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Check your printing2 different Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal printings exist — is this your card? Ultra Prism #171
Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal Ultra Prism #171 Pokémon card
Rare Secret

Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal

Ultra Prism · 171/156
EnergySpecial

Market value · ungraded

$14.31 1.4% · 30d
Confidencehigh
Range$12$14
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 20 August 2026. 3 sources agree within 21%. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal is a Rare Secret Pokémon card from Ultra Prism (#171). It's a Special Energy card. Its current blended market value is $14.31 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $146 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 10× 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

1 Sept 202320 Aug 2026
Latest
$14.31
Period high
$18.00
Period low
$10.97
Change
17.4%
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Should you grade it?

$44

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 25.9% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$60); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)25.9%
Expected return$44
PSA 10 best case+$60
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictNot worth it

The odds

Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal is a Secret / Rainbow in Ultra Prism — the pack's hit slot lands on Secret / Rainbow 2.5% of the time, split across 23 secret / rainbow cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 925 packs.

Secret / Rainbow2.5%23 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)25.9%51 of 197
PSA 946.7%92 of 197
PSA graded so far197
Gem Mint 1051
Total graded197

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$145.89$71+$6010.2×
PSA 9$0.99$70$830.1×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 197 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1025.9%$146.00
PSA 946.7%$1.00
PSA ≤827.4%$14.00

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 26% of 197 PSA-graded Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal copies are a gem-mint 10 (51 of 197) — the rest grade lower.

PSA197 gradedPSA 10 · 51 · 26% gem
1051
992
845
73
61
41
31

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal 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)$14.51
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 51$146$99$150
“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
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$14.31
LPLightly Played$11.44
MPModerately Played$10.37
DMGDamaged$7.19
7-day 0.6%
30-day 2.6%
90-day 12.6%
All-time high$15
All-time low$12
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

21% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$12
PriceCharting$13
TCGplayer · dearest$14

Currently 21% 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

Momentum · 30dFlat -1%
Cross-marketSome gap 21% gap

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

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

17% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$12
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

This card provides Colorless Energy.

While this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides Lightning, Psychic, and Metal Energy but provides only 1 Energy at a time.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#171
RarityRare Secret
Artist
SupertypeEnergy
SubtypesSpecial
Card IDsm5-171
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal cards

There are 2 different Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Ultra Prism #171 (Rare Secret).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal (Ultra Prism #171) worth?

As of 20 August 2026, Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal from Ultra Prism is worth approximately $14.31 ungraded (near-mint), and around $146 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 Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal from Ultra Prism is worth around $146 — roughly 10× the raw ungraded value of $14.31.

Should I grade my Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal?

A PSA 10 sells for about $146 versus $14.31 raw — roughly a 10× 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 Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal rare?

Unit Energy LightningPsychicMetal is a Rare Secret card from Ultra Prism (card #171). Its current blended market value is $14.31 ungraded.

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