Basic Lightning Energy

Basic Lightning Energy is card sv1-257 from Scarlet & Violet, released March 2023. It is a Hyper Rare Colorless-type energy. Within the set, it ranks #45 by EU market value across 258 cards with active pricing.

Scarlet & Violet contains 258 tracked cards, of which 6 share the Hyper Rare tier. The most valuable card in the set is currently Gardevoir ex at 89,71 € on the EU market.

Over the last 34 days, the EU market price has risen 5.3%, currently trading at 4,78 €. The recent low was 3,67 € on Apr 8, 2026.

Condition matters for this card — current EN listings on CardTrader span 3 condition tiers, with played copies trading ~17% below NM. Use the condition selector above to see the price for the grade you're buying or selling.

There's a notable cross-region price spread. US (TCGPlayer) is $4.39; EU (CardTrader, NM EN) is 4,79 €. At the current FX that's a 15.7% EU premium — flippers would buy on TCGPlayer and sell on CardTrader, net of fees and shipping.