How rare is Energy Retrieval?

Energy Retrieval is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across Black and White.

Is Energy Retrieval a chase card?

Not really — Energy Retrieval is a Uncommon 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's a gem-mint (PSA 10) Energy Retrieval worth?

A PSA 10 Energy Retrieval is valued around $17.99 — roughly 25x a raw Near Mint copy (about $0.72). That premium reflects how few examples earn a perfect grade.

What makes Energy Retrieval collectible?

Energy Retrieval combines its Uncommon 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.

Energy Retrieval

Name: Energy Retrieval - Black and White (92/114)
Brand: Pokemon

Black and White · 92/114 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $0.72

Low $0.72

High $0.72

PSA 10 $17.99

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Black and White

Number

92/114

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Energy Retrieval: Rarity & Collectibility

Energy Retrieval in its sought-after Reverse_Holofoil variant is an Uncommon, slightly scarcer than the base cards but still widely available. Cataloged as Uncommon #92/114 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 Energy Retrieval?

In 2026, a Near Mint Energy Retrieval (Uncommon, Black and White #92/114) changes hands at roughly $0.72, 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 $0.72, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.50. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.72, Lightly Played $0.92, Moderately Played $0.32, Heavily Played $0.46, Damaged $0.50 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value. At the very top, a gem-mint PSA 10 Energy Retrieval is valued near $17.99 — about 25x the raw copy, the clearest sign of how much collectors pay for flawless scarcity.

Graded Energy Retrieval: Gem Mint & Population

Even for a card at this rarity, the top of the market belongs to certified gem-mint copies. A PSA 10 (or CGC 10 / BGS Black Label equivalent) Energy Retrieval sits around $17.99 — roughly 25x a raw copy. That gap exists because relatively few examples ever earn a perfect grade, so gem-mint population is the real scarcity collectors chase. The rule of thumb for collectors: the rarer the card, the more a certified high grade matters to its standing.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.85	$1.85	$1.85	4
ebay	NEAR MINT	$2.00	$2.00	$2.00	9
ebay	PSA 10	$17.99	$17.99	$17.99	2
ebay	PSA 7	$5.50	$5.50	$5.50	1
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.50	$0.50	$0.50	2
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.46	$0.46	$0.46	8
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$0.92	$1.10	$1.10	79
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.32	$0.32	$0.32	62
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$0.72	$0.72	$0.72	76

Collector Outlook for Energy Retrieval

Energy Retrieval is an Uncommon collectors gather while building toward the set's headline pulls. Collect it for completeness and the joy of the hunt; its appeal is the set, not the ceiling. Whether you are chasing it for a set or as a centerpiece, revisit Energy Retrieval on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.