Energy Retrieval99/98 · Ancient Origins Price & Value
Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$8pop 77
- PSA 9$192 sold · 90d · pop 91
- PSA 10$153pop 50
Why prices differ
TCGplayer's figure is what sellers are asking on their marketplace, not what copies sold for — an asking price sits above a completed sale because it is the start of a negotiation, not the end of one. Our price comes from those same completed sales, adjusted to Near Mint — the median below mixes every condition together, and most copies that change hands are played rather than mint. How we weigh them →
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Ancient Origins #99/98, 2015. Check yours against the tells below before you buy, sell or grade.
The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
What's your copy worth?
✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Energy Retrieval is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Ancient Origins (#99, released 2015), illustrated by 5ban Graphics. It's a Item Trainer card. It's listed among our gold secret rares. Prices below are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 15 September 2026.
Energy Retrieval price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
Medium confidence13 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely. · Liquid — Sells regularly
7 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 22 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$11.9923 sales · 13 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 9$48.244 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 10$1533 sales
- PSA 8$9.032 sales
- PSA 7$9.502 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 9$38.592 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 8$32.002 sales · 1 in 90d, rare
- Lot$25.201 sale
Is Energy Retrieval worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $19 against the $86 you put in, a $67 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $19–$153. Averaged over every outcome that is −$49 a card.
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Compare graders, and the live market
The verdict above is PSA's — the grader the population report, the ROI table and the price ladder on this page all use. Trader prices all three graders against each other and adds what the asking market is doing right now.
- PSA, CGC and Beckett side by side — each on its own population and its own fees, with Beckett scored on the 9.5 its market actually pays for.
- Lightly and moderately played — the same expected return for a copy that cannot gem.
- Ask vs sold — what the live listings want, against what copies have really closed at.
- Momentum — the 30-day median against the 90-day, per grade.
- Where it sells higher — the Fanatics-versus-eBay premium, with the sale counts behind it.
- Population history — the weekly PSA census, so you can see how fast 10s are arriving before you post the card.
The odds
Energy Retrieval is a Secret / Rainbow in Ancient Origins — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 5 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 201 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $152.50 | $72 | +$65 | 9.5× |
| PSA 9 | $19.00 | $70 | −$67 | 1.2× |
| PSA 8 | $8.00 | $70 | −$78 | 0.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 282 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 17.7% | $152.50 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 32.3% | $19.00 |
| PSA 8 | 27% | $8.00 |
| PSA 7 | 12.1% | $8.00 † |
| PSA 6 | 6% | $6.00 |
| PSA 5 | 1.4% | $6.00 |
| PSA 3 | 1.1% | $6.00 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 2.5% | $16.04 |
† Priced from PriceCharting's graded ladder — we hold no completed sale of our own at that grade. Every other row is our own sold data.
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-08-26; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — every grade, with gem rates
50 of the 277 PSA-graded Energy Retrieval copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 18%. The rest graded lower.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 277.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 84.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 3.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Energy Retrieval 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
The Pokémon Company Energy Retrieval 99/98 XY Ancient Origins Secret Rare HoloRaw · eBay$10.12
Pokémon TCG Energy Retrieval 99/98 Ancient Origins Gold Secret Rare LP 2015Raw · eBay$11.99
Pokemon Energy Retrieval 99/98 XY - Ancient Origins Holo Full Art NMRaw · eBay$12.00
Energy Retrieval Secret Rare Holo XY - Ancient Origins 99/98 MPRaw · eBay$12.25
Energy Retrieval 99/98 XY-Ancient Origins Holo Secret Rare LPRaw · eBay$12.55
Energy Retrieval 99/98 Secret Rare Ancient Origins Pokemon HoloRaw · eBay$12.99Cheapest raw copy $10.12 — 37% below our near-mint estimate of $16
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 50 | $153$130–$175 | |
| PSA 9pop 91 | ✓ 8 cert-verified$19$19–$26 | |
| PSA 8pop 77 | ✓ 5 cert-verified$8$8–$26 | |
| PSA 6pop 18 | modelled$6$6–$6 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 7 slab of this card sells for about $12 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
25% spreadCurrently 25% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Energy Retrieval (Ancient Origins #99) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Energy Retrieval from Ancient Origins is worth approximately $16.04 ungraded (near-mint), and around $153 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Energy Retrieval?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Energy Retrieval from Ancient Origins is worth around $153 — roughly 10× the raw ungraded value of $16.04.
Should I grade my Energy Retrieval?
Grading is worth it when the PSA 10 premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10 — the "Should you grade it?" estimate above works that out per grade, net of the current fee.
Is Energy Retrieval rare?
Energy Retrieval is a Rare Secret card from Ancient Origins (card #99).
How do I know if my Energy Retrieval is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
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