Energy Search 153/165

Over the last 30 days, an ungraded Energy Search has moved down 11.5% to $0.54. PSA 10 copies are up 218.6% over the same period.

Energy Search #153/165 appears roughly 1 in 10.5 packs, which works out at 9.5% per pack. That makes it one of the harder cards to pull from Expedition Base Set.

Energy Search #153/165 is a Common, one of the higher rarity tiers in Expedition Base Set.

At $0.54 raw, you need a PSA 10 to profit. A PSA 10 sells for $236.21, giving a net return of +$176.96 after grading costs and selling fees. PSA 9 returns +$14.41 and PSA 8 returns −$11.28, so a PSA 9 or 10 can profit, while anything below that loses money on this card.

PSA have graded 95 copies of Energy Search #153/165, of which 35 came back as PSA 10. That is a gem rate of 36.8%, or roughly 1 in 2.7 graded copies.

No. At a 36.8% gem rate, Energy Search grades better than the Expedition Base Set average by 19.2 points. Most submitted copies come back clean.

Energy Search #153/165 was illustrated by Kai Ishikawa, who has illustrated 17 Pokémon cards in total.

Energy Search #153/165 was released on 15 September 2002 as part of Expedition Base Set. It belongs to the Vintage era.