Energy RetrievalBase Set 81/102 price & value
Printing: UnlimitedOther printings: 1st Edition $17.00 ungraded, Shadowless $2.99 ungraded
$0.56
down −2.3%4 weeks · Steady
High confidence
High confidence
How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades.
- 102 ungraded in the last 90 days, all conditions
- 31 sales on record listed as near mint
- Last sale Nov 10, 2026
High liquidity100/100
High liquidity
Trades often, at prices that agree. It counts sales, not how long a listing takes to sell.
About 34 ungraded copies sell a month across all conditions, the pace of the last 90 days.
How we measure liquidity →Near mint · UltraBall Market Value · 102 ungraded sales in the last 90 days, all conditions · as of Nov 12, 2026
Graded: PSA 9 $35.00
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Prices updated Nov 12, 2026 · How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
People ask about this card
- What does Base Set cost to complete?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Base Set costs about $1,953 ungraded (102 of 102 cards priced). Base Set cost to complete.
- Which printing of Energy Retrieval 81/102 is this, and why do two copies differ in price?
- Energy Retrieval 81/102 comes in 3 printings: Unlimited $0.56 ungraded, 1st Edition $17.00 ungraded, Shadowless $2.99 ungraded. 1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited. Printings compared.
- What is Energy Retrieval 81/102 worth raw, in PSA 9 and in PSA 10?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, Energy Retrieval 81/102 is about $0.56 ungraded near mint (102 sales in 90 days); PSA 9 about $35.00 (10 sales); PSA 10: too few sales to price. Every grade’s price.
- Is Energy Retrieval 81/102 worth grading?
- As of Nov 12, 2026, against $0.56 raw, a PSA 9 sells for about $35.00 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $55.22 less than selling raw; a PSA 8 sells for about $9.60 and, after PSA’s Standard fee ($59.99), shipping and selling fees, leaves about $77.15 less than selling raw. +24% of the copies PSA has graded came back a 10. Grading calculator.
Energy Retrieval 81/102 price over time
- Recorded prices, joined day to day
- Estimated: no price recorded for more than 14 days
Ungraded, 1 year: $1.12 on Nov 11, 2025, $0.56 on Nov 12, 2026. Lowest $0.56, highest $1.65.
- Now
- $0.56
- 4 weeks
- −2.3%
- 90 days
- −58%
- 1 year
- −46%
- Highest, 1Y
- $1.65
- Lowest, 1Y
- $0.56
Recorded history starts December 2020. Earlier history is monthly averages; from August 31, 2026 the line is a smoothed 7-day average of daily prices, so single-day swings don’t show. Between recorded prices, the line and its daily values are estimated from the prices either side; it is dashed where no price was recorded for more than 14 days.
Energy Retrieval 81/102 price by month
Ungraded, at the end of each month, newest first: the line above read off at each month’s last day. The latest month ends on today’s UltraBall Market Value.
