# Energy Removal #119/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Energy Removal was a Trainer that nearly every Wizards-era deck leaned on, since taking a single Energy off an opponent's attacker could swing the tempo of a whole game. As a Base Set 2 common it was bulk by rarity, so the draw for collectors is nostalgia and Kinebuchi's name on the art credit. A $0.38 modelled guide, down 17% over 30 days on 25 copies traded, says bulk, with 835 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 brings $41, 107 times raw, but a 34% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade, with original packs long past any pull-rate math.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 119/130 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.38** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.67 — as of 2026-10-18T00:49:33.867Z
- Quant score: 12/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 52% weight · -24% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-16T07:18:32.382Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T21:25:50.361Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T15:26:11.427Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T21:25:50.358Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-18T22:16:30.245Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/energy-removal-119)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-119%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)