エネルギー回収 Energy Recovery) is an Item card. It was first released as part of 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 can't choose the card you discarded with the effect of 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).

Sword & Shield 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

{{{ruletext}}}

VSTAR Power

Put up to 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 included in the Base Set as a Trainer card with artwork by Keiji Kinebuchi, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack. This print was later reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion, the Japanese Nivi City Gym, Tamamushi City Gym, and Yamabuki City Gym Theme Decks, both decks of the Japanese Quick Starter Gift Set, and in the Legendary Collection expansion.

It was later reclassified in the Black & White expansion as an Item card with new artwork by Kent Kanetsuna, previously released in the Japanese Beginning Set, Beginning Set for Girls, and Black Collection. It was later reprinted in the Japanese Beginning Set + and Beginning Set Pikachu Version rereleases of the original Black & White Beginning Set, and in the Plasma Blast expansion, first released in the Japanese Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck.

Energy Retrieval was again reprinted with new artwork by 5ban Graphics as one of the XY-P Promotional cards available in the Xerneas & Yveltal Card Box from December 13, 2013. This print was later included in February 2015's Primal Clash expansion. The Japanese Bandit Ring expansion included a Secret print of Energy Retrieval, which was later printed in the Ancient Origins expansion. The original XY-P Promotional print was made available in a number of subsequent Japanese products, including the Primal Groudon & Primal Kyogre Card Box, the Emboar-EX vs Togekiss-EX Deck Kit, and the Mega Mewtwo X & Mega Mewtwo Y Card Box. It was reprinted again in the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack. It was reprinted as a retro card in the Evolutions expansion, first released in the Japanese Expansion Pack 20th Anniversary subset, featuring the same artwork as the original print and an updated card template reminiscent of the Original Series layout.

Energy Retrieval was reprinted again during the Sun & Moon Series as part of the Sun & Moon expansion, first released in the Japanese Collection Moon and Sun & Moon Starter Set simultaneously on December 9, 2016. This print features new artwork by 5ban Graphics. It was later included in the Ash Half Deck of the Japanese Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit. It was reprinted in the English Shining Legends expansion and the Japanese subset of the same name, as well as in the Japanese Remix Bout subset.

Energy Retrieval was reprinted again during the Sword & Shield Series as part of the Sword & Shield expansion, first released in the Japanese V Starter Set Lightning. This print has new artwork by Ryo Ueda. It was reprinted in the Japanese Sword & Shield Premium Trainer Box.

Gallery

Base Set print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Black & White print Illus. Kent Kanetsuna	Primal Clash print Illus. 5ban Graphics
Ancient Origins print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Evolutions print Illus. Keiji Kinebuchi	Sun & Moon print Illus. Toyste Beach
Sword & Shield print Illus. Ryo Ueda	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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