How rare is Psychic Energy?

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

Is Psychic Energy a chase card?

Not really — Psychic 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 Psychic Energy collectible?

Psychic 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.

Psychic Energy

Name: Psychic Energy - XY Base Set (136/146)
Brand: Pokemon

XY Base Set · 136/146 · Common

Current Prices

Market Price $1.50

Low $1.50

High $1.50

PSA 10 N/A

PSA 9 N/A

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

XY Base Set

Number

136/146

Rarity

Common

Variant

Normal

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Aug 1, 2026

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Psychic Energy: Rarity & Collectibility

Psychic Energy sits at the most plentiful end of the rarity scale — easy to pull and easy to find. Cataloged as Common #136/146 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 Psychic Energy?

In 2026, a Near Mint Psychic Energy (Common, XY Base Set #136/146) changes hands at roughly $1.50, 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 $1.50, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.47. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $1.50, Lightly Played $1.26, Moderately Played $0.72, Heavily Played $0.52, Damaged $0.47 — proof that for a collectible like this, presentation is inseparable from value.

Detailed Price Breakdown

Source	Condition / Grade	Average	Low	High	Sales
ebay	NEAR MINT	$3.69	$3.69	$3.69	4
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.47	$0.47	$0.47	1
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.52	$0.52	$0.52	2
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$1.26	$1.26	$1.26	20
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.72	$0.72	$0.72	17
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$1.50	$1.50	$1.50	68

Collector Outlook for Psychic Energy

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