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Basic Water Energy #279 — Paldea Evolved Pokémon card

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About the artwork

A vibrant blue background is filled with sparkling white starbursts. In the center, a large, translucent blue orb glows, containing a black teardrop-like symbol. White, ethereal wisps encircle the orb, adding to its mystical appearance.

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Hyper Rare✦ Foil

Basic Water Energy

Paldea Evolved · #279

$10.47latest TCGplayer median

Card details
SetPaldea Evolved
Number279
RarityHyper Rare
FinishHolofoil
TypeEnergy
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Price history

Price history (TCGplayer median, ~180 days)

Graded prices

About Basic Water Energy #279's market value

Basic Water Energy #279 (Holofoil, Hyper Rare) from Paldea Evolved (2023) has a market price of $10.47 raw as of September 20, 2026, the TCGplayer market price for this exact printing. It sits well above the set's median card ($0.20), ranking #49 of 417 priced printings. Over the last 30 days the price has edged up (+5.7%), −23.7% over 90 days, −0.8% over 180 days. Its 180-day range is $7.46 to $15.09.

Graded copies of Basic Water Energy sell for more than raw. A PSA 10 has a recent sale median of $47.00, about 4.5× the raw price (15 recent sales). PSA 9 copies go for around $14.50, about 1.4× the raw price (5 recent sales) — thin data, treat as indicative. Other grades we track: CGC 1 at $71.00, PSA 8 at $12.00, PSA 7 at $7.50. Graded medians come from recent eBay sold listings and refresh daily.

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