Basic Lightning Energy

Scarlet & Violet · #257/198 · Hyper Rare · 2023

$3.87

Market price ▲ 17.3% (30d)

Prices as of Nov 4, 2026

Basic

6.3×PSA 10 vs raw

-48%off ATH $7.37 · May 2023

Market data

Price history

Holofoil▲ 18.7% 7d

Low $2.49Mid $4.06

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Graded market

Graded values

PSA 10 report →updated 2026-11-04

Grade 6 est.$3.22

Grade 5 est.$2.71

Grade 4 est.$2.24

Grade 3 est.$1.86

Grade 2 est.$1.53

Grade 1 est.$1.29

Grades 1–6 are estimates modeled from the raw price — PSA/CGC/BGS 7–10 and Ungraded are live tracked market values.

PSA 10 price history$24.40

PSA 10 chart is building — graded values are tracked nightly, a new point appears each day.

Auction sale integrity

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Graded sales for this card from public auctions, each checked for shill/relist patterns and prices that don’t match the market. How this works →

Clean price · CGC 9

$8.40

Low confidence — a single sale, not yet corroborated

Recent sale price by grade · tracked by cert number

CGC 9

$7.00

last $7.00 · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 sale

Unconfirmed

CGC 9 · 2 bids · Sep 21, 2026

$7.00

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How much is Basic Lightning Energy #257/198 worth?

Right now (November 4, 2026) the going rate for an ungraded Basic Lightning Energy #257/198 from Scarlet & Violet is about $3.87.

Grading changes the math on this one: a PSA 10 is valued around $24.40, roughly 6.3x the raw price, while a PSA 9 sits near $12.29.

These figures come from nightly market-data syncs verified against completed sales. Use the chart above to see the trend before you buy or sell.

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