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Lightning Energy
Expedition Base Set · #163/165
Lightning Energy (163/165), the Common from Expedition Base Set, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $1.15.
As of September 13, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work
The modeled fair value of this card, with a confidence grade: what it should trade at, not just what it lists at. Part of Riffle premium, alongside price history and the full graded ladder.
About Lightning Energy
Lightning Energy is a Common (163/165) from the Pokémon Expedition Base Set set, released September 15, 2002. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of about $1. The artwork is by Keiji Kinebuchi. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Other versions of Lightning Energy
Lightning Energy appears on 21 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #163/165 from Expedition Base Set; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Call of Legends · #91/95$65–$85Common
Guardians Rising · #168/145$18–$24Secret Rare
HeartGold SoulSilver · #118/123$18–$24Common
Diamond & Pearl · #126/130$16–$22Common
Emerald · #104/106$11–$16Rare
Holon Phantoms · #108/110$7–$10Rare
Evolving Skies · #235/203$7–$10Secret Rare
Power Keepers · #106/108$5–$7Rare
Black & White · #108/114$4–$5Common
Gym Challenge · #130/132$2–$3CommonPlus 10 more printings across the tracked sets.
FAQ
How much is Lightning Energy (163/165) worth?
Lightning Energy (163/165), the Common from Expedition Base Set, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $1.15. Note: 20 other cards named Lightning Energy exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.
Which Lightning Energy card is this, and how do I tell the versions apart?
This page covers Lightning Energy (163/165), the Common (about about $1) from Expedition Base Set.
The other versions: #91/95 from Call of Legends (Common, about $65–$85); #168/145 from Guardians Rising (Secret Rare, about $18–$24); #118/123 from HeartGold SoulSilver (Common, about $18–$24); #126/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Common, about $16–$22); #104/106 from Emerald (Rare, about $11–$16); #108/110 from Holon Phantoms (Rare, about $7–$10); #235/203 from Evolving Skies (Secret Rare, about $7–$10); #106/108 from Power Keepers (Rare, about $5–$7); #108/114 from Black & White (Common, about $4–$5); #130/132 from Gym Challenge (Common, about $2–$3); #155/159 from Crown Zenith (Ultra Rare, about $2–$3); #135/146 from XY (Common, about under $1); #100/102 from Base Set (Common, about under $1); #78/83 from Generations (Common, about under $1); #109/111 from Neo Genesis (Common, about under $1); #130/132 from Gym Heroes (Common, about under $1); #128/130 from Base Set 2 (Common, about under $1); #109/109 from Ruby & Sapphire (Common, about under $1); #94/108 from Evolutions (Common, about under $1); #167/149 from Sun & Moon (Common, about under $1).
The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.
More from Expedition Base Set
Grading
A grading read appears once Lightning Energy has a PSA population census. Riffle captures the census monthly; this card doesn’t have enough graded copies on record yet.
- about $1 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±13% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- Sampled daily since July 28, 2026, current as of September 13, 2026.
When the data thins, the band widens and says so, it never fakes precision. Exact source prices are part of Riffle premium; the band is Riffle’s own figure to publish. How these numbers work →