Rainbow Energy 1st Edition #17 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 16 Aug 2026Related Rainbow Energy & chase cards
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Rainbow Energy is one of those quietly beloved cards from the Team Rocket set, first released back in 2000, and if you're digging into Rainbow Energy value, you're not alone. It's a Rare card illustrated by Takumi Akabane, and this particular 1st Edition #17 printing carries the kind of early-set charm that keeps collectors coming back. Raw copies sit at $30, but the ceiling climbs a lot higher once grading gets involved, which is really what makes this card worth a closer look.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $35, up 1% over the past year, with an all-time high of $42 in June 2026.
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Rainbow Energy price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 3,593 graded, only 139 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $1.7k | 139 | 99 / 40 |
| PSA 9 | $91 | 1,209 | 1,004 / 205 |
| PSA 8 | $50 | 1,249 | 987 / 262 |
| PSA 7 | $41 | 545 | 474 / 71 |
| PSA 6 | $26 | 258 | 226 / 32 |
| PSA 5 | $21 | 145 | 132 / 13 |
| PSA 4 | $18 | 32 | 27 / 5 |
| PSA 3 | $16 | 9 | 8 / 1 |
| PSA 2 | $14 | 4 | 3 / 1 |
| PSA 1 | $50 | 3 | 3 / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $35 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Set
- Team Rocket
- Card number
- 17 of 83
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- Takumi Akabane
- Released
- 2000
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The collector's take on Rainbow Energy
Is Rainbow Energy worth grading?
So is Rainbow Energy worth grading? Here's the honest answer: a PSA 10 sells for $99, which works out to about 3.3 times what you'd get for a raw, ungraded copy at $30. That's a real jump, and it's the reason people send cards in. But gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, out of 3,583 total graded copies, only 138 have made that PSA 10 cut. Grading takes time, costs money, and there's no guarantee your copy comes back at a 10, so if your card has any visible wear, it might make more sense to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble on the grading fee.
How rare is Rainbow Energy?
Scarcity is where this card gets interesting. With 3,583 copies graded across all grades, Rainbow Energy isn't rare in the sense of being hard to find, but the split at the top tells the real story: just 138 of those are PSA 10s. That gap between total population and gem mint population is exactly why a PSA 10 commands $99 while a raw copy sits at $30, and why Grade 9 copies land at $1,004. The higher up the grading ladder you go, the thinner the air gets.
Where can you pull Rainbow Energy?
We've tracked 21 recorded pulls of Rainbow Energy across sites like courtyard and collector-crypt, with the biggest recorded pull landing at $98. It's shown up in packs like the Pokémon Starter Pack, Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack, The Amazing Chase Encore, Pokémon Pro Pack, and Pokémon Master Pack. That data comes straight from our own tracking, not a price guide, so if you're chasing this card in packs rather than buying it outright, those are the names worth watching. Just remember that pack opening is a gamble by nature, and most rips don't come close to covering their cost, so treat any pull of Rainbow Energy as a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Rainbow Energy worth?+
A raw, ungraded Rainbow Energy from Team Rocket runs about $30. Once graded, the value shifts quite a bit: a Grade 9 sits at $1,004, and a PSA 10 comes in at $99. The grading outcome matters a lot here, so it's worth checking condition closely before deciding what your copy might actually fetch.
Is Rainbow Energy worth grading?+
It can be, since a PSA 10 sells for roughly 3.3 times the raw price. But only 138 out of 3,583 graded copies have hit that PSA 10 mark, so gem mint is far from guaranteed. Weigh the grading cost and wait time against your card's actual condition before sending it in.
Why is the Rainbow Energy 1st Edition #17 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st Edition printings from this era are generally produced in smaller numbers than their standard counterparts, which tends to make them more desirable to collectors. That extra scarcity and historical significance is usually what drives the price gap, even for a Rare card like this one from Team Rocket.
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