# Lightning Energy #128/130 — Base Set 2

## Summary

Lightning Energy was the fuel behind every Electric deck of the Wizards era, packed by the dozen and never expected to excite anyone. Keiji Kinebuchi's name adds a quiet footnote for completionists, but a Base Set 2 basic Energy stays firmly in bulk territory. A $0.34 modelled guide with 10 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the tape reads as a floor forming near the lows, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 brings $100, 294 times raw, but a 34% gem rate against $65 of fees makes grading a losing trade, and the same card plays for $0.12 out of XY trainer Kit (Pikachu Libre).

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Base Set 2 |
| Number | 128/130 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Keiji Kinebuchi |
| Release date | 2000-02-24 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | ENERGY |
| Stage | Basic |
| Energy type | Normal |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.34** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-11
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-11
- Floor delivered ask: $1.72 — as of 2026-11-12T00:36:44.241Z
- Quant score: 43/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-12T00:36:44.241Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -32% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-02-24T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-02T09:24:39.380Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-11T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-26T03:47:51.245Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T00:13:39.870Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-26T03:47:51.244Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-10T02:17:27.605Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/base-set-2/lightning-energy-128)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abase4-128%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)