Energy Retrieval — Base Set 81
Market price
TCGplayer · snapshot Sep 24, 2026| Market (US) | Listings low–high | Europe avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.64 | $0.10 – $18.04 | €0.67 |
United States vs Europe
Same card, normal print, two marketplaces.
Europe is 19% more expensive than the US for this print. Before acting on that, count shipping across the Atlantic, customs on the way in, and the risk of a card travelling in an envelope.
Converted at the European Central Bank reference rate for 2026-09-23. Currency moves on its own — the gap shown here is the gap on that date.
Last 30 days
Cardmarket rolling averages for the normal print.
| Window | Average sale |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours | €2.13 |
| Last 7 days | €0.78 |
| Last 30 days | €0.80 |
The 24-hour figure sits too far from the 30-day one to describe a month of trading, so we draw no conclusion from it. Cardmarket publishes averages but not how many copies they are averaged over, and we will not guess at the reason. The source figures are shown above without interpretation.
About this card’s market
Asking prices run from $0.10 to $18.04. A spread that wide says more about individual listings than about the card — the market price above is what copies actually sold for.
It sits 87th of 101 priced cards in Base Set, in the cheaper half of the set.
It is a Uncommon card, printed in 1999, illustrated by Keiji Kinebuchi.
It has been out of tournament play for two decades — what is left is collector demand.
Priced like this in Base Set
Whole set →| PlusPower 84 | $0.65 |
| Machop 52 | $0.61 |
| Weedle 69 | $0.67 |
| Magnemite 53 | $0.70 |
| Pokédex 87 | $0.56 |
More by Keiji Kinebuchi
All 210 →| Gengar Legendary Collection 11 | $1,800 |
| Gengar Fossil 5 | $458 |
| Grimer Aquapolis 79 | $160 |
| Ditto Fossil 3 | $132 |
| Porygon2 Neo Revelation 12 | $120 |