| Month | Ungraded | Change on month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026to Nov 12, 2026 | $0.56 | down −12% |
| October 2026 | $0.64 | down −26% |
| September 2026 | $0.87 | down −40% |
| August 2026 | $1.44 | – |
| July 2026 | $1.49 | up +22% |
| June 2026 | $1.22 | up +1.7% |
| May 2026 | $1.20 | down −27% |
| April 2026 | $1.65 | up +15% |
| March 2026 | $1.44 | up +7.5% |
| February 2026 | $1.34 | up +8.1% |
| January 2026 | $1.24 | up +15% |
| December 2025 | $1.08 | down −3.6% |
Recent verified sales
RawEnergy Retrieval 81/102 Uncommon Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Near MintLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 10, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.69asking- PSA 1051892247 Energy Retrieval 1999 Pokemon Unlimited #81/102 Set Uncommon PSA 10Nov 10, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $89.00
- RawENERGY RETRIEVAL 81/102 BASE SET UNLIMITED TCG CARD 1999 NMLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as near mint · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.71asking
RawENERGY RETRIEVAL 81/102 UNCOMMON BASE SET UNLIMITED POKEMON HEAVILY PLAYEDNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as heavy play · Buy It Now · View listing · $1.59- RawPOKÉMON TCG ENERGY RETRIEVAL 81/102 UNCOMMON BASE SET UNLIMITED LIGHTLY PLAYEDLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · Asking price, up to $7.73asking
- RawEnergy Retrieval Uncommon Base Set 081/102 LPNov 9, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · View listing · $1.41
RawEnergy Retrieval 81/102 1999 Uncommon Base Set Unlimited PokemonNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Condition not stated · Buy It Now · View listing · $0.99
RawLP Energy Retrieval Base Set Unlimited 81/102 Pokemon T29 Keiji KinebuchiLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $2.66asking
CGC 8.51999 Pokemon Base Set Energy Retrieval #81 CGC 8.5 NM-MT+Nov 8, 2026 · 
Fanatics Collect · View listing · $10.00
CGC 7.5Pokemon Energy Retrieval 81/102 Base Set 2000 CGC 7.5 Graded CardNov 8, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $3.25
RawEnergy Retrieval 81/102 Base Set Unlimited Pokemon Lightly PlayedLikely best offer · asking price shownNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Sold as light play · Buy It Now · View listing · Asking price, up to $1.99asking
PSA 91999 POKEMON GAME #81 ENERGY RETRIEVAL PSA 9 MINT BASE SET UNLIMITEDNov 7, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $99.99
CGC 81999 Pokemon Base Set Energy Retrieval #81 CGC 8 NM-MTNov 7, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $12.00
CGC 81999 Pokemon Base Set Energy Retrieval #81 CGC 8 NM-MTNov 7, 2026 · Fanatics Collect · View listing · $12.00
PSA 1051892246 Energy Retrieval 1999 Pokemon Unlimited #81 Uncommon PSA 10Nov 1, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $88.95
PSA 10PSA 10 ENERGY RETRIEVAL 81 BASE SET 1999-2000 4TH PRINT POKEMONOct 31, 2026 · eBay · Best offer accepted · View listing · $185
PSA 101999 Pokemon Base Set Unlimited #81 Energy Retrieval Gem Mt PSA 10Oct 23, 2026 · eBay · Buy It Now · View listing · $175
PSA 91999 POKEMON BASE SET UNLIMITED #81 ENERGY RETRIEVAL PSA 9Oct 16, 2026 · eBay · Auction · View listing · $51.00- PSA 9Pokemon TCG: 1999 Pokemon Energy Retrieval 81/102 PSA 9Oct 16, 2026 · eBay · View listing · $46.66
Graded values
Energy Retrieval 81/102 price by grade
| Grade | Market value | 4 wk | Sales/moSales a month | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UngradedHigh. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. | $0.56Last $0.99 · Nov 8, 2026 | down −2.3% | 34High liquidity. High | $0.99Nov 8, 2026High. How closely the price sources agree, and how often the card trades. |
| PSA 962.5× rawHigh. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. | $35.00Last $99.99 · Nov 7, 2026 | down −22% | 2Medium liquidity. Medium | $99.99Nov 7, 2026High. Many recent comparable sales that agree closely. |
| PSA 817.1× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $9.60Last $24.69 · Oct 16, 2026 | down −46% | 2Medium liquidity. Medium | $24.69Oct 16, 2026Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
| CGC 1026.8× rawMedium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. | $15.00Last $11.98 · Aug 7, 2026 | – | No recent sales | $11.98Aug 7, 2026Medium. Some recent sales, or sales that vary more than usual. |
| BGS 9.521.4× rawLow. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. | $12.00Last $12.00 · Mar 17, 2025 | – | No recent sales | $12.00Mar 17, 2025Low. Few recent sales in this condition. Treat the figure as a rough guide. |
Each graded row counts only that grade's sales; the ungraded row counts every condition. Sales a month is the 90-day pace. Last sale is the latest verified sale, never an asking price. How we calculate the UltraBall Market Value
Showing each company’s top grade. Choose a company above for every grade it has a price for.
