Recycle

Emerging Powers 96/98 • uncommon

Set: Emerging Powers
Number: 96/98
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: 2011
Market price: $0.51
Artist: Ryo Ueda

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Market

What it's worth

$0.51market price via TCGplayer · Nov 4, 2026$0.44 – $0.53 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This uncommon card from the Emerging Powers set is a notable inclusion due to its numbering near the end of the collection. As a card that serves as a resource management tool, it encourages thoughtful play by requiring players to reconsider their discarded options during a match.

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Card face

What it does

Item

Flip a coin. If heads, put a card from your discard pile on top of your deck.

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

Formats

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Recycle card was released as part of the Emerging Powers expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted internationally in August 2011. This set was notable for primarily featuring Pokémon from the Black and White generation, focusing on the Unova region. As an Trainer item card, it served as a functional utility piece designed to help players recover resources from their discard pile, reflecting the strategic emphasis on resource management prevalent in the competitive landscape at that time.

The card features artwork by Ryo Ueda, a long-time illustrator for the franchise known for a clean, graphical style. By utilizing a simple visual representation of the recycling process, the design aimed to clearly communicate the card's effect of returning a discarded card to the top of the player's deck. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard utility tool for casual and intermediate deck-building, valued for its ability to provide a second chance for discarded essential cards.

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Other printings

Others named Recycle

Same name, different printings and different cards — these sources have no shared id tying a reprint to its original.

RecycleFossil · #61/62 · common · 1999$3.86

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About

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