Pokémon · E-Card

Energy Search

E-Card

Expedition Base Set · #153 · Common · 2002

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Market reference

$0.60

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Card facts

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Set position: 153 / 165
Release year: 2002
Rarity: Common
Illustrator: Kai Ishikawa
Series: E-Card

Card analysis

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Primary role: Search / Tutor

Competitive performance

From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.

Meta inclusion: 4% of decks; 1.29 copies on average · 2915 decks
Match win rate: 41.9%; -5.3 pts vs the 47.2% field average

Plays well with

Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.

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in 7% of decks · 201 seen

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in 1% of decks · 17 seen

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in 1% of decks · 26 seen

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About this card

Search your deck for a basic Energy card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Energy Search was legal.

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Tournament play

This printing of Energy Search has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Energy Search — Perfect Order

Played in 789 recent decks

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/05

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.20	$0.60	$7.75	$0.60	$0.70
Reverse Holofoil	$29.97	$149.72	$204.90	$23.28	$149.72

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/11/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.35
7-day average	€0.31
30-day average	€0.45
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.33
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.20
Reverse holo 7-day	€4.54
reverseHoloSell	€0.20
averageSellPrice	€0.40
Reverse holo 30-day	€4.05
Reverse holo trend	€3.24

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Energy Search is real?

Energy Search is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Energy Search worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Energy Search is $0.60; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Energy Search from?

Energy Search is from the Pokémon set "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.

What rarity is Energy Search?

Energy Search is a Common card in the Expedition Base Set set.