Market value · Near Mint
- PSA 8$8modelled · pop 22
- PSA 9$203 sold · 90d · pop 143
- PSA 10$503 sold · 90d · pop 226
Make sure you have the right card
Every price on this page is for Chilling Reign #231/198, 2021. 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.
Water Energy is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Chilling Reign (#231, released 2021). 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 12 September 2026.
Water Energy price history & recent sales
Price history · Raw
We'll email you when this card's value crosses your target.
Verified sales history
High confidence42 sales in 90 days, closely clustered. · Very liquid — Sells often
Sale mix: 3 auctions, 4 accepted offers, 3 fixed-price. A graded copy trades roughly every 10 days (median gap between cert-verified sales).
By grade
- Raw$12.5064 sales · 42 in 90d, sells often
- PSA 10$48.0013 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 9$17.934 sales · 3 in 90d, occasional
- PSA 8$7.501 sale
- CGC 9$10.511 sale · 1 in 90d, rare
- CGC 10$34.991 sale
- BGS 9$11.501 sale
Is Water Energy worth grading?
Most copies come back PSA 10 — worth $48 against the $86 you put in, a $38 loss. The money is in the 1 in 1 that reach PSA 9 or 10 and sell for $20–$48. Averaged over every outcome that is −$51 a card.
That is the average submitted copy. Tell us about yours and the verdict re-prices — most cards stop being worth grading here. Not sure? Grade it from a photo →
These are set to a flawless copy — the answer above. Change any of them to re-price it for the card in your hand.
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
Water Energy is a Secret / Rainbow in Chilling Reign — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 35 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 1,407 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 | $49.99 | $70 | −$36 | 3.2× |
| PSA 9 | $19.68 | $70 | −$66 | 1.2× |
| PSA 8 | $7.52 | $70 | −$78 | 0.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 394 PSA-graded copies:
| Outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 — typical | 56.6% | $48.00 |
| PSA 9 | 36% | $19.68 |
| PSA 8 | 5.6% | $7.52 |
| PSA 7 | 1.3% | $7.52 † |
| PSA 6 | 0.3% | $7.52 |
| PSA 5 | 0.3% | $7.52 |
† 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
226 of the 398 PSA-graded Water Energy copies came back a gem-mint 10 — 57%. 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 398.
Bar length is relative to this grader's most common grade; the figure on the right is the share of all 194.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC, BGS & TAG — a lower gem rate means a Water Energy 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokemon Chilling Reign Secret Rare Water Energy 231/198 - Near Mint (NM)Raw · eBay$7.00
Water Energy From Storm EmeraldaRaw · eBay$7.50
Water Energy (Secret) 231/198 Swsh06: Sword & Shield - Chilling Reign HoloRaw · eBay$11.00
Water Energy (Secret) 231/198 Swsh06: Sword & Shield - Chilling Reign Holo NMRaw · eBay$11.00
Water Energy 231/198 Gold Secret Rare 2021 Pokemon Chilling ReignRaw · eBay$12.00
Water Energy 231/198 Chilling Reign Secret Rare Holo Basic Energy EnglishRaw · eBay$12.00Cheapest raw copy $7.00 — 56% below our near-mint estimate of $16
Buying this card on eBay? The free CardTrack extension shows our value and a deal verdict right on the listing. Add to Chrome →
Affiliate links — we may earn a commission. Prices shown are sold-based, not sponsored placements.
All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 226 | $50$42–$57 | |
| PSA 9pop 143 | $20$17–$23 | |
| PSA 8pop 22 | modelled$8$8–$10 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
12% spreadCurrently 12% 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 detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Water Energy cards
There are 21 different Water Energy printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Chilling Reign #231 (Rare Secret). The most valuable 7 are below.
More from Chilling Reign
Frequently asked questions
How much is Water Energy (Chilling Reign #231) worth?
As of 12 September 2026, Water Energy from Chilling Reign is worth approximately $15.85 ungraded (near-mint), and around $50 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 Water Energy?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Water Energy from Chilling Reign is worth around $50 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $15.85.
Should I grade my Water 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 Water Energy rare?
Water Energy is a Rare Secret card from Chilling Reign (card #231).
How do I know if my Water Energy is Holofoil?
The illustration window: The picture itself is foiled and the card body is flat. This is the standard holo.
Cite & embed this card
Free to use with attribution to CardTrack.
Water Energy (Chilling Reign #231) — Pokémon market value $15.85, PSA 10 $49.99. Source: CardTrack, https://cardtrack.com/pokemon/card/chilling-reign/water-energy-231<iframe src="https://cardtrack.com/embed/card?id=swsh6-231" width="100%" height="160" style="border:0;max-width:460px" title="Water Energy price — CardTrack" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font:12px system-ui">Source: <a href="https://cardtrack.com">CardTrack</a></p>