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Retro Energy
Skyridge 144/144 • uncommon
- Set
- Skyridge
- Number
- 144/144
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 2003
- Market price
- $8.68
- Artist
- Shin-ichi Yoshikawa
What it does
This card provides Colorless Energy. When you play this card from your hand and attach it to 1 of your Evolved Pokémon, you may remove up to 2 damage counters from that Pokémon and discard the top card from it. (This counts as devolving it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Retro Energy card was released in 2003 as part of the Skyridge expansion, which served as the final set produced by Wizards of the Coast for the Pokémon Trading Card Game before the license transitioned to The Pokémon Company. This set is particularly notable among collectors as it concluded the e-Card Series, a design era characterized by cards featuring specialized borders and dot-code strips along the side intended for use with the Nintendo e-Reader peripheral.
The card was designed to function as a Special Energy card, featuring a unique mechanical effect that allowed it to provide every type of basic energy simultaneously, though only one at a time. The artwork reflects the transition period of the TCG, blending the classic aesthetic of early sets with the distinct, utilitarian layout mandated by the e-Reader compatibility requirements. It remains a sought-after piece of history for those documenting the transition between publishers and the experimental era of Pokémon card mechanics.
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