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Fire Energy — Base #98, Shadowless printing

The shadowless printing itself, not the standard card.

—Base98/1021999Shadowless

Fire Energy 98/102 · Base Shadowless price

Raw shadowless · near mint

$2.17

Updated

From our printing index.

Every printing, raw

  • 1st Edition$10.00
  • Shadowlessthis page$2.17
  • Unlimitedhub$0.41
Fanatics, this printing
51
1 in 90 days
Latest sale
5 Oct 2026
shadowless

PSA population362 PSA 10s1,163 gradedHistorical PSA 10 rate 31%as of What the rate means →

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A shadowless is a different product from the standard Fire Energy, priced from its own sales. An estimate, not an appraisal. How we price →

Shadowless copies for sale right now

Live asks whose title names the shadowless. Standard-printing copies are not in this list.

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Stock as of .

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About the Shadowless printing

Which object this page prices — and how to tell it from the standard Fire Energy.

The Shadowless Fire Energy is from the print run between 1st Edition and unlimited: no drop shadow to the right of the picture frame, thinner HP type. Fewer were printed than unlimited, and the market treats it as its own card.

How to tell · right-hand edge of the illustration window

On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): no drop shadow down the right side of the picture frame, thinner HP text, and lighter colour. Every 1st Edition Base card is also shadowless — the stamp is what separates the two.

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Shadowless population

How many copies each grader has graded, every grade, all time. A population counts what has been graded, not every copy that exists, and resubmissions count again.

PSA graded
1,163
PSA 10
362
PSA 9
476
Historical PSA 10 rate
31.1%
PSA 10s of all graded
GraderGraded10s9s10s share
PSA1,16336247631.1%
CGC4977414514.9%
BGS601—
SGC201—
PSA graded
1,163
10s
362
10s share
31.1%
every 10 label
Historical PSA 10 rate
31.1%
Every PSA grade (10)
PSA population by grade
GradeCopiesShare
1036231.1%
947640.9%
8.520.2%
816514.2%
7766.5%
6494.2%
5232.0%
480.7%
330.3%
110.1%

PSA’s count of 17 Oct 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.

CGC graded
497
10s
74
10s share
14.9%
every 10 label
Historical CGC gem rate
14.9%
gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (14)
CGC population by grade
GradeCopiesShare
107414.9%
9.5122.4%
914529.2%
8.58416.9%
8428.5%
7.55010.1%
7234.6%
6.5122.4%
6142.8%
5.5224.4%
5112.2%
4.540.8%
3.510.2%
Authentic30.6%

CGC’s count of 23 Oct 2026, from GemRate. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.

Beckett graded
6
10s
0
10s share
—
every 10 label
Historical Beckett gem rate
—
gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (4)
Beckett population by grade
GradeCopiesShare
9.5116.7%
9116.7%
8.5350.0%
5.5116.7%

Beckett’s count of 23 Oct 2026, from GemRate. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.

SGC graded
2
10s
0
10s share
—
every 10 label
Historical SGC gem rate
—
gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (2)
SGC population by grade
GradeCopiesShare
9150.0%
Authentic150.0%

SGC’s count of 23 Oct 2026, from GemRate. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.

PSA’s count of 17 Oct 2026. CGC, Beckett and SGC as of 23 Oct 2026, from GemRate. CGC, Beckett and SGC 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. How population is measured →

Shadowless graded prices

Specific to the shadowless printing: its own graded-sales ladder, refereed by our sales of this printing where we have five or more at a grade, with PriceCharting as the cross-reference. Each rung says which.

  • PSA 7$10our sales
  • PSA 8$11our sales
  • PSA 9$18our sales
  • PSA 10$61our sales
  • BGS 10$93PriceCharting

Grading a clean shadowless copy turns roughly $2 into about $61 at PSA 10 — PSA grades this card a 10 about 31% of the time, a census rate that overstates a fresh submission’s odds. Where a range is shown it is the recent low–high sale spread at that grade.

Every Shadowless sale we can show you

Cert-verified sales and Fanatics’ sales re-homed to this printing, newest first. A cert number means PSA tied the sale to a specific shadowless slab: click it to check on psacard.com. Standard-printing sales are on the card’s main page, not here.

Item soldGradeVenueDateCertificatePrice
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10FanaticsAuction2026-10-05—$74.40
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 4 VGEXPSA 4FanaticsAuction2026-07-06—$18.00
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 9 MINTPSA 9FanaticsAuction2026-06-01—$18.00
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10FanaticsAuction2026-05-11—$46.80
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 10 GEM MINTPSA 10FanaticsAuction2026-05-11—$49.20
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 9 MINTPSA 9FanaticsAuction2026-05-11—$14.40
1999 Pokemon Base Set Shadowless Fire Energy #98 PSA 9 MINTPSA 9FanaticsAuction2026-05-11—$15.60

1–7 of 7 sales · 0 carry a PSA certificate, checkable on psacard.com.

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Frequently asked questions

How much is the Shadowless Fire Energy (Base #98) worth?

As of 25 October 2026, a raw near-mint Shadowless Fire Energy from Base is worth approximately $2, from our printing index. The standard printing's raw price is $0; the two are separate products.

How do I tell the Shadowless Fire Energy from the standard one?

Right-hand edge of the illustration window: On the WOTC printings (1999–2002): no drop shadow down the right side of the picture frame, thinner HP text, and lighter colour. Every 1st Edition Base card is also shadowless — the stamp is what separates the two.

What is a PSA 10 Shadowless Fire Energy worth?

About $61. PSA grades this card a 10 about 31% of the time.