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Energy Retrieval

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Base Set · #81 · Uncommon · 1999

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Card facts

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Set position: 81 / 102
Release year: 1999
Rarity: Uncommon
Illustrator: Keiji Kinebuchi
Series: Base

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Recovery

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 4% of decks; 1.38 copies on average · 3349 decks
Match win rate: 41.2%; -5.9 pts vs the 47.1% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

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in 0% of decks · 16 seen

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in 3% of decks · 99 seen

Mega Charizard Y ex

in 3% of decks · 109 seen

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About this card

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

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

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Tournament play

This printing of Energy Retrieval has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Energy Retrieval — Scarlet & Violet

Played in 694 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.10	$0.50	$19.10	$0.54	$0.78

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.29
7-day average	€2.07
30-day average	€0.98
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€1.76
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.04
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.04
averageSellPrice	€0.99
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.04
Reverse holo trend	€0.04

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Energy Retrieval is real?

Energy Retrieval is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Energy Retrieval worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Energy Retrieval is $0.54; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Energy Retrieval from?

Energy Retrieval is from the Pokémon set "Base Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.

What rarity is Energy Retrieval?

Energy Retrieval is a Uncommon card in the Base Set set.