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Medium confidence22 sales in 90 days, but prices vary widely.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Pokemon Expedition Base Rare Darkness Energy 158/165 - Near Mint (NM)NM$7.49
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — POKEMON EXPEDITION BASE DARKNESS ENERGY #158/165 NON-HOLO RARE VERY LIGHT PLAYLP$1.99
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Darkness Energy 158/165 PL Non Holo Rare Expedition Pokemon Card. Fast Shipping!$4.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Nintendo Pokemon TCG Expedition Base Set Darkness Energy 158/165 NMNM$4.00
- Aug 10, 2026eBay — Nintendo Pokemon TCG Expedition Base Set Darkness Energy 158/165 NMNM$4.00
- Aug 8, 2026eBay — Darkness Energy 158/165 Rare Expedition Base Set Pokemon MPMP$5.76
- Aug 7, 2026eBay — Darkness Energy 158/165 - Expedition Base Set *NM* Rare Pokemon CardNM$5.66
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — Pokemon Darkness Energy 158/165 Expedition 2002 Holo-Lightly Used$1.04
By grade
- Raw$5.7124 sales
- PSA 8$36.502 sales
- CGC 9$10.802 sales
- CGC 10$52.802 sales
From 30 completed sales recorded between Apr 20, 2026 and Aug 15, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 6 graded sales and 1,889,841 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ 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 Pokémon card from Expedition Base Set (#158), illustrated by Milky Isobe. It's a Special Energy card. Its current blended market value is $8.78 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $25 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 3× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
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Recent sold prices
No recent sold listings tracked.
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 34.6% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$54); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Darkness Energy is a Rare in Expedition Base Set — the pack's hit slot lands on Rare 67% of the time, split across 40 rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 60 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 | $24.91 | $70 | −$54 | 2.8× |
| PSA 9 | $12.00 | $70 | −$67 | 1.4× |
| PSA 8 | $3.03 | $70 | −$76 | 0.3× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 78 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 34.6% | $25.00 |
| PSA 9 | 33.3% | $12.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 32.1% | $9.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; 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 — every grade, with gem rates
Only 35% of 78 PSA-graded Darkness Energy copies are a gem-mint 10 (27 of 78) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Darkness Energy 10 is harder to pull.
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 27 | $25$12–$25 | |
| PSA 9pop 26 | $12$12–$12 | |
| PSA 8pop 19 | $3$3–$8 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately
Price by variant
TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
62% spreadCurrently 62% 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
If the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to does damage with an attack (after applying Weakness and Resistance), the attack does 10 more damage. At the end of every turn, put 1 damage counter on the Pokémon Darkness Energy is attached to, unless it's Darkness or has Dark in its name. Darkness Energy provides Darkness Energy. (Doesn't count as a basic Energy card.)
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Darkness Energy cards
There are 9 different Darkness Energy printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Expedition Base Set #158 (Rare).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Darkness Energy (Expedition Base Set #158) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Darkness Energy from Expedition Base Set is worth approximately $8.78 ungraded (near-mint), and around $25 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 Expedition Base Set is worth around $25 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $8.78.
Should I grade my Darkness Energy?
A PSA 10 sells for about $25 versus $8.78 raw — roughly a 3× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Darkness Energy rare?
Darkness Energy is a Rare card from Expedition Base Set (card #158), illustrated by Milky Isobe. Its current blended market value is $8.78 ungraded.
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