How rare is Fairy Energy?

Fairy Energy is a Common — the most plentiful rarity, so it is easy to find but essential for completing the XY Base Set set.

Is Fairy Energy a chase card?

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

What makes Fairy Energy collectible?

Fairy Energy combines its Common rarity from XY Base Set, 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.

Fairy Energy

Name: Fairy Energy - XY Base Set (140/146)
Brand: Pokemon

XY Base Set · 140/146 · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $0.78

Low $0.78

High $0.78

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 $25.00

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

XY Base Set

Number

140/146

Rarity

Common

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Fairy Energy: Rarity & Collectibility

Fairy Energy sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #140/146 of the XY Base Set 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 Fairy Energy?

In 2026, a Near Mint Fairy Energy (Common, XY Base Set #140/146) changes hands at roughly $0.78, 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 $0.78, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.40. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.78, Lightly Played $1.40, Moderately Played $0.30, Heavily Played $0.35, Damaged $0.40 — 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	$1.57	$1.57	$1.57	3
ebay	NEAR MINT	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50	3
ebay	PSA 9	$25.00	$25.00	$25.00	2
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.40	$0.40	$0.40	7
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.35	$0.35	$0.35	11
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.40	$1.40	$1.40	111
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.30	$0.30	$0.30	55
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$0.78	$0.78	$0.78	134

Collector Outlook for Fairy Energy

As a Common, Fairy Energy earns its place through set completion rather than chase appeal — but a binder is never finished without it. 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 Fairy Energy on RarePokemonCard — rarity demand in 2026 shifts with reprints, set nostalgia, and how few high-grade copies surface.