Pokémon · Base

Energy Search

Base

Fossil Set · #59 · Common · 1999

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Market reference

$0.37

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Card facts

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Set position: 59 / 62
Release year: 1999
Rarity: Common
Illustrator: Keiji Kinebuchi
Series: Base

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 · 2783 decks
Match win rate: 42.1%; -5.2 pts vs the 47.3% 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 1% of decks · 16 seen

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Galvantula

in 7% of decks · 189 seen

Team Rocket's Arbok

in 1% of decks · 19 seen

Emma

in 0% of decks · 13 seen

Team Rocket's Ekans

in 1% of decks · 19 seen

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Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

standardLegal

unlimitedLegal

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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 874 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 2026/07/07

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Unlimited	$0.04	$0.30	$18.90	$0.37	—
1st Edition	$0.05	$0.99	$19.99	$1.03	$1.51

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/21

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.46
7-day average	€0.48
30-day average	€0.44
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.57
Low (excellent+)	€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.48
averageSellPrice	€0.39
Reverse holo 30-day	€0.48
Reverse holo trend	€0.85

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 $0.37; 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 "Fossil Set" in the Base series, released in 1999.

What rarity is Energy Search?

Energy Search is a Common card in the Fossil Set set.