ENERGY RETRIEVAL POKÉMON TRAINER CARD - BASE SET 2 (2000) - CGC GRADED GEM MINT 10

A PROFESSIONALLY GRADED EXAMPLE OF THE ENERGY RETRIEVAL TRAINER CARD FROM THE POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME BASE SET 2, RELEASED IN 2000. THIS CARD REPRESENTS A PIVOTAL UTILITY CARD IN COMPETITIVE POKÉMON TCG PLAY, ALLOWING PLAYERS TO TRADE ONE CARD FROM THEIR HAND FOR UP TO TWO BASIC ENERGY CARDS FROM THEIR DISCARD PILE.

CARD SPECIFICATIONS:
- SET: BASE SET 2
- CARD NUMBER: 110/130
- CARD TYPE: TRAINER (UTILITY)
- CARD NAME: ENERGY RETRIEVAL
- RELEASE YEAR: 2000
- LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
- CONDITION GRADE: CGC GEM MINT 10
- CERTIFICATION NUMBER: 6032970T2

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS EXAMPLE EXHIBITS EXCEPTIONAL PRESERVATION CONSISTENT WITH A GEM MINT 10 GRADE. THE CARD DEMONSTRATES PRISTINE SURFACE QUALITY WITH NO VISIBLE CREASING, BENDING, OR SURFACE WEAR. COLOUR SATURATION IS VIBRANT AND ACCURATE TO ORIGINAL PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS. CORNER SHARPNESS IS EXCELLENT WITH NO ROUNDING OR WEAR. EDGE QUALITY IS CLEAN AND WELL-DEFINED. CENTERING IS PRECISE AND BALANCED. THE CARD HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY ENCASED IN A CGC PROTECTIVE SLAB, ENSURING LONG-TERM PRESERVATION AND AUTHENTICATION.

SIGNIFICANCE:
ENERGY RETRIEVAL IS A FOUNDATIONAL TRAINER CARD IN POKÉMON TCG STRATEGY, PARTICULARLY VALUABLE IN THE BASE SET 2 ERA WHEN ENERGY ACCELERATION WAS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF COMPETITIVE DECK CONSTRUCTION. BASE SET 2 CARDS FROM 2000 REPRESENT AN EARLY PRODUCTION RUN OF THE POKÉMON TRADING CARD GAME, MAKING HIGH-GRADE EXAMPLES INCREASINGLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS AND COMPETITIVE PLAYERS ALIKE.

PROVENANCE:
PROFESSIONALLY GRADED AND CERTIFIED BY CGC CERTIFIED GUARANTY COMPANY, A RECOGNISED AUTHORITY IN TRADING CARD AUTHENTICATION AND GRADING. THE PROTECTIVE ENCASEMENT PROVIDES TAMPER-EVIDENT SECURITY AND PRESERVATION ASSURANCE.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia