# Metal Energy #159/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Metal Energy was a special Energy from the e-Card era that blunted incoming damage, a genuine deck-building choice rather than filler. Its Rare slot meant a utility pull with little chase appeal, though Milky Isobe's name keeps a few completists interested. At a $7.72 modelled guide, up 1% over 30 days on 6 copies traded, with 152 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.10 out of XY trainer Kit (Bisharp); PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 159/165 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Milky Isobe |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | ENERGY |
| Types | Metal |
| Energy type | Special |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$7.72** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- 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 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $10.00 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 58/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T23:04:50.918Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T23:04:48.500Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-16T04:36:29.050Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T23:04:48.499Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/metal-energy-159)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-159%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)