Plusle HGSS Black Star Promos #HGSS16

Card #HGSS16 · Illustrated by Kouki Saitou

60 HPLightningPokémonBasic

Ungraded · blended

$24.97

▲ 10.4% · 30d

Range $15 → $25
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Plusle is a Promo Pokémon card from HGSS Black Star Promos (#HGSS16), illustrated by Kouki Saitou. It's a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 60 HP, weak to Fighting ×2. Its current blended market value is $24.97 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#10 most valuable Plusle of 20 #17 most valuable in HGSS Black Star Promos of 25

Raw price by condition

Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$22.46

LPLightly Played$15.26

MPModerately Played$10.39

HPHeavily Played$3.55

7-dayflat

30-day▲ 10.4%

90-day▲ 60.1%

All-time high$22

All-time low$8

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$22.46

PSA graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
PSA 8		$25$25–$25
PSA 7		$21$21–$21

“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$14.99

Period high

$14.99

Period low

$3.49

Change

▲ 218.3%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA19 gradedPSA 10 · 2 · 11% gem rate

102

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Plusle 10 is harder to pull.

Should you grade it?

−$70

Raw $24.97 → graded PSA 8 ≈ $25.00
after ~$70.24 grading fee → 1.0× the raw value

Target grade	Est. value	Grading fee	Net vs raw	Multiple
PSA 8	$25.00	$70.24	−$70	1.0×

Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Real outcome depends on the grade achieved; PSA 10 is best-case.

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Where to buy

Available to buy nowLive on eBay

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Cross-market prices

67% spread

PriceCharting · cheapest$15

TCGplayer · dearest$25

Currently 67% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dRising +10%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 67% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

Card text

Collect

Colorless

Draw 2 cards.

Thunder Jolt20

Lightning

Flip a coin. If tails, Plusle does 10 damage to itself.

Weakness Fighting ×2Resistance Metal -20Retreat 1

“It absorbs electricity from telephone poles. It shorts out its body to create crackling noises.”

About the Pokémon

Cheering PokémonGEN III

PLUSLE always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this POKéMON shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy.

Card details

SetHGSS Black Star Promos →

Number#HGSS16

RarityPromo

PokémonAll Plusle cards →

GenerationGen III · Hoenn →

ArtistKouki Saitou →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesBasic

TypeLightning

HP60

WeaknessFighting ×2

ResistanceMetal -20

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#311

Card IDhsp-HGSS16

SourceAggregated marketplaces

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