# Basic Water Energy #279/193 — Paldea Evolved

## Summary

Basic Water Energy as a hyper rare is a quirk of the Scarlet & Violet era, where even the humblest staples got a gold-foil treatment at the very top of the set. Nobody needs it to play, so demand rests purely on gold-card completionists and the novelty of chasing an Energy. The modelled guide sits at $7.89, down 8% over 30 days on 94 copies traded, with 114 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $50, 6.3 times raw, but a 53% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade, and the slabbed population has not grown in 30 days, slower than 86% of tracked cards.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Paldea Evolved |
| Number | 279/193 |
| Rarity | Hyper rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2023-06-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

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

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$7.89** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- 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: +1.00% — as of 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $7.81 — as of 2026-11-06T06:36:36.845Z
- Quant score: 44/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-06T06:36:36.845Z — 8 of 11 inputs · 79% weight · -10% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2023-06-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T18:24:17.391Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-02T22:38:18.978Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-02T16:08:31.390Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-02T22:38:18.977Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T00:01:23.488Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/paldea-evolved/basic-water-energy-279)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv02-279%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)