# Energy Switch #173/198 — Scarlet & Violet

## Summary

Energy Switch is a long-serving utility Item that has been reprinted for years, and its Basic Energy shuffling mostly lived in niche corners of competitive lists rather than in headline decks. Studio Bora's 3D-rendered work gives this printing a modest hook, but as a common it remains bulk. A $0.22 modelled guide, up 16% over 30 days on 33 copies traded, says bulk, with 970 days of inventory sitting on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.17 out of Mega Evolution.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Scarlet & Violet |
| Number | 173/198 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Studio Bora Inc. |
| Release date | 2023-03-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Item |
| Regulation mark | G |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.22** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-10
- 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 2026-11-10
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z
- Quant score: 61/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-11-10T22:36:00.739Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2023-03-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T08:09:24.913Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-10T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T08:09:23.439Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-24T04:20:44.660Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T08:09:23.438Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/scarlet-violet/energy-switch-173)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv01-173%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)