Rainbow Energy 1st Edition #80 value & price
Reviewed by Mumbles · Updated 8 Aug 2026Related Rainbow Energy & chase cards
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Rainbow Energy is one of those cards that feels bigger than a simple Energy card has any right to feel. Pulled from the Team Rocket set back in 2000, this Rare 1st Edition print, illustrated by Takumi Akabane, has quietly built a following among collectors chasing early Wizards of the Coast era cards. If you are searching Rainbow Energy value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits around $11, but the story gets a lot more interesting once grading enters the picture.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $11, up 14% over the past year, with an all-time high of $17 in June 2025.
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Rainbow Energy price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 1,284 graded, only 260 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $182 | 260 | 210 / 50 |
| PSA 9 | $30 | 546 | 443 / 103 |
| PSA 8 | $20 | 288 | 192 / 96 |
| PSA 7 | $20 | 99 | 77 / 22 |
| PSA 6 | $15 | 57 | 44 / 13 |
| PSA 5 | $12 | 20 | 14 / 6 |
| PSA 4 | $10 | 11 | 10 / 1 |
| PSA 3 | $9.00 | 3 | 3 / - |
| PSA 2 | $8.00 | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $11 | - | - |
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
- 80 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 it worth grading? Honestly, it depends on what you are chasing. A PSA 10 copy of Rainbow Energy trades for $210, which works out to roughly 18.3 times what the raw card sells for, and that kind of jump is exactly why people send cards in. But gem mint is not a given. A Grade 9 lands at $443, which tells you the market rewards a clean, well centered copy even without the perfect label, and hitting a true 10 on a 1st edition card from 2000 is never guaranteed no matter how sharp it looks in hand. Factor in grading fees, turnaround time, and the real chance your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10, and grading starts to feel less like a sure thing and more like a calculated bet. If your copy already looks clean and sharp under a light, it is probably worth the gamble. If it has soft corners or print lines, save your money and enjoy it raw.
How rare is Rainbow Energy?
Across all grading companies, there are 1,279 graded copies of Rainbow Energy on record, and only 258 of those have earned the top PSA 10 grade. That is a fairly tight number for a card this old, and it tells you two things at once: not many people bothered grading Energy cards from this era, and even fewer copies survived in pack fresh condition to earn a perfect score. That scarcity at the top end is a big part of why the PSA 10 price sits so far above the raw price, and why Grade 9 copies hold real value of their own.
Where can you pull Rainbow Energy?
Here is where PackSpy actually earns its keep. We track real pulls across pack opening sites in real time, and as of now, Rainbow Energy has not shown up in any recorded pull on the sites we monitor. That fits the pattern for a card like this, older, rarer, and not the kind of thing that turns up often when people are ripping packs live. If you want one, your realistic path right now is the secondary market rather than hoping for a live pull, and that is worth knowing before you spend money chasing it in packs.
Questions people ask
How much is Rainbow Energy worth?+
A raw, ungraded copy of Rainbow Energy typically sells for $11. Once graded, the value climbs a lot: a Grade 9 goes for $443, and a PSA 10 sits at $210. It is a good reminder that grading can completely change what a card is worth.
Is Rainbow Energy worth grading?+
It can be, especially since a PSA 10 sells for about 18.3 times the raw price. Just know that gem mint is genuinely hard to hit, with only 258 PSA 10s out of 1,279 total graded copies, so there is real risk your card comes back a 9 instead of a 10.
Why is the Rainbow Energy 1st Edition #80 print worth more than the standard one?+
1st edition cards from the Team Rocket set are generally scarcer and more sought after than their standard print counterparts, since fewer were produced before the printing shifted to unlimited runs. Collectors tend to place a premium on that early print status, which is part of why 1st edition copies like this one draw more attention in the market.
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