at a recent tourney,  the opponent had a buzzaped electrode on a pokemon.  I
tried to remove it with an energy removal but the judge said that i couldn't
remove it because it is still a PKMN.  I dont beleive him.  can i use nrg
removal to remove a buzzaped electrode??

Once the Electrode is "Buzznaped", it is no longer a Pokemon, but rather an Energy card that produces 2 Energy of a single type.  It loses all characteristics of a Pokemon and gains all the characteristics of an Energy card, so yes, it can be Energy Removaled.

Scott