How rare is Metal Energy?

Metal Energy is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the Generations set.

Is Metal Energy a chase card?

Not really — Metal Energy is a Common that is easy to obtain. Its value to collectors is completing the Generations set rather than the thrill of a rare pull.

What makes Metal Energy collectible?

Metal Energy combines its Common rarity from Generations, 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.

Metal Energy

Name: Metal Energy - Generations (82/83)
Brand: Pokemon

Generations · 82/83 · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $9.30

Low $9.30

High $9.30

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 $4.25

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

Generations

Number

82/83

Rarity

Common

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jul 1, 2026

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Metal Energy: Rarity & Collectibility

Metal Energy 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 #82/83 of the Generations 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 Metal Energy?

In 2026, a Near Mint Metal Energy (Common, Generations #82/83) changes hands at roughly $9.30, 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 $9.30, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $2.00. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $9.30, Lightly Played $4.47, Moderately Played $3.11, Heavily Played $1.25, Damaged $2.00 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	DAMAGED	$3.24	$3.24	$3.24	1
ebay	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$7.27	$7.27	$7.27	4
ebay	NEAR MINT	$4.91	$4.91	$4.91	16
ebay	PSA 9	$4.25	$4.25	$4.25	1
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$2.00	$2.00	$2.00	5
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25	7
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$4.47	$4.47	$4.47	77
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$3.11	$3.11	$3.11	21
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$9.30	$9.30	$9.30	105

Collector Outlook for Metal Energy

As a Common, Metal Energy 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 Metal Energy on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.