Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$383 sold · 90d · pop 71
- PSA 9$42pop 150
- PSA 10$1451 sold · 90d · pop 65
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Burning Shadows #168/147, 2017. 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.
Darkness Energy is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Burning Shadows (#168, released 2017). It's a Basic Energy 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.
Darkness Energy price history & recent sales
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history
High confidence17 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Liquid — Sells regularly
5 of 10 verified sales were competitive auctions — this price reflects real bidding, not asking prices. A graded copy trades roughly every 20 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$37.0021 sales · 17 in 90d, sells regularly
- PSA 9$43.005 sales
- PSA 8$36.545 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 7$25.752 sales · 2 in 90d, rare
- PSA 6$11.501 sale
- PSA 10$3991 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
Is Darkness Energy worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 9 — worth $42 against the $124 you put in, a $82 loss. The money is in the 1 in 2 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $42–$145. Averaged over every outcome that is −$64 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
Darkness Energy is a Secret / Rainbow in Burning Shadows — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 22 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 884 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 | $145.00 | $71 | +$21 | 2.8× |
| PSA 9 | $41.50 | $70 | −$81 | 0.8× |
| PSA 8 | $38.27 | $70 | −$85 | 0.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 325 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 20% | $145.00 |
| PSA 9 — typical | 45.8% | $41.50 |
| PSA 8 | 21.2% | $38.27 |
| PSA 7 | 6.2% | $22.42 |
| PSA 6 | 4.3% | $11.50 |
| PSA 5 | 1.2% | $11.50 |
| PSA 4 | 0.3% | $11.50 |
| Other (half grades, authentic) | 0.9% | $52.56 |
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
65 of the 328 PSA-graded Darkness Energy copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 20%. 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 328.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 86.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Darkness Energy 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Darkness Energy 168/147 Secret Rare Burning Shadows DMG 2017 Free ShippingRaw · eBay$34.99
Darkness Energy (Secret) 168/147 Sm-Burning Shadows HoloRaw · eBay$40.00
Darkness Energy 168/147 Holo Secret Rare Burning Shadows Pokemon 2017 MPRaw · eBay$45.99
Pokemon TCG Darkness Energy 168/147 SM Burning Shadows Secret Rare Holo ENRaw · eBay$49.00
Darkness Energy (Secret) Holo SM - Burning Shadows 168/147 LPRaw · eBay$49.75![Darkness Energy (168/147) [Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows] Lightly Played Holofoil](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/eSgAAeSw5y9qoUDe/s-l225.jpg)
Darkness Energy (168/147) [Sun & Moon: Burning Shadows] Lightly Played HolofoilRaw · eBay$51.02Cheapest raw copy $40.00 — 24% below our near-mint estimate of $53
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 65 | $145$123–$167 | |
| PSA 8pop 71 | $38$33–$44 | |
| PSA 7pop 21 | $22$19–$26 | |
| PSA 6pop 15 | modelled$12$12–$12 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
🇪🇺 Europe price · eBay sold
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Darkness Energy cards
There are 26 different Darkness Energy printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Burning Shadows #168 (Rare Secret). The most valuable 7 are below.
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Darkness Energy (Burning Shadows #168) worth?
As of 15 September 2026, Darkness Energy from Burning Shadows is worth approximately $52.56 ungraded (near-mint), and around $145 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 Darkness Energy?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Darkness Energy from Burning Shadows is worth around $145 — roughly 2.8× the raw ungraded value of $52.56.
Should I grade my Darkness Energy?
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 Darkness Energy rare?
Darkness Energy is a Rare Secret card from Burning Shadows (card #168).
How do I know if my Darkness Energy 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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