Grade it with PSA?
Grade yours from photos →Change the costs, or add your own odds →- If it gets a PSA 9
- −$55.22
- If it gets a PSA 8
- −$77.15
- PSA fee for a PSA 9
- $59.99 Standard
- Slab sale price to break even
- $98.65at Standard, $59.99
- Grading pays, at today’s prices
- No priced grade
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 24%
Against selling raw at $0.56, after the PSA fee for what the slab is worth (a 9 goes in at Standard, $59.99; a 8 at the same level), $25.00 shipping and insurance, and eBay US selling fees, as the selling calculator works them out, with its usual $5 postage and $1 packing on each sale: the same sum as the selling calculator. Each grade is charged the fee level its own slab price needs, so the break-even price carries the fee for a slab at that price, not the PSA 10 fee. These are outcomes if the card gets each grade, not the chance that it will. PSA has graded 809 copies; 198 got a 10.
Population report809 PSA graded · Grade breakdown and gem rate
Population
- PSA graded
- 809
- +8 in 4 weeks
- PSA 10
- 198
- no change in 4 weeks
- PSA 9
- 343
- +2 in 4 weeks
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 24%
- PSA 10s of all graded
A higher historical PSA 10 rate than 65% of the Base Set cards PSA has graded enough of.
| Grader | Graded | 10s | 9s | 10s share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 809 | 198 | 343 | 24% |
| CGC | 702 | 77 | 140 | 11% |
| BGS | 84 | 0 | 55 | 0.00% |
| SGC | 8 | 1 | 2 | – |
- PSA graded
- 811
- 10s
- 198
- 10s share
- 24%
- Historical PSA 10 rate
- 24%
Every PSA grade (9)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 198 | 24% |
| 9 | 343 | 42% |
| 8.5 | 4 | 0.49% |
| 8 | 156 | 19% |
| 7 | 56 | 6.9% |
| 6 | 30 | 3.7% |
| 5 | 21 | 2.6% |
| 4 | 5 | 0.61% |
| 2 | 2 | 0.25% |
PSA’s count of Nov 9, 2026. The rate is PSA 10s over every copy PSA has graded.
- CGC graded
- 702
- 10s
- 77
- 10s share
- 11%
- Historical CGC gem rate
- 11%
- Gem: 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s
Every CGC grade (17)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 77 | 11% |
| 9.5 | 49 | 7.0% |
| 9 | 140 | 20% |
| 8.5 | 115 | 16% |
| 8 | 90 | 13% |
| 7.5 | 61 | 8.7% |
| 7 | 35 | 5.0% |
| 6.5 | 36 | 5.1% |
| 6 | 28 | 4.0% |
| 5.5 | 23 | 3.3% |
| 5 | 17 | 2.4% |
| 4.5 | 12 | 1.7% |
| 4 | 5 | 0.71% |
| 3.5 | 7 | 1.00% |
| 3 | 1 | 0.14% |
| 2 | 1 | 0.14% |
| Authentic | 5 | 0.71% |
CGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; CGC’s own gem is 10s, Pristine and Perfect 10s.
- Beckett graded
- 84
- 10s
- 0
- 10s share
- 0%
- Historical Beckett gem rate
- 21%
- Gem: 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s
Every Beckett grade (6)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | 18 | 21% |
| 9 | 55 | 65% |
| 8.5 | 7 | 8.3% |
| 7.5 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 6.5 | 1 | 1.2% |
| 6 | 2 | 2.4% |
Beckett’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; Beckett’s own gem is 9.5s, Pristine and Black Label 10s.
- SGC graded
- 8
- 10s
- 1
- 10s share
- –
- Historical SGC gem rate
- –
- Gem: 10s and Pristine 10s
Every SGC grade (5)
| Grade | Copies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 13% |
| 9.5 | 2 | 25% |
| 9 | 2 | 25% |
| 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 7 | 1 | 13% |
SGC’s count of Nov 10, 2026. 10s share counts every 10 label; SGC’s own gem is 10s and Pristine 10s.
