Metal Energy

Metal Energy (163/149), the Secret Rare from Sun & Moon, has an estimated ungraded market price of about $10–$13. Note: 25 other cards named Metal Energy exist across the sets Riffle tracks, at very different values; check the collector number.

This page covers Metal Energy (163/149), the Secret Rare (about $10–$13) from Sun & Moon.

The other versions: #95/95 from Call of Legends (Common, about $44–$60); #19/111 from Neo Genesis (Rare, about $24–$32); #122/123 from HeartGold SoulSilver (Common, about $18–$24); #143/147 from Aquapolis (Rare, about $14–$20); #97/115 from Unseen Forces (Rare, about $10–$14); #159/165 from Expedition Base Set (Rare, about $10–$14); #88/106 from Emerald (Rare, about $10–$14); #237/203 from Evolving Skies (Secret Rare, about $10–$13); #171/149 from Sun & Moon (Common, about $10–$13); #82/83 from Generations (Common, about $9–$11); #107/113 from Delta Species (Rare, about $7–$9); #95/110 from Holon Phantoms (Rare, about $6–$8); #94/109 from Ruby & Sapphire (Rare, about $4–$6); #112/114 from Black & White (Common, about $4–$6); #88/108 from Power Keepers (Rare, about $4–$5); #80/90 from Undaunted (Uncommon, about $3–$5); #98/108 from Evolutions (Common, about $3–$4); #159/159 from Crown Zenith (Ultra Rare, about $3–$4); #87/95 from Call of Legends (Uncommon, about $2–$3); #130/130 from Diamond & Pearl (Common, about $2–$3); #120/123 from Mysterious Treasures (Uncommon, about $2–$3); #95/100 from Majestic Dawn (Uncommon, about about $2); #130/132 from Secret Wonders (Uncommon, about $1–$2); #100/111 from Rising Rivals (Uncommon, about about $1); #139/146 from XY (Common, about $0.80–$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 26% PSA 10 gem rate and current graded prices, grading a near-mint Metal Energy (163/149) 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.

Metal Energy (163/149) is a Secret Rare. PSA has graded 485 copies to date, so graded supply is measurable and growing.

Of the 485 copies PSA has graded, 26% 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.