Lightning Energy
Generations · #78/83
Lightning Energy (78/83), the Common from Generations, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $5–$7.
As of July 20, 2026 · tracked daily by Riffle · estimates, not financial advice · how these numbers work

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About Lightning Energy
Lightning Energy is a Common (78/83) from the Pokémon Generations set, released February 22, 2016. Ungraded copies currently trade at an estimated market price of $5–$7. Riffle tracks its market price daily; graded (PSA) comps and full price history are available with Riffle.
Details
Other versions of Lightning Energy
Lightning Energy appears on 21 different cards across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values. This page covers #78/83 from Generations; the collector number printed at the bottom of the card tells them apart.
Call of Legends · #91/95$100–$130Common
Diamond & Pearl · #126/130$21–$28Common
Emerald · #104/106$18–$24Rare
HeartGold SoulSilver · #118/123$18–$24Common
Guardians Rising · #168/145$17–$23Secret Rare
Evolving Skies · #235/203$7–$10Secret Rare
Holon Phantoms · #108/110$7–$10Rare
Ruby & Sapphire · #109/109$5–$7Common
Black & White · #108/114$5–$7Common
Power Keepers · #106/108$5–$7RarePlus 10 more printings across the tracked sets.
FAQ
How much is Lightning Energy (78/83) worth?
Lightning Energy (78/83), the Common from Generations, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $5–$7. 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 (78/83), the Common (about $5–$7) from Generations.
The other versions: #91/95 from Call of Legends (Common, about $100–$130); #126/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Common, about $21–$28); #104/106 from Emerald (Rare, about $18–$24); #118/123 from HeartGold SoulSilver (Common, about $18–$24); #168/145 from Guardians Rising (Secret Rare, about $17–$23); #235/203 from Evolving Skies (Secret Rare, about $7–$10); #108/110 from Holon Phantoms (Rare, about $7–$10); #109/109 from Ruby & Sapphire (Common, about $5–$7); #108/114 from Black & White (Common, about $5–$7); #106/108 from Power Keepers (Rare, about $5–$7); #130/132 from Gym Challenge (Common, about $2–$3); #155/159 from Crown Zenith (Ultra Rare, about $2–$3); #94/108 from Evolutions (Common, about $2–$3); #130/132 from Gym Heroes (Common, about about $2); #163/165 from Expedition Base Set (Common, about about $1); #109/111 from Neo Genesis (Common, about $0.80–$1); #135/146 from XY (Common, about under $1); #100/102 from Base Set (Common, about under $1); #128/130 from Base Set 2 (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.
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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.
- $5–$7 is the middle 80% of clean market activity, not the cheapest listing and not the most hopeful one.
- The band spans about ±18% around its midpoint: a moderate spread.
- Sampled daily since July 20, 2026, current as of July 20, 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 →