Psychic Energy

Psychic Energy (162/149), the Secret Rare from Sun & Moon, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $12–$16. Note: 20 other cards named Psychic Energy exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.

This page covers Psychic Energy (162/149), the Secret Rare (about $12–$16) from Sun & Moon.

The other versions: #92/95 from Call of Legends (Common, about $75–$100); #119/123 from HeartGold SoulSilver (Common, about $40–$55); #105/106 from Emerald (Rare, about $19–$26); #107/109 from Ruby & Sapphire (Common, about $16–$22); #232/198 from Chilling Reign (Secret Rare, about $15–$20); #109/110 from Holon Phantoms (Rare, about $10–$14); #107/108 from Power Keepers (Rare, about $9–$12); #168/149 from Sun & Moon (Common, about $9–$12); #127/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Common, about $8–$11); #79/83 from Generations (Common, about $5–$7); #156/159 from Crown Zenith (Ultra Rare, about $4–$6); #95/108 from Evolutions (Common, about $3–$5); #109/114 from Black & White (Common, about $2–$3); #131/132 from Gym Challenge (Common, about about $2); #131/132 from Gym Heroes (Common, about $1–$2); #164/165 from Expedition Base Set (Common, about $1–$2); #110/111 from Neo Genesis (Common, about $1–$2); #136/146 from XY (Common, about $1–$2); #101/102 from Base Set (Common, about under $1); #129/130 from Base Set 2 (Common, about under $1).

The collector number printed at the bottom of the card is the reliable way to tell them apart.

It's roughly a wash: with a 33% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Psychic Energy (162/149) is estimated to come out within about $10 of selling it raw (est.); grade for protection or display, not profit.

Assumes ~$25/card bulk-rate grading (standard service costs more); ignores turnaround time, sub-9 grades, and shipping. A screen, not a promise.

Psychic Energy (162/149) is a Secret Rare. PSA has graded 508 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.

Of the 508 copies PSA has graded, 33% earned a PSA 10. That's a low gem rate, so flawless copies are genuinely hard to come by. Grade-by-grade population and pop-over-time appear with Riffle premium.