Energy Search #153 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 7 Sept 2026Related Energy Search & chase cards
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Energy Search is one of those quiet, unglamorous cards that every Expedition set collector eventually needs, a common Trainer card from 2002 illustrated by Kai Ishikawa. It's not the card that makes headlines, but if you're putting together a complete Expedition run or just came across one in a binder and are wondering about Energy Search value, you've landed in the right spot. The short answer is that it's an affordable piece of Pokemon history, with real numbers behind what it's worth in every condition.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $1.30, down 27% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.59 in September 2022.
Recent pulls of Energy Search
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
$12CommonPokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 9m ago
$18PSA 8 NM-MTPokémon Starter PackCourtyard · 33m ago
$27CGC 10Starter Pokémon Gacha PackCollector Crypt · 56m ago
$157PSA 10 GEM MINTPokémon Ultra (Spicy)Courtyard · 1h ago$12CommonPokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 1h ago$12CommonPokemon Dollar PackTilt Rips · 2h ago$12CommonPokemon Mini PackTilt Rips · 2h ago$12CommonPokemon Starter PackTilt Rips · 2h ago
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Energy Search price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 206 graded, only 72 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $68 | 72 | 35 / 37 |
| PSA 9 | $16 | 70 | 35 / 35 |
| PSA 8 | $15 | 36 | 8 / 28 |
| PSA 7 | - | 15 | 4 / 11 |
| PSA 6 | - | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 5 | $28 | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 4 | $24 | 3 | - / 3 |
| PSA 3 | $20 | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | $18 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.86 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Expedition
- Card number
- 153 of 165
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Kai Ishikawa
- Released
- 2002
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The collector's take on Energy Search
Is Energy Search worth grading?
Here's the honest breakdown on Energy Search price at each grade: raw copies sit at $1, a Grade 9 comes in at $35, and a PSA 10 also lands at $35, which works out to a PSA 10 being worth 27.8x the raw card. That's a meaningful jump for a common card, but it's worth pausing before you send one off. Grading fees, shipping, and the wait time all add up, and with only 71 of the 197 graded copies reaching that gem mint PSA 10 tier, hitting the top grade isn't guaranteed even on a card that looks sharp to the eye. If you've got a pack-fresh copy with clean corners and centering, grading can make sense purely for the fun of it or to lock in that top value, but don't expect it to be a big money move on a common like this one.
How rare is Energy Search?
Population numbers on Energy Search tell an interesting story. Out of 197 total graded copies, 71 have earned a PSA 10, which is a solid chunk making gem mint. That's not typical scarcity in the way a rare holo might see, but it does mean that condition, not rarity, is what really separates the value tiers here. For a common card, the population data is more about grading odds than investment scarcity: there are plenty of raw copies out there, but pristine ones are the minority worth chasing if you care about the top of the market.
Where can you pull Energy Search?
We've tracked 27 recorded pulls of Energy Search across pack sites including courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull value hitting $95. It's turned up in a mix of packs, from the Pokémon Starter Pack and Wildcard Starter Pack to gacha-style options like the Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. As a common, it shows up with some regularity in these lower-tier and starter-style packs rather than being a chase card, which makes sense given the price. Worth remembering though, opening packs is a gamble no matter what you're chasing, and most rips won't come close to that $95 high. If you just want the card itself, buying raw on the secondary market is usually the cheaper, more predictable route.
Questions people ask
How much is Energy Search worth?+
A raw, ungraded Energy Search sits at $1, which is typical for a common Trainer card from the 2002 Expedition set. Graded copies climb quite a bit higher, with a Grade 9 at $35 and a PSA 10 also at $35. So the real value jump comes from getting a copy graded rather than the raw market.
Is Energy Search worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth 27.8x the raw card, but only 71 out of 197 graded copies have hit that top grade. Grading costs money regardless of outcome, so it makes the most sense if your copy already looks close to perfect and you're doing it for the love of the set rather than a guaranteed profit.
How much is a PSA 10 Energy Search worth?+
A PSA 10 Energy Search is valued at $35, which is 27.8 times higher than the $1 raw price. It's a nice reward for pulling or finding a gem mint copy, though with only 71 PSA 10s recorded among 197 graded total, it's far from a sure thing.
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