Energy Search #59 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Energy Search & chase cards
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Energy Search is one of those quiet, unglamorous cards from the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils set that a lot of collectors overlook, but if you're checking Energy Search value, you're not alone, plenty of people pulling this set want to know what it's actually worth. It's a support card rather than a flashy holo, so its price sits modestly, but that doesn't mean it's without interest for anyone building out a complete set from this era. Raw copies trade for $2, which tells you this is a card valued more for completeness than clout.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $2.30, up 84% over the past year, with an all-time high of $2.51 in April 2026.
Recent pulls of Energy Search
Real pulls of this card across the tracked pack-opening sites, data no price guide has.
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Energy Search price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 314 graded, only 127 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $232 | 127 | 42 / 85 |
| PSA 9 | $25 | 98 | 63 / 35 |
| PSA 8 | $10 | 46 | 22 / 24 |
| PSA 7 | $8.00 | 18 | 5 / 13 |
| PSA 6 | $6.00 | 13 | 2 / 11 |
| PSA 5 | $5.00 | 6 | 4 / 2 |
| PSA 4 | $4.00 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $3.00 | 2 | 1 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $3.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $2.30 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 59
- Rarity
- Common
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
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The collector's take on Energy Search
Is Energy Search worth grading?
Here's where it gets interesting: a PSA 10 sells for $42, which is 18.3x the raw price of $2, and that multiplier looks tempting on paper. But look closer and there's a wrinkle worth knowing before you send anything off: a Grade 9 actually sells for $63, more than the PSA 10. That's not a typo, it's just how this particular market has shaken out, and it's a good reminder that grading isn't always a straight line up in value. Add in the real cost of submitting a card, the wait time, and the chance it comes back with a crease or corner ding you didn't clock at home, and grading a $2 card starts to look like a bet you want to think through rather than jump into. If you love the card and want it protected, grading still makes sense, just don't expect gem mint to automatically mean the biggest payout here.
How rare is Energy Search?
Across all grading services combined, there are 314 graded copies of Energy Search on record, and of those, 127 have come back as PSA 10. That's actually a decent chunk of the graded population landing at the top grade, which tells you this card isn't especially hard to get through grading in top condition. So the scarcity story here isn't about gem mint copies being unicorns, it's more about the overall population being small to begin with. When a population stays limited like this, prices tend to hold steady rather than spike, which lines up with what we're seeing.
Where can you pull Energy Search?
We've tracked Energy Search getting pulled 27 times across pack sites we monitor, specifically courtyard and collector-crypt, and the biggest single pull value we've recorded came in at $95. It's shown up in a handful of packs including the Pokémon Starter Pack, Anime Pop Culture Gacha, Wildcard Starter Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, and Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack. That $95 pull is well above what the card normally trades for, which is a fun reminder that pack prices can swing wildly from the raw market value, and it's exactly the kind of real-world data a price guide won't show you. Worth saying plainly though, opening packs chasing a card like this is a gamble, and most rips don't come out ahead, so treat it as fun rather than an investment plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Energy Search worth?+
A raw, ungraded Energy Search is worth $2 right now. Graded copies climb from there, with a Grade 9 going for $63 and a PSA 10 sitting at $42, so condition and certification make a real difference in what you'll see it sell for.
Is Energy Search worth grading?+
It depends on what you're after. The jump from raw at $2 to PSA 10 at $42 sounds strong at 18.3x, but a Grade 9 actually sells for more at $63, so grading doesn't guarantee the biggest payout even if you hit gem mint. Weigh the grading fees and wait time against those numbers before you submit.
How much is a PSA 10 Energy Search worth?+
A PSA 10 Energy Search is worth $42. With 127 PSA 10 copies out of 314 total graded, gem mint isn't especially rare for this card, which helps explain why the price sits where it does rather than commanding a bigger premium.
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