Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence51 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver Lightning Energy 118/123 - NMNM$16.33
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — POKEMON LIGHTNING ENERGY 118/123 HEARTGOLD & SOULSILVER ELECTRIC ENERGY AMPHAROS$17.99
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokémon Lightning Energy 118/123 2010, HeartGold SoulSilver Ampharos (LP)LP$16.99
- Aug 3, 2026eBay — Pokemon Lightning Energy 118/123 HGSS Common Regular ENG 2010 Basic Energy TCG$6.00
- Aug 2, 2026eBay — Pokémon HeartGold SoulSilver Lightning Energy 118/123 - NMNM$19.99
- Jul 30, 2026eBay — Lightning Energy 118/123 Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver - Common LPLP$19.99
- Jul 29, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG 2010 Lightning Energy 118/123 Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver - LPLP$19.99
- Jul 27, 2026eBay — Lightning Energy 118/123 C HeartGold & SoulSilver Pokemon LPLP$19.99
By grade
- Raw$17.9959 sales
- PSA 9$30.005 sales
- CGC 10$42.704 sales
- Lot$13.203 sales
- PSA 8$28.301 sale
- PSA 6$14.001 sale
- PSA 5$15.501 sale
From 76 completed sales recorded between Aug 5, 2024 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 12 graded sales and 1,305,862 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.
Lightning Energy is a Common Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#118). It's a Basic Energy card. Its current blended market value is $20.61 ungraded. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2026 | PSA 8 | $28.03 | #137894550 ✓ |
| 25 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $21.99 | #56626481 ✓ |
| 15 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $72.88 | #54284459 ✓ |
| 4 May 2026 | PSA 9 | $80.00 | #76856418 ✓ |
| 5 Feb 2026 | PSA 9 | $200.00 | #109632874 ✓ |
| 24 Jan 2026 | PSA 5 | $15.50 | #138395558 ✓ |
| 21 Sep 2025 | PSA 6 | $13.51 | #119513827 ✓ |
| 15 Oct 2023 | PSA 9 | $22.00 | #76856419 ✓ |
| 2 Oct 2023 | PSA 6 | $3.25 | #74624781 ✓ |
| 23 Oct 2022 | PSA 7 | $10.42 | #60226403 ✓ |
Should you grade it?
Raw $20.61 → graded PSA 9 ≈ $35.43, after ~$70.34 grading fee → 1.7× the raw value.
The odds
Lightning Energy is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.
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 9 | $35.43 | $70 | −$56 | 1.7× |
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. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 5% of 56 PSA-graded Lightning Energy copies are a gem-mint 10 (3 of 56) — 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 9pop 23 | $35$30–$41 | |
| PSA 6pop 4 | $14$14–$14 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 6 slab of this card sells for about $14 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
50% spreadCurrently 50% cheaper on Cardmarket 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.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
33% cheaper than the USCard detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Lightning Energy cards
There are 9 different Lightning Energy printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #118 (Common).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Lightning Energy (HeartGold & SoulSilver #118) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Lightning Energy from HeartGold & SoulSilver is worth approximately $20.61 ungraded (near-mint). Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
Is Lightning Energy rare?
Lightning Energy is a Common card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (card #118). Its current blended market value is $20.61 ungraded.
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