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What this price is based on
High confidence60 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Wizards of the Coast Rainbow Energy 17/82 Neo Genesis Holo Rare Unlimited 1st ed1st Edition$33.50
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Rainbow Energy 17/82 Team Rocket Holo Rare Unlimited English 2000Unlimited$15.50
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Damaged Rainbow Energy - 17/82 - Holo Rare - Unlimited Edition Pokemon Team RocDMUnlimited$10.20
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — WOTC Rainbow Energy 17/82 Team Rocket Regular Rare English UnlimitedUnlimited$6.30
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Pokemon Rainbow Energy Holo Rare 17/82 Unlimited EditionUnlimited$18.00
- Aug 12, 2026eBay — Wizards of the Coast Rainbow Energy Team Rocket 17/82 Holo Rare EN UnlimitedUnlimited$27.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Rainbow Energy 17/82 Team Rocket Unlimited Holo Rare English 2000Unlimited$10.00
- Aug 11, 2026eBay — Pokemon TCG Team Rocket Rainbow Energy 17/82 Holo Rare English UnlimitedUnlimited$17.49
By grade
- Raw$16.0061 sales
- CGC 8.5$31.207 sales
- CGC 9$46.006 sales
- PSA 10$1,6434 sales
- PSA 8$36.003 sales
- PSA 7$33.603 sales
- PSA 6$19.993 sales
- PSA 9$1182 sales
From 95 completed sales recorded between Jan 5, 2026 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The median above is computed over the 60 sales of the printing this page lists; 1st Edition and Shadowless copies are real sales of a different card and are shown separately rather than mixed in.
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NOT WORTH ITBased on 34 graded sales and 1,891,561 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.
Rainbow Energy is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Team Rocket (#17), illustrated by Takumi Akabane. It's a Special Energy card. Its current blended market value is $28.12 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $960 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 34× 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.
The receipts
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Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history18 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
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Demand & liquidity
Last sold $10 · Raw · 26 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 1% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$842); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Rainbow Energy is a Holo / V / ex in Team Rocket — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 17 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 52 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 | $960.00 | $90 | +$842 | 34.1× |
| PSA 9 | $94.00 | $71 | −$5 | 3.3× |
| PSA 8 | $42.50 | $70 | −$56 | 1.5× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 1,724 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 1% | $960.00 |
| PSA 9 | 15.4% | $94.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 83.6% | $28.00 |
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 1% of 1,724 PSA-graded Rainbow Energy copies are a gem-mint 10 (17 of 1,724) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Rainbow Energy 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 17 | $960$816–$1,104 | |
| PSA 9pop 265 | ✓ 11 cert-verified$94$58–$94 | |
| PSA 8pop 549 | $43$36–$49 | |
| PSA 7pop 391 | ✓ 31 cert-verified$30$30–$40 | |
| PSA 6pop 254 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$20 | |
| PSA 5pop 149 | ✓ 6 cert-verified$15 |
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 $20 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
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
73% spreadCurrently 73% cheaper on PriceCharting than Cardmarket. 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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Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
Attach Rainbow Energy to 1 of your Pokémon. While in play, Rainbow Energy counts as every type of basic Energy but only provides 1 Energy at a time. (Doesn't count as a basic Energy card when not in play.) When you attach this card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon, it does 10 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.)
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Rainbow Energy cards
There are 9 different Rainbow Energy printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Team Rocket #17 (Rare Holo).
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Frequently asked questions
How much is Rainbow Energy (Team Rocket #17) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Rainbow Energy from Team Rocket is worth approximately $28.12 ungraded (near-mint), and around $960 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 Rainbow Energy?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Rainbow Energy from Team Rocket is worth around $960 — roughly 34× the raw ungraded value of $28.12.
Should I grade my Rainbow Energy?
A PSA 10 sells for about $960 versus $28.12 raw — roughly a 34× 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 Rainbow Energy rare?
Rainbow Energy is a Rare Holo card from Team Rocket (card #17), illustrated by Takumi Akabane. Its current blended market value is $28.12 ungraded.
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