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What this price is based on
Medium confidence7 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.
Recent Raw sales
- Jul 22, 2026eBay — Lightning Energy 168/145 - Guardians Rising Pokemon Card - NM [Tracked]NM$35.67
- Jul 16, 2026eBay — Lightning Energy (Secret) 168/145 Sm-Guardians Rising Holo$14.00
- Jun 24, 2026eBay — 2017 Pokemon SM Guardians Rising Lightning Energy #168/145$20.00
- Jun 19, 2026eBay — ⭐️ 168/145 Lightning Energy Guardians Rising - Gold Pokemon Card Holo ⭐️$13.46
- Jun 18, 2026eBay — Lightning Energy (Secret) 168/145 Sm-Guardians Rising Holo$11.00
- Jun 7, 2026eBay — 2017 Pokemon SM Guardians Rising Lightning Energy #168/145$14.50
- May 23, 2026eBay — Lightning Energy (Secret) SM - Guardians Rising - Pokemon NM 168/145NM$28.49
- May 10, 2026eBay — Gold Lightning Energy 168 Guardians Rising Light Play Pokemon CardLP$8.50
From 9 completed sales recorded between May 10, 2026 and Jul 22, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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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.
Lightning Energy is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Guardians Rising (#168). It's a Basic Energy card. Its current blended market value is $20.57 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $60 — 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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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history10 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
| Date | Grade | Price | Cert |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2026 | PSA 10 | $34.00 | #142283198 ✓ |
| 11 Feb 2026 | PSA 10 | $60.00 | #28533771 ✓ |
| 15 Jan 2026 | PSA 9 | $8.02 | #71903123 ✓ |
| 22 Dec 2025 | PSA 10 | $69.98 | #55522479 ✓ |
| 28 Nov 2025 | PSA 10 | $108.14 | #101705964 ✓ |
| 20 Oct 2025 | PSA 9 | $28.00 | #82928285 ✓ |
| 7 Sep 2025 | PSA 9 | $39.77 | #47725360 ✓ |
| 3 Sep 2025 | PSA 10 | $55.03 | #59574513 ✓ |
| 11 Aug 2025 | PSA 7 | $20.00 | #47661733 ✓ |
| 13 Jul 2025 | PSA 9 | $34.99 | #93904575 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 45.4% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case −$31); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Lightning Energy is a Secret / Rainbow in Guardians Rising — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 24 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 965 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 | $60.00 | $71 | −$31 | 2.9× |
| PSA 9 | $33.96 | $70 | −$57 | 1.7× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 291 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 45.4% | $60.00 |
| PSA 9 | 32.3% | $34.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 22.3% | $21.00 |
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 45% of 291 PSA-graded Lightning Energy copies are a gem-mint 10 (132 of 291) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Lightning 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 132 | ✓ 9 cert-verified$60$59–$80 | |
| PSA 9pop 94 | 2 sold$34$29–$39 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
11% spreadCurrently 11% cheaper on TCGplayer than PriceCharting. 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.
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Other Lightning Energy cards
There are 9 different Lightning Energy printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Guardians Rising #168 (Rare Secret).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Lightning Energy (Guardians Rising #168) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Lightning Energy from Guardians Rising is worth approximately $20.57 ungraded (near-mint), and around $60 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 Lightning Energy?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Lightning Energy from Guardians Rising is worth around $60 — roughly 3× the raw ungraded value of $20.57.
Should I grade my Lightning Energy?
A PSA 10 sells for about $60 versus $20.57 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 Lightning Energy rare?
Lightning Energy is a Rare Secret card from Guardians Rising (card #168). Its current blended market value is $20.57 ungraded.
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