How rare is Darkness Energy (Basic)?

Darkness Energy (Basic) is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Black and White set.

Is Darkness Energy (Basic) a chase card?

Not really — Darkness Energy (Basic) is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Black and White set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Darkness Energy (Basic) collectible?

Darkness Energy (Basic) combines its Common rarity from Black and White, the difficulty of finding it in top condition, and steady demand from set-builders. Track its rarity and graded prices on RarePokemonCard, refreshed from real 2026 marketplace data.

Darkness Energy (Basic)

Name: Darkness Energy (Basic) - Black and White (111/114)
Brand: Pokemon

Black and White · 111/114 · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $4.31

Low $4.31

High $4.31

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Black and White

Number

111/114

Rarity

Common

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Darkness Energy (Basic): Rarity & Collectibility

Darkness Energy (Basic) in its sought-after Reverse_Holofoil variant sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #111/114 of the Black and White set, it is the kind of card RarePokemonCard tracks for scarcity and collector demand rather than raw price alone. The harder a card is to pull in top condition, the more weight serious collectors place on it.

How Rare & Valuable Is Darkness Energy (Basic)?

In 2026, a Near Mint Darkness Energy (Basic) (Common, Black and White #111/114) changes hands at roughly $4.31, and availability keeps it within easy reach for collectors. Because demand concentrates on clean copies, surface wear is punished hard: a Near Mint example commands about $4.31, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $1.01. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $4.31, Lightly Played $3.36, Moderately Played $2.71, Heavily Played $1.98, Damaged $1.01 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$4.25	$4.25	$4.25	1
ebay	NEAR MINT	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50	2
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$1.01	$1.01	$1.01	3
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$1.98	$1.98	$1.98	5
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$3.36	$3.36	$3.36	37
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$2.71	$2.71	$2.71	24
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$4.31	$4.31	$4.31	40

Collector Outlook for Darkness Energy (Basic)

As a Common, Darkness Energy (Basic) earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. An accessible pickup whose pull is enjoyment and progress toward a finished set. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Darkness Energy (Basic) on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.