How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read BS 79/102 there. Its illustration is signed Keiji Kinebuchi.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Base Set set, released here on 9 January 1999.

Base Set

Super Energy Removal BS 79/102

Name: Super Energy Removal BS 79
Brand: Pokémon

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What you might be wondering about this card

How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read BS 79/102 there. Its illustration is signed Keiji Kinebuchi.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Base Set set, released here on 9 January 1999.

When it came out

Base Set landed here on 9 January 1999.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

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

Number: 79/102
Set: Base SetBS
Illustrated by: Keiji Kinebuchi

The Japanese text is not available yet. Text shown: English.

Discard 1 Energy card attached to 1 of your Pokémon in order to choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon and up to 2 Energy cards attached to it. Discard those Energy cards.

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
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
Keep in mind
None of the 5,392 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.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.