Superior Energy Retrieval (Plasma Freeze 103)

Trainer Item
Superior Energy Retrieval
スーパーエネルギー回収 Super Energy Recovery
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Plasma Freeze print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
English expansion Plasma Freeze
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 103/116
Japanese expansion Spiral Force
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 047/051
English expansion Paldea Evolved
Rarity Uncommon
English card no. 189/193
Japanese expansion Triplet Beat
Japanese Rarity U
Japanese card no. 064/073
English expansion Paldea Evolved
Rarity Hyper Rare
English card no. 277/193
Japanese expansion Clay Burst
Japanese Rarity UR
Japanese card no. 098/071
Japanese Deck Terastal Starter Set Skeledirge ex
Japanese card no. 009/020
Japanese Deck Kit Venusaur & Charizard & Blastoise Special Deck Set ex
Japanese card no. 031/049
Japanese expansion Shiny Treasure ex
Japanese card no. 157/190
Japanese Deck Battle Master Deck Chien-Pao ex
Japanese card no. 010/019
Japanese expansion Terastal Fest ex
Japanese card no. 141/187

Superior Energy Retrieval (Japanese: スーパーエネルギー回収 Super Energy Recovery) is an Item card. It was first released as part of the Plasma Freeze expansion.

Card text

Plasma Freeze print
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
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VSTAR Power
Discard 2 cards from your hand. (If you can't discard 2 cards, you can't play this card.) Put 4 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. (You can't choose a 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.
Ability
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).
Paldea Evolved print
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Plasma
Team Plasma
ACE SPEC You can't have more than 1 ACE SPEC card in your deck.
Team Flare TCG logo.png FLARE
Prism Star (Prism Star) Rule
You can't have more than 1 Prism Star card with the same name in your deck. If a Prism Star card would go to the discard pile, put it in the Lost Zone instead.
TAG TEAM
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VSTAR Power
You can use this card only if you discard 2 other cards from your hand.

Put up to 4 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. (You can't choose a 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.
Ability
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 any number of Item cards during your turn.


Release information

Black & White Series

This card was included in the Plasma Freeze expansion with artwork by 5ban Graphics, first released in the Japanese Spiral Force expansion.

Scarlet & Violet Series

Superior Energy Retrieval was reprinted in the Japanese Triplet Beat subset with new artwork by Studio Bora Inc., and as a hyper rare in the Japanese Clay Burst expansion with artwork by the same artist. Both the Regular and the hyper rare prints were included in English in the Paldea Evolved expansion. These prints feature a slight text change to include the phrase up to, in order to give players the option to take fewer than the maximum number of cards. In Japan, the Regular print of this card was reprinted in the Terastal Starter Set Skeledirge ex, the Venusaur & Charizard & Blastoise Special Deck Set ex, the Shiny Treasure ex subset, the Battle Master Deck Chien-Pao ex, and the Terastal Fest ex subset.

Gallery

SuperiorEnergyRetrievalPlasmaFreeze103.jpg
Plasma Freeze print
Illus. 5ban Graphics
SuperiorEnergyRetrievalPaldeaEvolved189.jpg
Paldea Evolved Regular print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
SuperiorEnergyRetrievalPaldeaEvolved277.jpg
Paldea Evolved hyper rare print
Illus. Studio Bora Inc.
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
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Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
RioluDiamondPearl61.jpg
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

This card's effect matches that of Super Energy Retrieval, a card previously released in the Neo Genesis expansion.

Origin


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