# Darkness Energy #97/108 — Evolutions

## Summary

Darkness Energy in Evolutions is a reprint of a Basic Energy from the original Base Set days, and Evolutions was built around that nostalgia. As a common it was never a chase pull, so this is bulk that a few completionists tuck into a binder. At a $1.41 modelled guide, down 6% over 30 days on 10 copies traded, with 403 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.14 out of Mega Evolution Energy; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Evolutions |
| Number | 97/108 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2016-11-02 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | ENERGY |
| Energy type | Normal |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.41** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- 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 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Floor delivered ask: $2.00 — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z
- Quant score: 13/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T09:29:19.353Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2016-11-02T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-13T14:46:57.348Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-27T20:28:59.400Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T16:05:45.150Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-21T07:14:04.088Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-27T20:28:59.399Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T17:26:25.305Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/evolutions/darkness-energy-97)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy12-97%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)