Scarlet & Violet · Hyper Rare
Basic Fighting Energy #258
Basic Fighting Energy (#258) is a Hyper Rare from Scarlet & Violet, released Mar 31, 2023. It sells for about $4.68 (TCGplayer market price, Oct 12, 2026). About 1 in 324 packs contain this exact card. Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 617.5× its price on average.
- $4.68Market priceOct 12, 2026
- 1 in 324PacksChance per pack
- $2,890Average cost to pullAt $8.91 a pack
- Hyper RareRarity6 cards share it
Your odds of pulling Basic Fighting Energy
Chance of at least one copy, assuming every Hyper Rare in the set is equally likely.
| Product | Packs | Chance | Market price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 pack | 1 | <1% | $8.91 |
| Booster bundle | 6 | 2% | $104.49 |
| Elite Trainer Box | 9 | 3% | $137.32 |
| Pokémon Center ETB | 11 | 3% | — |
| Booster box | 36 | 11% | $293.48 |
225 packs give you an even chance, and 746 packs a 90% chance. Allowing for sampling error, the true rate is likely between 1 in 279 and 1 in 377 packs. Try the how many packs calculator for other targets.
Open packs or buy the single?
Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 617.5× its price on average. That's 324 packs at $8.91 (today's market price for a pack). The open-or-buy calculator counts the value of everything else you'd pull.
Price history
Daily TCGplayer market price since Oct 12, 2026.
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Quick answers
- How rare is Basic Fighting Energy in Scarlet & Violet?
- About 1 in 324 packs contain it, assuming every Hyper Rare is equally likely. Open 225 packs for an even chance, or 746 for a 90% chance.
- How much is Basic Fighting Energy (#258) worth?
- About $4.68 at TCGplayer market prices on Oct 12, 2026.
- Is it cheaper to buy Basic Fighting Energy or open packs for it?
- Buying the single is cheaper: opening packs for it costs about 617.5× its price on average. At $8.91 a pack (today's market price for a pack), you'd spend about $2,890 on average to pull it.
Prices: Scrydex, Oct 12, 2026. Card images are shown for identification. Pull rates come from the verified openings on our Scarlet & Violet page.