Pokespective

Basic Darkness Energy (Cracked Ice Holo)

SVE: Scarlet & Violet Energies · Common · Holofoil

Forecast: in line · 52%HolofoilSettled and climbing
Price
$4.80
Interest score
71/100 — Above average
Pricing
Reliable pricing

Pricier than 100% of the cards we track in this set · at the top of its 12-month range ($1.88–$5.01)

Basic Darkness Energy (Cracked Ice Holo) — price history
$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00 2024-112025-032025-072025-102026-022026-06

Why it scores where it does

What's driving the score
1-month trend: +0.1541-month trend+0.154Unusual move: +0.135Unusual move+0.135Listing tightness: +0.076Listing tightness+0.076Seller confidence: -0.067Seller confidence-0.0672-month trend: -0.0392-month trend-0.039Price steadiness: -0.026Price steadiness-0.026Near its high: -0.013Near its high-0.0134-month trend: -0.0124-month trend-0.012

Its interest score of 71 out of 100 is driven most by 1-month trend — climbing this month. Blue bars pushed the score up, red bars pulled it down. The ingredients are weighted by how well each one has actually predicted price moves in this market, measured on your own price history rather than assumed.

What the numbers say

Is this card interesting right now?

Above average - 71 out of 100

It ranks above 71% of the cards we track. The score describes the conditions around the card today - how sellers are pricing it, how it is trending, how steadily it trades. It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about whether you will enjoy owning the card.

Why is it interesting?

Climbing this month and sudden jump

It has outpaced the rest of the market over the past month. The recent move is far larger than this card's normal week-to-week wobble - something happened. Working against it: people selling are asking less than the card recently sold for - holders are competing to get out.

Is it becoming more popular?

Mixed

Compared with the Pokemon market as a whole, so a rising tide does not count as popularity. In this market these trends have tended to keep going rather than reverse.

Past month+8.7%
Past 2 months-2.8%
Past 4 months-8.2%

Is it expensive or cheap?

$4.80 - expensive for its set

At $4.80 it is one of the priciest cards in its set - number 1 of 57 by price. Against other Common cards it sits at the 84th percentile - toward the top. It is at or near its highest price of the past year.

What makes this card unusual?

The most valuable card in its set

Common is a common tier - 12,381 tracked cards share it. It is the single most expensive card of the 57 we track in this set. This is the Holofoil printing, which is priced as a completely separate market from the other printings of the same artwork.

Could you actually buy or sell it?

Easily - it trades often

The price changed in 70% of our checks over the past year across 365 observations. TCGplayer's market price only updates when a copy sells, so a low figure means the price shown may be stale and any trend reading is built on very few real sales.

Is grading worth considering?

No

At $4.80 raw, grading costs roughly $22.00 - more than the card itself. Only worth it for sentimental reasons. This is a rule of thumb from the card's raw price, age and price stability. We track raw ungraded prices only - no graded sales and no population data - so this cannot tell you what a PSA 10 of this card is worth. Check a graded price guide before spending money.

What happens next (60 days)

Roughly in line with the market

An estimated 52% chance of beating the typical tracked card over the next 60 days, by around +2.7% on a middling outcome.

Chance of beating market
52%
50% would be average
Expected vs market
+2.7%
the part actually predicted
Forecast confidence
70
higher = tighter, better-grounded

$4.39 – $6.31 — 80% likely. The middle half lands between $4.76 and $5.61. Today it is $4.80.

Assumes the market as a whole drifts +4.0% over 60 days, its recent average. That part is an assumption carried forward, not a prediction — the 'vs market' figure above does not depend on it.

Prices here are TCGplayer's market price, which is an average of recent sales and lags a real move by a few weeks. Part of any short-term forecast is that lag catching up — visible in the chart, but not something you can buy at.

Every number behind this page

Market price$4.80What copies have recently sold for
Cheapest listing$4.19The lowest price anyone is currently asking
Middle of listings$5.00The midpoint of what sellers are asking
Seller confidence+4.2%Asking prices are above recent sales — sellers are in no hurry
1-month trend vs market+8.7%Outpacing the market
2-month trend vs market-2.8%Falling behind the market
4-month trend vs market-8.2%Falling behind the market
Unusual move+0.9Within its normal range of movement
Below its 12-month high-4.2%At or near its high
Day-to-day price movement0.0187Calm and steady
How often it trades70%Trades readily
Price checks on record365Observations in the past year
Times the price changed257How many of those were real moves
Actively tradedYesWhether there is enough activity for the trend figures to mean anything
Set age3.5 yearsSettled and climbing
Interest score71 / 100Ranks above 71% of tracked cards
TCGplayer product ID599,747For looking it up elsewhere

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