From: Brian Brokaw To: Subject: Re: pokemon Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 11:07 AM > i have a question on energy retrieval. Let say the only thing in my discard > pile is a fighting energy. Can i discard a lightning energy for the energy > retrieval and pick up the fighting as well as the lightning energy i just > used for the energy retrieval ? Or does the energy retrieval and lightning > energy hit the discard pile after you choose your energies ? Thanks. The Energy Retrieval and the discarded card hit the discard pile BEFORE picking out 2 basic energy cards. So the answer to your question is YES, you may discard a basic energy along with Energy Retrieval just to retrieve it back again with Energy Retrieval. Brian Brokaw