Fire Energy #98 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 1 Sept 2026Related Fire Energy & chase cards
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Fire Energy #98 is one of those cards nearly every early Pokemon collector has held at some point, a common energy card from the original 1999 Base Set, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi. It's not rare in the traditional sense, but it carries the weight of being part of that first set, and that's exactly why people still search for Fire Energy value today. If you're wondering how much is Fire Energy worth, the honest answer is that it depends a lot on condition, and we'll walk through that below.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $0.99, down 27% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.23 in January 2021.
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Fire Energy price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,922 graded, only 571 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $85 | 571 | 443 / 128 |
| PSA 9 | $25 | 683 | 506 / 177 |
| PSA 8 | $13 | 358 | 238 / 120 |
| PSA 7 | $11 | 119 | 70 / 49 |
| PSA 6 | $9.00 | 77 | 44 / 33 |
| PSA 5 | $5.02 | 66 | 31 / 35 |
| PSA 4 | $4.25 | 35 | 8 / 27 |
| PSA 3 | $4.00 | 5 | 2 / 3 |
| PSA 2 | $4.00 | 2 | 2 / - |
| PSA 1 | - | 6 | 5 / 1 |
| Raw / Ungraded | $0.99 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Base Set
- Card number
- 98 of 102
- Rarity
- Common
- Stage
- Basic
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Released
- 1999
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The collector's take on Fire Energy
Is Fire Energy worth grading?
Here's the real math on Fire Energy price across grades: a raw, ungraded copy sits at $1, while a PSA 10 comes in at $443, which works out to roughly 447.5 times the raw value. That's a genuinely large jump for a common card, and it's the kind of gap that makes people want to send copies off to get graded. But there's a wrinkle worth knowing, a Grade 9 copy is actually valued at $506, a bit higher than the PSA 10 figure, which is a good reminder that grading outcomes and market pricing don't always move in a straight line. With 571 PSA 10s out of 1,915 total graded copies, gem mint isn't some impossible dream, but it's also far from guaranteed. Grading costs money and time, and there's always a chance your card comes back lower than you hoped, so weigh that against the $1 you'd get for it raw before you commit.
How rare is Fire Energy?
Look at the population numbers and you get a pretty clear picture: 1,915 copies of Fire Energy have been graded in total, and 571 of those landed a PSA 10. That means close to a third of graded copies hit gem mint, which tells you this card, while old, wasn't especially hard to preserve well when people bothered to submit it. That relative accessibility at the top grade is part of why the PSA 10 price sits where it does rather than climbing into rarer territory, scarcity at the very top isn't extreme here, so the value stays grounded rather than spiking.
Where can you pull Fire Energy?
This is where PackSpy's own tracking comes in handy, since we've recorded Fire Energy being pulled 41 times across sites including courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull coming in at $125. It's shown up in packs like the Wildcard Basic Pack, Starter Pokemon Gacha Pack, Pokemon Pro Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, and Pokemon Master Pack. If you're chasing this one through pack openings, those are the names to keep an eye on, though it's worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble by nature and most rips don't come out ahead financially, so treat any pull as a bonus rather than a plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Fire Energy worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Fire Energy is valued at $1. Graded copies are worth considerably more, with a Grade 9 at $506 and a PSA 10 at $443, so condition and certification make a big difference to the Fire Energy price.
Is Fire Energy worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 is worth about 447.5 times the raw price. But with 571 PSA 10s already out of 1,915 graded copies, gem mint isn't rare enough to make it a sure thing, and grading fees eat into any profit, so think it through before sending one off.
How much is a PSA 10 Fire Energy worth?+
A PSA 10 Fire Energy currently carries a value of $443. Interestingly, a Grade 9 copy is valued slightly higher at $506, which is a useful reminder to check current market figures rather than assume higher grade always means higher price.
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