Energy Restore AR 86/99

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Energy Restore has appeared in several sets: Majestic Dawn (MD 81), Ruby & Sapphire (RS 81), Arceus (AR 86), Diamond & Pearl (DP 106) and Expedition Base Set (EX 141). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

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No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Arceus landed here on 4 November 2009.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Retreat cost: 0
Number: 86/99
Set: ArceusARSet guide
Illustrated by: Ryo Ueda

Flip 3 coins. For each heads, put a basic Energy card from your discard pile into your hand. If you don't have that many basic Energy cards in your discard pile, put all of them into your hand.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
It retreats for free. You can pull it back to the Bench whenever you like, even with no Energy on it at all.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
Keep in mind
None of the 9,387 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.