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Check your printing9 different Energy Switch printings exist — is this your card? Scarlet & Violet #173
Energy Switch Scarlet & Violet #173 Pokémon card
Common

Energy Switch

Scarlet & Violet · 173/198 · Illustrated by Studio Bora Inc.
TrainerItem

Market value · ungraded · Normal

$0.26 13.0% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$0$0
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 20 August 2026. 2 sources agree within 8%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$0.26

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NOT WORTH IT

Based on 0 graded sales and 5,110,777 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Energy Switch is a Common Pokémon card from Scarlet & Violet (#173), illustrated by Studio Bora Inc.. It's a Item Trainer card. Its current blended market value is $0.26 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $31 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 119× 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.

12.1%
Played in 12.1% of competitive decks — 384 of 3,174 decklists across the last 41 Standard tournaments.

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Price history · Raw

22 May 202620 Aug 2026
Latest
$0.26
Period high
$0.26
Period low
$0.17
Change
18.2%
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Should you grade it?

$64

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 14.3% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case $40); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)14.3%
Expected return$64
PSA 10 best case$40
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Energy Switch is a Commoncard — a guaranteed slot in every pack, not a rarity gamble, so there's no pull-odds figure for it.

PSA 10 (gem mint)0%0 of 1
PSA 9100%1 of 1
PSA graded so far1
Gem Mint 100
Total graded1

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$30.84$70$40118.6×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 14 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1014.3%$31.00
PSA 914.3%$12.00
PSA ≤871.4%$0.00

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 0% of 1 PSA-graded Energy Switch copies are a gem-mint 10 (0 of 1) — the rest grade lower.

PSA1 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem
91
CGC14 gradedCGC 10 · 2 · 14% gem
102
9.52
92
8.52
82

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Energy Switch 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$0.26
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10$31$31$31
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$0.26
MPModerately Played$0.20
DMGDamaged$0.17
7-day 6.7%
30-day 7.7%
90-day 3.7%
All-time high$1
All-time low$0
Other printingsNormal · $0.20
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Price by printingBase vs reverse holo vs 1st edition — priced separately

Price by variant

Normal$0
Reverse Holo$0

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

8% spread
PriceCharting · cheapest$0
TCGplayer · dearest$0

Currently 8% 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

Momentum · 30dRising +13%
Volatility · 90dModerate ±9%
Cross-marketMarkets agree 8% gap
90d low $0near its high$0 high

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

69% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$0
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Move a Basic Energy from 1 of your Pokémon to another of your Pokémon.

You may play any number of Item cards during your turn.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#173
RarityCommon
SupertypeTrainer
SubtypesItem
Card IDsv1-173
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Energy Switch cards

There are 9 different Energy Switch printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Scarlet & Violet #173 (Common).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Energy Switch (Scarlet & Violet #173) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Energy Switch from Scarlet & Violet is worth approximately $0.26 ungraded (near-mint), and around $31 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 Energy Switch?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Energy Switch from Scarlet & Violet is worth around $31 — roughly 119× the raw ungraded value of $0.26.

Should I grade my Energy Switch?

A PSA 10 sells for about $31 versus $0.26 raw — roughly a 119× 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 Energy Switch rare?

Energy Switch is a Common card from Scarlet & Violet (card #173), illustrated by Studio Bora Inc.. Its current blended market value is $0.26 ungraded.

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