Scoop Up 105/110 Legendary Collection Pokémon Raw

Pokémon: N/A

Series: Legendary Collection

Set: Legendary Collection

Card Number: 105/110

Rarity: R

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2002

Illustrator:   Keiji Kinebuchi

The Scoop Up 104/110 is a Rare Trainer (Item) card from the Legendary Collection compilation set, released on May 24, 2002 by Wizards of the Coast and illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi, the prolific artist responsible for the majority of the original Base Set era's Trainer card artwork. (Note: the correct collector number is 104/110; position 105/110 belongs to The Boss's Way.) As one of only 20 Rare cards in the 110-card master set, it features a clean, functional illustration depicting a hand reaching into a swirling vortex of energy, capturing the card's retrieval purpose in the minimalist style consistent with the set's early-era aesthetic. The Legendary Collection was the first English Pokémon TCG set to introduce reverse holofoil cards, a production innovation that gave every single card in the set a potential foil variant and fundamentally changed how collectors approached set completion.

In terms of decks and strategy, Scoop Up's effect is a powerful board-recycling tool: "Choose 1 of your own Pokémon in play and return its Basic Pokémon card to your hand. (Discard all cards attached to that card.)" In 2002-era competitive formats, this made it a critical tech card in evolution-heavy decks, as the ability to return a damaged or status-affected Basic Pokémon to the hand—while discarding all attached Energy and Evolution cards—created a powerful reset mechanism that could recycle a heavily invested attacker back into the hand for redeployment. Players used Scoop Up to "bank" a damaged Charizard or Articuno back to the hand after taking a hit, then re-attach Energy and Evolution cards on a subsequent turn to restore full combat readiness. In modern Unlimited and Expanded formats, it finds utility in any deck that relies on cycling Basic Pokémon, and its ability to interact with the evolving metagame—particularly against strategies that accumulate damage on a single attacker—cemented its reputation as one of the most strategically creative Rare Trainers in the compilation set.

Collectors love the Legendary Collection Scoop Up for its unique position as one of the most functionally important Trainer cards in the first set to feature reverse holofoil technology, a production milestone that elevated every card in the checklist from a simple reprint to a potential foil chase. Keiji Kinebuchi's illustration, with its clean hand-and-vortex motif and soft glowing accents, gives the card a timeless visual identity that complements the Legendary Collection's "greatest hits" presentation. As a Rare from a set that reprinted the most iconic Pokémon from the Lava and Turmoil theme decks into a single unified checklist, Scoop Up represents the intersection of competitive necessity and collectible prestige—a card that was not merely collectible but genuinely needed in every serious evolution deck of its era. Its permanently fixed supply, combined with over 24 years of natural wear from the massive population of Legendary Collection cards that were opened, played, and traded in the early 2000s, ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still value its reliable recycling potential on the battlefield.

Product Details

Card Number / Rarity:104/110 / Rare

Card Type / HP / Stage:Trainer / /

Card Text:Choose 1 of your own Pokémon in play and return its Basic Pokémon card to your hand. (Discard all cards attached to that card.)