PSA’s population report of Nov 9, 2026; changes are since Sep 28, 2026. CGC, BGS and SGC as of Nov 10, 2026; their 10s include Pristine, Perfect and Black Label 10s. PSA counts the cards it has graded, not every copy that exists. Compare with the low pop cards and the hardest PSA 10s.
PSA 10 price against PSA’s population
The same 14 weeks, Jul 24, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026: the price on the day of each weekly PSA report, and the report’s counts. Side by side, not cause and effect.
Left: PSA 10 price, US$. Right: PSA graded copies.
About this card
This page prices the Unlimited print. A 1st Edition Energy Retrieval sells for about $17.00 ungraded. A Shadowless Energy Retrieval sells for about $2.99 ungraded.
Energy Retrieval is card 81 of 102 in the Base Set price guide, a set released in January 1999 during the Wizards of the Coast era. Its rarity is Uncommon. The artwork is by Keiji Kinebuchi. In the checklist it sits after Defender 80/102 and before Full Heal 82/102.
It is the 88th most valuable of the 102 priced cards in Base Set, behind Charizard 4/102 (see the most valuable Base Set cards).
What the data says
The ungraded value has held within 10% over four weeks (−2.3% on 7-day averages), on 102 ungraded sales in 90 days.
From prices of Nov 12, 2026 and sales to Nov 10, 2026. Observations, not advice or a forecast. How we read the market
Market snapshot
How each figure is worked out- 4 weeks
- −2.3%ungraded, between 7-day averages
- 90 days
- −58%ungraded; before Aug 31, 2026 from monthly averages
- 1 year
- −46%ungraded; before Aug 31, 2026 from monthly averages
- Direction
- Steadywithin 10% of four weeks ago, on 7-day averages
- High since daily tracking
- 47% under$1.15 on Sep 7, 2026, 7-day average; daily prices since Aug 31, 2026
- Liquidity
- High34 ungraded sales a month over 90 days
- Price confidence
- High confidenceMany recent comparable sales that agree closely.
- Ungraded sold
- 37in 30 days; 102 in 90
- PSA 10 population
- 198of 809 PSA graded, count of Nov 9, 2026
- Population change
- +8graded, 0 PSA 10s, Sep 28, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026
Printings compared
- Unlimited · this pageNo 1st Edition stamp, and a drop shadow down the right-hand edge of the art box. This is the common print.$0.56 ungraded
- 1st EditionA black “Edition 1” stamp to the lower left of the art box.$17.00 ungraded
- ShadowlessBase Set only. No drop shadow on the right of the art box, thinner HP text, and no 1st Edition stamp.$2.99 ungraded
- 1st Edition, Shadowless or Unlimited: look for the black “Edition 1” stamp first. Without it, no drop shadow down the right of the picture box means Shadowless; a shadow means Unlimited.
- Set
- Base Set
- Number
- 81/102
- Set code
- BS
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- Jan 9, 1999
- Illustrator
- Keiji Kinebuchi
- Printings
- Unlimited, 1st Edition, Shadowless
- Base Set checklistAll 102 cards with prices
- Most valuable Base Set cardsRanked by ungraded value
- Base Set chase cardsThe pulls collectors open packs for, with odds where we hold them
- 1st Edition vs Shadowless vs UnlimitedHow to tell the printings apart and what each is worth
- Wizards of the Coast eraSets and chase cards from January 1999 on
- 1999 Pokémon cardsEvery set released in 1999, with prices
Cite this price
Energy Retrieval 81/102 (Base Set) is worth $0.56 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/base-set/energy-retrieval-81).
Energy Retrieval 81/102 (Base Set) is worth $0.56 ungraded as of Nov 12, 2026, according to UltraBall's Market Value (https://ultraball.com/cards/base-set/energy-retrieval-81).
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Questions collectors ask
As of Nov 12, 2026, Energy Retrieval 81/102 Base Set is worth about $0.56 ungraded. How we price cards.