How rare is Energy Retrieval?

Energy Retrieval is an Uncommon, a step scarcer than base cards yet still widely available across XY - Evolutions.

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 XY - Evolutions 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 $112.50 — roughly 115x a raw Near Mint copy (about $0.98). That premium reflects how few examples earn a perfect grade.

What makes Energy Retrieval collectible?

Energy Retrieval combines its Uncommon rarity from XY - Evolutions, 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 - XY - Evolutions (77/108)
Brand: Pokemon

XY - Evolutions · 77/108 · Uncommon

Current Prices

Market Price $0.98

Low $0.74

High $0.74

PSA 10 $112.50

PSA 9 $7.30

30-Day Trend +0.0%

Set

XY - Evolutions

Number

77/108

Rarity

Uncommon

Variant

Reverse_Holofoil

Market

US (TCGplayer)

Last Updated

Jun 9, 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 #77/108 of the XY - Evolutions 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, XY - Evolutions #77/108) changes hands at roughly $0.98, 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 $0.98, whereas a Damaged one slides to around $0.25. Across the wear scale that reads Near Mint $0.98, Lightly Played $0.74, Moderately Played $0.60, Heavily Played $0.72, Damaged $0.25 — 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 $112.50 — about 115x 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 $112.50 — roughly 115x 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. Step down a notch and demand spreads across PSA 9 $7.30, PSA 8 $9.51 — each tier a smaller, scarcer pool than the one below it. 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	$1.88	$1.88	$1.88	5
ebay	NEAR MINT	$2.49	$2.49	$2.49	14
ebay	PSA 10	$112.50	$112.50	$112.50	8
ebay	PSA 7	$5.12	$5.12	$5.12	1
ebay	PSA 8	$9.51	$9.51	$9.51	10
ebay	PSA 9	$7.30	$7.30	$7.30	21
tcgplayer	DAMAGED	$0.25	$0.25	$0.25	3
tcgplayer	HEAVILY PLAYED	$0.72	$0.72	$0.72	31
tcgplayer	LIGHTLY PLAYED	$0.74	$0.74	$0.74	137
tcgplayer	MODERATELY PLAYED	$0.60	$0.60	$0.60	36
tcgplayer	NEAR MINT	$0.98	$0.74	$0.74	254

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.