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Water Energy Holo value & price

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Reviewed by · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Ungraded market value
$50▼ 30% · 1Y
PSA 9
$86
★
PSA 10 · Gem Mint
$279

Water Energy Holo comes from the 2002 Japanese McDonald's Pokemon set, one of those charming little promo issues that turned a fast food meal into a nostalgic collecting moment. It is not a card that turns heads for jaw dropping prices, but it has a quiet appeal for set builders and McDonald's promo collectors chasing something a little different. If you are asking about Water Energy value, the short answer is that it sits at the affordable end of the hobby, which is exactly what makes it fun to track down.

Price history

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$0.00$6.16$12$18$25202420252026$20PSA 10$13BGS 9.5$12Grade 9$11Grade 8$7.50Grade 7$1.00Ungraded

Raw value is $1.00, down 30% over the past year, with an all-time high of $4.78 in May 2024.

Raw
$50
1Y
▼ 30%
PSA 10
$279
PSA 9
$86
Population
7
Gem PSA 10
5
Upside
5.6×
All-time high
$4.78

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Water Energy price at every grade

Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 7 graded, only 5 are PSA 10.

GradeValuePopulation
PSA 10 (Gem Mint)$205
PSA 9$121
PSA 8$11-
PSA 7$7.50-
PSA 6$6.001
PSA 5$5.00-
PSA 4$4.00-
PSA 3$3.00-
PSA 2$3.00-
PSA 1--
Raw / Ungraded$50-

Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).

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The collector's take on Water Energy

Is Water Energy worth grading?

Here is the honest breakdown: raw copies sit around $1, a Grade 9 comes in at $12, and a PSA 10 tops out at $20, which works out to about 13.7 times the raw price. That sounds like a nice jump on paper, but with grading fees, shipping, and the wait time factored in, the actual profit margin on a card this inexpensive is thin to nonexistent. Gem mint copies are genuinely hard to hit too, so unless you already have a raw copy sitting around that looks flawless under a light, this is more of a labor of love than a money move. If you love the card and want a PSA 10 for the collection, go for it, just do not expect grading to pay for itself.

How rare is Water Energy?

Only 7 copies of Water Energy Holo have been graded in total, and of those, 5 have earned the PSA 10 gem mint label. That is a small population by any measure, but it also tells you something interesting: this card does not seem to fight collectors on quality, since most graded copies landed at the top. Low population usually means scarcity drives value up, but here the modest price shows that demand for this particular promo just is not fierce enough to push it higher, even with so few examples out there.

Where can you pull Water Energy?

We track real pulls across pack sites, and Water Energy Holo has shown up 58 times across tilt-rips, courtyard, collector-crypt, and mnstr. The biggest recorded pull hit $275, which is a nice reminder that pack odds and payouts do not always match the card's baseline market value. You will find it turning up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Pokémon Pro Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Wildcard Starter Pack, and Legendary Pokémon Gacha Pack. Worth saying plainly: opening packs is a gamble, and most rips do not beat what you paid in, so treat any pull like a bonus rather than a plan.

Questions people ask

How much is Water Energy worth?+

A raw, ungraded Water Energy Holo is valued around $1. Grading pushes that up, with a Grade 9 around $12 and a PSA 10 reaching $20, but the raw price is what most casual sellers and buyers will see day to day.

Is Water Energy worth grading?+

It depends on why you are doing it. The jump to PSA 10 is about 13.7 times the raw value, but with only 7 copies graded total and grading fees to consider, it is rarely a profitable move unless you already own a copy in gem mint condition and just want it certified.

How much is a PSA 10 Water Energy worth?+

A PSA 10 Water Energy Holo sits at $20 in the market. Only 5 copies have earned that gem mint grade out of 7 total graded, so while it is the top of the ladder for this card, it is still a modest number overall.

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