Basic Lightning Energy
Scarlet & Violet · #257 · HR
Basic Lightning Energy
Scarlet & Violet · #257 · HR
Overview
Fair-value verdict
Raw
$3.31
DISCOUNT −25%Modeled fair value $4.40
Trading well below fundamentals.
Stable No material movement in price, demand, or supply.
Listings +3% · Price −4%
PSA 10
$20.50
Est. from 3 recent PSA 10 sales — low sales volume, treat as approximate
Grading How often this card grades PSA 10 (gem rate) and how many PSA 10s exist.
Gem rate 36% · 250 PSA 10s
Investment Score
Basic Lightning Energy scores 33/100. We're withholding a letter grade because it has no PSA-10 graded price yet, so the score leans on demand signals. It's trading 25% below our fair value. It's one of the lower-priced cards in Scarlet & Violet. It trades at a moderate pace.
- Demandlimited data1.5
- Scarcity5.8
- Stability9.1
This is a snapshot of demand fundamentals, not a forecast and not financial advice. "Gaining steam" just shows that the price has moved recently, not that it'll keep moving. The score measures durability, not how a card behaves in a crash. And keep an eye out for reprints, which can crash a chase card fast no matter how high the grade. Scores compare cards within the modern era (Mega Evolution, Scarlet & Violet, Sword & Shield) — not against vintage.
Price chart
Price history
Sep 12, 2026
Most recent PSA 10 sale · $20.50 · Feb 24, 2026
Grading
Grade ladder
Confidence (High / Med / Low) is how much recorded sale history backs the price — Low means only a few sales, so treat it as directional. Prices are eBay-sold medians; ×raw is the grading premium; sales count the last 30 days.| Grade | Price | × Raw | Last sale | Sales (30d) | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw | $3.31 | — | $9 May 9 | 0 | High |
 10 Shown as the standard-10 median. The CGC 10 bucket may include the occasional Pristine 10 / Black Label sale; a separate line for those is coming. | $30.00 | 9.1× | — | 0 | Low |
 10 | $14.50 | 4.4× | — | 0 | Low |
10 Shown as the standard-10 median. The CGC 10 bucket may include the occasional Pristine 10 / Black Label sale; a separate line for those is coming. $30.009.1×10$14.504.4×Prices are eBay-sold medians; last sale is the most recent single sale; sales count the last 30 days. Confidence reflects the full sale history behind each price — low-confidence rows rest on few sales, treat as directional.
Grade distribution
- PSA 1025036.3%
- PSA 931445.6%
- PSA 810114.7%
- PSA 7192.8%
- 6 & below50.7%
PSA population from our own psacard.com read, Aug 25, 2026. Half grades count toward the grade below (a 9.5 is a 9).
Market
Supply & Demand
Supply is the TCGplayer listing count; demand pressure = weekly TCGplayer sales ÷ listings (soft → hot), a single-venue sell-through read. The supply-trend gauge reads eBay where we have it, with the TCGplayer listings trend surfacing as its history matures. Descriptive market context, not a forecast.
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